diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp
index 1801eb9b5e3e9c0b974f6e69ef49a59681fd8b06..0b8908238620fd6fd7b87d42653e50aee0cb3217 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp
@@ -130,13 +130,9 @@ void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::saveDeploymentTimeStamp(const DeployableF
 {
     if (!d->target)
         return;
-    const QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *const qtVersion
-            = QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(d->kit);
     QString systemRoot;
     if (SysRootKitInformation::hasSysRoot(d->kit))
         systemRoot = SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(d->kit).toString();
-    if (!qtVersion || !qtVersion->isValid())
-        return;
     d->lastDeployed.insert(DeployParameters(deployableFile,
                                             deviceConfiguration()->sshParameters().host,
                                             systemRoot),
@@ -147,10 +143,6 @@ bool AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::hasChangedSinceLastDeployment(const Deplo
 {
     if (!target())
         return true;
-    const QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *const qtVersion
-            = QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(d->kit);
-    if (!qtVersion || !qtVersion->isValid())
-        return true;
     QString systemRoot;
     if (SysRootKitInformation::hasSysRoot(d->kit))
         systemRoot = SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(d->kit).toString();