diff --git a/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeimportjsonjob.cpp b/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeimportjsonjob.cpp
--- a/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeimportjsonjob.cpp
+++ b/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeimportjsonjob.cpp
@@ -103,26 +103,6 @@
     return data;
 }
 
-QHash<KDevelop::Path, QStringList> importTargets(const Path& targetsFilePath, const QString& sourceDir, const KDevelop::Path &buildDir)
-{
-    const QString buildPath = buildDir.toLocalFile();
-    QHash<KDevelop::Path, QStringList> targets;
-    QFile targetsFile(targetsFilePath.toLocalFile());
-    if (!targetsFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-        qCDebug(CMAKE) << "Couldn't find the Targets file in" << targetsFile.fileName();
-    }
-    const QRegularExpression rx(QStringLiteral("^(.*)/CMakeFiles/(.*).dir$"));
-    for(; !targetsFile.atEnd(); ) {
-        const QByteArray line = targetsFile.readLine();
-        auto match = rx.match(QString::fromUtf8(line));
-        if (!match.isValid())
-            qCDebug(CMAKE) << "invalid match for" << line;
-        const QString sourcePath = match.captured(1).replace(buildPath, sourceDir);
-        targets[KDevelop::Path(sourcePath)].append(match.captured(2));
-    }
-    return targets;
-}
-
 QVector<Test> importTestSuites(const Path &buildDir)
 {
     QVector<Test> ret;
@@ -159,7 +139,7 @@
 {
     return ImportData {
         importCommands(commandsFile),
-        importTargets(targetsFilePath, sourceDir, buildPath),
+        CMake::enumerateTargets(targetsFilePath, sourceDir, buildPath),
         importTestSuites(buildPath)
     };
 }
diff --git a/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakemanager.cpp b/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakemanager.cpp
--- a/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakemanager.cpp
+++ b/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakemanager.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
     }
 
     foreach (const QString& name, dirTargets) {
-        if (!name.endsWith("_automoc"))
+        if (!name.endsWith("_automoc") && name != "edit_cache" && name != "rebuild_cache")
             new CMakeTargetItem(folder, name);
     }
 
diff --git a/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeutils.h b/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeutils.h
--- a/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeutils.h
+++ b/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeutils.h
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
     KDEVCMAKECOMMON_EXPORT bool hasProjectRootRelative( KDevelop::IProject* project );
     
     /**
+    * Extracts target names from builddir/CMakeFiles/TargetDirectories.txt and maps corresponding source locations to them.
+    */
+
+    KDEVCMAKECOMMON_EXPORT QHash<KDevelop::Path, QStringList> enumerateTargets(const KDevelop::Path& targetsFilePath, const QString& sourceDir, const KDevelop::Path &buildDir);
+    /**
      * Convenience function to get the project root.
      */
     KDEVCMAKECOMMON_EXPORT KDevelop::Path projectRoot( KDevelop::IProject* project );
diff --git a/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeutils.cpp b/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeutils.cpp
--- a/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeutils.cpp
+++ b/projectmanagers/cmake/cmakeutils.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QTemporaryDir>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 
 #include <kconfig.h>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
@@ -232,6 +233,28 @@
     return false;
 }
 
+QHash<KDevelop::Path, QStringList> enumerateTargets(const KDevelop::Path& targetsFilePath, const QString& sourceDir, const KDevelop::Path &buildDir)
+{
+    const QString buildPath = buildDir.toLocalFile();
+    QHash<KDevelop::Path, QStringList> targets;
+    QFile targetsFile(targetsFilePath.toLocalFile());
+    if (!targetsFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+        qCDebug(CMAKE) << "Couldn't find the Targets file in" << targetsFile.fileName();
+    }
+
+    QTextStream targetsFileStream(&targetsFile);
+    const QRegularExpression rx(QStringLiteral("^(.*)/CMakeFiles/(.*).dir$"));
+    while (!targetsFileStream.atEnd()) {
+        const QString line = targetsFileStream.readLine();
+        auto match = rx.match(line);
+        if (!match.isValid())
+            qCDebug(CMAKE) << "invalid match for" << line;
+        const QString sourcePath = match.captured(1).replace(buildPath, sourceDir);
+        targets[KDevelop::Path(sourcePath)].append(match.captured(2));
+    }
+    return targets;
+}
+
 KDevelop::Path projectRoot(KDevelop::IProject* project)
 {
     if (!project) {
diff --git a/projectmanagers/cmake/tests/test_cmakemanager.h b/projectmanagers/cmake/tests/test_cmakemanager.h
--- a/projectmanagers/cmake/tests/test_cmakemanager.h
+++ b/projectmanagers/cmake/tests/test_cmakemanager.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     void testQt5App();
     void testQt5AppOld();
     void testKF5App();
+    void testEnumerateTargets();
     void testFaultyTarget();
 };
 
diff --git a/projectmanagers/cmake/tests/test_cmakemanager.cpp b/projectmanagers/cmake/tests/test_cmakemanager.cpp
--- a/projectmanagers/cmake/tests/test_cmakemanager.cpp
+++ b/projectmanagers/cmake/tests/test_cmakemanager.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "test_cmakemanager.h"
 #include "testhelpers.h"
 #include "cmakemodelitems.h"
+#include "cmakeutils.h"
 #include <icmakemanager.h>
 
 #include <qtest.h>
@@ -300,6 +301,33 @@
     QCOMPARE(subdirectoryFooItems.size(), 4); // three items for the targets, one item for the plain file
 }
 
+void TestCMakeManager::testEnumerateTargets()
+{
+    QString currentDir = QDir::currentPath();
+
+    QTemporaryFile targetDirectoriesFile("./TargetDirectories.txt");
+    QTemporaryDir subdir(".");
+
+    auto opened = targetDirectoriesFile.open();
+    QVERIFY(opened);
+    QVERIFY(subdir.isValid());
+
+    const QString targetDirectoriesContent = currentDir + "/CMakeFiles/first_target.dir\n" +
+                                             currentDir + "/CMakeFiles/second_target.dir\r\n" +
+                                             currentDir + "/" + subdir.path() + "/CMakeFiles/third_target.dir";
+
+    targetDirectoriesFile.write(targetDirectoriesContent.toLatin1());
+    targetDirectoriesFile.close();
+
+    QHash<KDevelop::Path, QStringList> targets = 
+        CMake::enumerateTargets(Path(targetDirectoriesFile.fileName()),
+            currentDir, Path(currentDir));
+
+    QCOMPARE(targets.value(Path(currentDir)).value(0), QStringLiteral("first_target"));
+    QCOMPARE(targets.value(Path(currentDir)).value(1), QStringLiteral("second_target"));
+    QCOMPARE(targets.value(Path(currentDir + subdir.path())).value(0), QStringLiteral("third_target"));
+}
+
 void TestCMakeManager::testFaultyTarget()
 {
     loadProject("faulty_target");