diff --git a/src/libs/utils/settingsaccessor.cpp b/src/libs/utils/settingsaccessor.cpp
index ab0f04680d3..d380c7993be 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/settingsaccessor.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/settingsaccessor.cpp
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ public:
     class Settings
     {
     public:
-        bool isValid() const;
-
         QVariantMap map;
         FileName path;
     };
@@ -843,13 +841,4 @@ QVariantMap SettingsAccessor::mergeSettings(const QVariantMap &userMap,
     return upgradeSettings(result);
 }
 
-// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// SettingsData
-// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-bool SettingsAccessorPrivate::Settings::isValid() const
-{
-    return SettingsAccessor::versionFromMap(map) > -1 && !path.isEmpty();
-}
-
 } // namespace Utils