diff --git a/outputview/filtereditem.h b/outputview/filtereditem.h
--- a/outputview/filtereditem.h
+++ b/outputview/filtereditem.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 
     QString originalLine;
     FilteredOutputItemType type;
-    QString shortenedText;
     bool isActivatable;
     QUrl url;
     /// lineNo starts with 0
diff --git a/outputview/filtereditem.cpp b/outputview/filtereditem.cpp
--- a/outputview/filtereditem.cpp
+++ b/outputview/filtereditem.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 FilteredItem::FilteredItem( const QString& line )
 : originalLine( line )
 , type( InvalidItem )
-, shortenedText( line )
 , isActivatable(false)
 , lineNo(-1)
 , columnNo(-1)
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@
 FilteredItem::FilteredItem( const QString& line, FilteredOutputItemType type )
 : originalLine( line )
 , type( type )
-, shortenedText( line )
 , isActivatable(false)
 , lineNo(-1)
 , columnNo(-1)
diff --git a/outputview/outputfilteringstrategies.cpp b/outputview/outputfilteringstrategies.cpp
--- a/outputview/outputfilteringstrategies.cpp
+++ b/outputview/outputfilteringstrategies.cpp
@@ -194,17 +194,6 @@
         const auto match = curActFilter.expression.match(line);
         if( match.hasMatch() ) {
             item.type = FilteredItem::ActionItem;
-            KLocalizedString shortened = curActFilter.label;
-            if (curActFilter.fileGroup != -1) {
-                shortened = shortened.subs(match.captured(curActFilter.fileGroup));
-            }
-            if (curActFilter.toolGroup != -1 ) {
-                shortened = shortened.subs(match.captured(curActFilter.toolGroup));
-            } else if (!curActFilter.tool.isEmpty()) {
-                shortened = shortened.subs(curActFilter.tool);
-            }
-
-            item.shortenedText = shortened.toString();
 
             if( curActFilter.tool == "cd" ) {
                 const Path path(match.captured(curActFilter.fileGroup));
diff --git a/outputview/outputformats.h b/outputview/outputformats.h
--- a/outputview/outputformats.h
+++ b/outputview/outputformats.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     KLocalizedString label;
     QRegularExpression expression;
     QString tool;
-    int toolGroup;
     int fileGroup;
 };
 
diff --git a/outputview/outputformats.cpp b/outputview/outputformats.cpp
--- a/outputview/outputformats.cpp
+++ b/outputview/outputformats.cpp
@@ -38,15 +38,13 @@
     : label( label )
     , expression( regExp )
     , tool( _tool )
-    , toolGroup(-1)
     , fileGroup( file )
 {
 }
 
 ActionFormat::ActionFormat( const KLocalizedString& label, int tool, int file, const QString& regExp)
     : label( label )
     , expression( regExp )
-    , toolGroup( tool )
     , fileGroup( file )
 {
 }
diff --git a/outputview/outputmodel.cpp b/outputview/outputmodel.cpp
--- a/outputview/outputmodel.cpp
+++ b/outputview/outputmodel.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
         switch( role )
         {
             case Qt::DisplayRole:
-                return d->m_filteredItems.at( idx.row() ).shortenedText;
+                return d->m_filteredItems.at( idx.row() ).originalLine;
                 break;
             case OutputModel::OutputItemTypeRole:
                 return static_cast<int>(d->m_filteredItems.at( idx.row() ).type);
diff --git a/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.h b/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.h
--- a/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.h
+++ b/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
     void testCompilerFilterStrategy();
     void testCompilerFilterstrategyMultipleKeywords_data();
     void testCompilerFilterstrategyMultipleKeywords();
-    void testCompilerFilterStrategyShortenedText();
-    void testCompilerFilterStrategyShortenedText_data();
     void testCompilerFilterstrategyUrlFromAction_data();
     void testCompilerFilterstrategyUrlFromAction();
     void testScriptErrorFilterStrategy_data();
diff --git a/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.cpp b/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.cpp
--- a/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.cpp
+++ b/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.cpp
@@ -173,38 +173,6 @@
     QCOMPARE(item1.type, expectedAction);
 }
 
-void TestFilteringStrategy::testCompilerFilterStrategyShortenedText_data()
-{
-    QTest::addColumn<QString>("line");
-    QTest::addColumn<QString>("expectedShortenedText");
-
-    QTest::newRow("c++-compile")
-    << "g++ -c main.cpp -o main.o" << "compiling main.cpp (g++)";
-    QTest::newRow("clang++-link")
-    << "clang++ -c main.cpp -o main.o" << "compiling main.cpp (clang++)";
-    // see bug: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240017
-    QTest::newRow("mpicc-link")
-    << "/usr/bin/mpicc -c main.cpp -o main.o" << "compiling main.cpp (mpicc)";
-
-    QTest::newRow("c++-link")
-    << "/usr/bin/g++ main.cpp -o main" << "linking main (g++)";
-    QTest::newRow("clang++-link")
-    << "/usr/bin/clang++ main.cpp -o a.out" << "linking a.out (clang++)";
-    QTest::newRow("mpicc-link")
-    << "mpicc main.cpp -o main" << "linking main (mpicc)";
-}
-
-void TestFilteringStrategy::testCompilerFilterStrategyShortenedText()
-{
-    QFETCH(QString, line);
-    QFETCH(QString, expectedShortenedText);
-
-    QUrl projecturl = QUrl::fromLocalFile( projectPath() );
-    CompilerFilterStrategy testee(projecturl);
-    FilteredItem item = testee.actionInLine(line);
-    QCOMPARE(item.shortenedText, expectedShortenedText);
-}
-
 void TestFilteringStrategy::testScriptErrorFilterStrategy_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<QString>("line");