diff --git a/src/libs/utils/savedaction.cpp b/src/libs/utils/savedaction.cpp
index 6e788a429b14b8d85fbb241e6ac42146704aaf25..165c08fa383dabbed9b9ffa518f4f24efc6f1108 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/savedaction.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/savedaction.cpp
@@ -173,16 +173,6 @@ void SavedAction::setSettingsGroup(const QString &group)
     m_settingsGroup = group;
 }
 
-QString SavedAction::textPattern() const
-{
-    return m_textPattern;
-}
-
-void SavedAction::setTextPattern(const QString &value)
-{
-    m_textPattern = value;
-}
-
 QString SavedAction::toString() const
 {
     return QLatin1String("value: ") + m_value.toString()
@@ -191,40 +181,6 @@ QString SavedAction::toString() const
         + QLatin1Char('/') + m_settingsKey;
 }
 
-/*!
-    Adjust the \c text() of the underlying action.
-
-    This can be used to update the item shortly before e.g. a menu is shown.
-
-    If the item's \c textPattern() is empty the \a text will be used
-    verbatim.
-
-    Otherwise, the behaviour depends on \a text: if it is non-empty,
-    \c QString(textPattern()).arg(text), otherwise, \c textPattern()
-    with the "%1" placeholder removed will be used.
-
-    \sa textPattern(), setTextPattern()
-*/
-QAction *SavedAction::updatedAction(const QString &text0)
-{
-    QString text = text0;
-    bool enabled = true;
-    if (!m_textPattern.isEmpty()) {
-        if (text.isEmpty()) {
-            text = m_textPattern;
-            text.remove(QLatin1String("\"%1\""));
-            text.remove(QLatin1String("%1"));
-            enabled = false;
-        } else {
-            text = m_textPattern.arg(text0);
-        }
-    }
-    this->setEnabled(enabled);
-    this->setData(text0);
-    this->setText(text);
-    return this;
-}
-
 /*
     Uses \c settingsGroup() and \c settingsKey() to restore the
     item from \a settings,
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/savedaction.h b/src/libs/utils/savedaction.h
index c005451674e0e0172d4cc7af26843cd5c7af68cd..bfeaa7b344b2eb15c802308b738ee7f2ab666451 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/savedaction.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/savedaction.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ public:
     QVariant defaultValue() const;
     Q_SLOT void setDefaultValue(const QVariant &value);
 
-    QAction *updatedAction(const QString &newText);
     Q_SLOT void trigger(const QVariant &data);
 
     // used for persistency
@@ -74,9 +73,6 @@ public:
     void disconnectWidget();
     Q_SLOT void apply(QSettings *settings);
 
-    QString textPattern() const;
-    Q_SLOT void setTextPattern(const QString &value);
-
     QString toString() const;
 
 signals:
@@ -96,8 +92,6 @@ private:
     QVariant m_defaultValue;
     QString m_settingsKey;
     QString m_settingsGroup;
-    QString m_textPattern;
-    QString m_textData;
     QWidget *m_widget;
     ApplyMode m_applyMode;
 };