diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
index 55e1a54298217e872853f9de47b69ae9f483c100..b81441121544fc0aa9000ec2dd25f03460d8c57c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
@@ -243,10 +243,6 @@ QVariant DetailedModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
         }
         case Qt::FontRole: {
             QFont font;
-            if (qobject_cast<ProjectNode*>(folderNode)) {
-                if (index == this->index(0,0) && m_isStartupProject)
-                    font.setBold(true);
-            }
             result = font;
             break;
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.h
index c04a6e2b9acc329d1ca7528658732e56995eda78..32007250ca083a6c0ddaf4d59905af548102aa52 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.h
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ private:
 
     SessionNode *m_rootNode;
     mutable QHash<FolderNode*, QList<Node*> > m_childNodes;
-    bool m_isStartupProject;
-
     FolderNode *m_folderToAddTo;
 
     friend class DetailedModelManager;