3 files changed, 5 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
index 265a718f143..232a95483a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
@@ -337,22 +337,4 @@ BuildStep *BuildStepFactory::restore(BuildStepList *parent, const QVariantMap &m
     return bs;
 }
 
-BuildStep *BuildStepFactory::clone(BuildStepList *parent, BuildStep *product)
-{
-    if ((m_info.flags & BuildStepInfo::Unclonable) != 0)
-        return nullptr;
-    if (m_info.id != product->id())
-        return nullptr;
-    BuildStep *bs = m_info.creator(parent);
-    if (!bs)
-        return nullptr;
-    const QVariantMap map = product->toMap();
-    if (!bs->fromMap(map)) {
-        QTC_CHECK(false);
-        delete bs;
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-    return bs;
-}
-
 } // ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.h
index 840e31ee21b..dd68e522166 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.h
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ public:
     Core::Id stepId() const;
     BuildStep *create(BuildStepList *parent, Core::Id id);
     BuildStep *restore(BuildStepList *parent, const QVariantMap &map);
-    BuildStep *clone(BuildStepList *parent, BuildStep *product);
 
     virtual bool canHandle(BuildStepList *bsl) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
index e9d5f3f83c0..9c25e8d3b5e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
@@ -701,6 +701,11 @@ void Project::createTargetFromMap(const QVariantMap &map, int index)
     Target *t = restoreTarget(targetMap);
     if (!t)
         return;
+    if (t->runConfigurations().isEmpty() && t->buildConfigurations().isEmpty()) {
+        delete t;
+        return;
+    }
+
 
     addTarget(t);
 }