diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.cpp
index 3b83ee1287b..0ab8811f008 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ void DeviceSettingsWidget::initGui()
     currentDeviceChanged(currentIndex());
     connect(m_ui->defaultDeviceButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked,
             this, &DeviceSettingsWidget::setDefaultDevice);
+    connect(m_ui->removeConfigButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked,
+            this, &DeviceSettingsWidget::removeDevice);
+    connect(m_ui->nameLineEdit, &QLineEdit::editingFinished,
+            this, &DeviceSettingsWidget::deviceNameEditingFinished);
+    connect(m_ui->addConfigButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked,
+            this, &DeviceSettingsWidget::addDevice);
 }
 
 void DeviceSettingsWidget::addDevice()
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.ui b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.ui
index 93ec664d4bc..83e1eb4a718 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/devicesupport/devicesettingswidget.ui
@@ -233,76 +233,5 @@
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
- <connections>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>addConfigButton</sender>
-   <signal>clicked()</signal>
-   <receiver>ProjectExplorer::Internal::DeviceSettingsWidget</receiver>
-   <slot>addDevice()</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>818</x>
-     <y>35</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>516</x>
-     <y>118</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>nameLineEdit</sender>
-   <signal>editingFinished()</signal>
-   <receiver>ProjectExplorer::Internal::DeviceSettingsWidget</receiver>
-   <slot>deviceNameEditingFinished()</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>204</x>
-     <y>90</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>330</x>
-     <y>332</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>removeConfigButton</sender>
-   <signal>clicked()</signal>
-   <receiver>ProjectExplorer::Internal::DeviceSettingsWidget</receiver>
-   <slot>removeDevice()</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>818</x>
-     <y>67</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>351</x>
-     <y>210</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
- </connections>
- <slots>
-  <slot>deviceNameEditingFinished()</slot>
-  <slot>deviceTypeChanged()</slot>
-  <slot>hostNameEditingFinished()</slot>
-  <slot>sshPortEditingFinished()</slot>
-  <slot>timeoutEditingFinished()</slot>
-  <slot>userNameEditingFinished()</slot>
-  <slot>passwordEditingFinished()</slot>
-  <slot>addDevice()</slot>
-  <slot>selectionChanged()</slot>
-  <slot>removeDevice()</slot>
-  <slot>authenticationTypeChanged()</slot>
-  <slot>keyFileEditingFinished()</slot>
-  <slot>testConfig()</slot>
-  <slot>deployKey()</slot>
-  <slot>gdbServerPortEditingFinished()</slot>
-  <slot>currentConfigChanged(int)</slot>
-  <slot>showGenerateSshKeyDialog()</slot>
-  <slot>showPassword(bool)</slot>
-  <slot>handleFreePortsChanged()</slot>
-  <slot>showRemoteProcesses()</slot>
- </slots>
+ <connections/>
 </ui>