diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
index 6fdd343cb0613b95a94619c25e8da7a7e976690e..a49b489c3284bd5773f7e179bab8197602b7ae8b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -122,11 +122,6 @@ void CMakeRunConfiguration::ctor()
     setDefaultDisplayName(defaultDisplayName());
 }
 
-ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration *CMakeRunConfiguration::activeBuildConfiguration() const
-{
-    return target()->activeBuildConfiguration();
-}
-
 QString CMakeRunConfiguration::executable() const
 {
     return m_buildTarget;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.h
index 5d5d81816f3cca85a414af1c380320601b04b477..e54952c158e3ee7f053df01277a3d12873732f44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.h
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ public:
                           const QString &workingDirectory, const QString &title);
     ~CMakeRunConfiguration();
 
-    ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration *activeBuildConfiguration() const;
-
     QString executable() const;
     RunMode runMode() const;
     void setRunMode(RunMode runMode);