diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
index cf927acbe35..060334382a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -2122,13 +2122,6 @@ bool MsvcToolChainFactory::canCreate() const
     return !g_availableMsvcToolchains.isEmpty();
 }
 
-ToolChain *MsvcToolChainFactory::create()
-{
-    auto tc = new MsvcToolChain(Constants::MSVC_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
-    tc->setupVarsBat(Abi::hostAbi(), g_availableMsvcToolchains.first()->varsBat(), "");
-    return tc;
-}
-
 MsvcToolChain::WarningFlagAdder::WarningFlagAdder(const QString &flag, WarningFlags &flags)
     : m_flags(flags)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
index d540ed79331..3bc92241e46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.h
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ public:
     QList<ToolChain *> autoDetect(const QList<ToolChain *> &alreadyKnown) override;
 
     bool canCreate() const override;
-    ToolChain *create() override;
 
     static QString vcVarsBatFor(const QString &basePath,
                                 MsvcToolChain::Platform platform,