diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.cpp
index 18c38f44478..94c8f024e1f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.cpp
@@ -128,23 +128,6 @@ void TestSettings::fromSettings(const QSettings *s)
     }
 }
 
-bool TestSettings::equals(const TestSettings &rhs) const
-{
-    return timeout == rhs.timeout && metrics == rhs.metrics
-            && omitInternalMssg == rhs.omitInternalMssg
-            && omitRunConfigWarn == rhs.omitRunConfigWarn
-            && limitResultOutput == rhs.limitResultOutput
-            && autoScroll == rhs.autoScroll
-            && alwaysParse == rhs.alwaysParse
-            && qtestNoCrashHandler == rhs.qtestNoCrashHandler
-            && gtestRunDisabled == rhs.gtestRunDisabled
-            && gtestRepeat == rhs.gtestRepeat && gtestIterations == rhs.gtestIterations
-            && gtestShuffle == rhs.gtestShuffle && gtestSeed == rhs.gtestSeed
-            && gtestBreakOnFailure == rhs.gtestBreakOnFailure
-            && gtestThrowOnFailure == rhs.gtestThrowOnFailure
-            && frameworks == rhs.frameworks;
-}
-
 QString TestSettings::metricsTypeToOption(const MetricsType type)
 {
     switch (type) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.h
index 505b282996d..08b4c4bb9ba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testsettings.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ struct TestSettings
     TestSettings();
     void toSettings(QSettings *s) const;
     void fromSettings(const QSettings *s);
-    bool equals(const TestSettings &rhs) const;
     static QString metricsTypeToOption(const MetricsType type);
 
     int timeout;
@@ -70,8 +69,5 @@ struct TestSettings
     QHash<Core::Id, bool> frameworks;
 };
 
-inline bool operator==(const TestSettings &s1, const TestSettings &s2) { return s1.equals(s2); }
-inline bool operator!=(const TestSettings &s1, const TestSettings &s2) { return !s1.equals(s2); }
-
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace Autotest
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testsettingspage.cpp
index ee5a6ab46b4..a298b729e6c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testsettingspage.cpp
@@ -197,18 +197,16 @@ void TestSettingsPage::apply()
     if (!m_widget) // page was not shown at all
         return;
     const TestSettings newSettings = m_widget->settings();
-    if (newSettings != *m_settings) {
-        bool frameworkSyncNecessary = newSettings.frameworks != m_settings->frameworks;
-        *m_settings = newSettings;
-        m_settings->toSettings(Core::ICore::settings());
-        if (m_settings->alwaysParse)
-            TestTreeModel::instance()->enableParsingFromSettings();
-        else
-            TestTreeModel::instance()->disableParsingFromSettings();
-        TestFrameworkManager::instance()->activateFrameworksFromSettings(m_settings);
-        if (frameworkSyncNecessary)
-            TestTreeModel::instance()->syncTestFrameworks();
-    }
+    bool frameworkSyncNecessary = newSettings.frameworks != m_settings->frameworks;
+    *m_settings = newSettings;
+    m_settings->toSettings(Core::ICore::settings());
+    if (m_settings->alwaysParse)
+        TestTreeModel::instance()->enableParsingFromSettings();
+    else
+        TestTreeModel::instance()->disableParsingFromSettings();
+    TestFrameworkManager::instance()->activateFrameworksFromSettings(m_settings);
+    if (frameworkSyncNecessary)
+        TestTreeModel::instance()->syncTestFrameworks();
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal