diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
index 49ebc219e50..f47dc289370 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
@@ -497,12 +497,6 @@ DebuggerSettings::DebuggerSettings()
     item->setDefaultValue(false);
     insertItem(IntelFlavor, item);
 
-    item = new SavedAction;
-    item->setSettingsKey(debugModeGroup, "IdentifyDebugInfoPackages");
-    item->setCheckable(true);
-    item->setDefaultValue(false);
-    insertItem(IdentifyDebugInfoPackages, item);
-
     item = new SavedAction;
     item->setSettingsKey(debugModeGroup, "UseToolTips");
     item->setText(tr("Use tooltips in main editor when debugging"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h
index 05d9855b34d..61f5df39aa9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.h
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ enum DebuggerActionCode
     WarnOnReleaseBuilds,
     MultiInferior,
     IntelFlavor,
-    IdentifyDebugInfoPackages,
 
     // Stack
     MaximalStackDepth,
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggercore.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggercore.h
index dcb36f0fb9c..03c2b16224d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggercore.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggercore.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ void addHideColumnActions(QMenu *menu, QWidget *widget);
 // Qt's various build paths for unpatched versions
 QStringList qtBuildPaths();
 
-void addDebugInfoTask(unsigned id, const QString &cmd);
 QWidget *addSearch(Utils::BaseTreeView *treeView);
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 2ad5ebc7400..5fdf0015e1b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -583,43 +583,6 @@ static Kit *findUniversalCdbKit()
     return KitManager::kit(cdbPredicate());
 }
 
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// Debuginfo Taskhandler
-//
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-class DebugInfoTaskHandler : public ITaskHandler
-{
-public:
-    bool canHandle(const Task &task) const final
-    {
-        return m_debugInfoTasks.contains(task.taskId);
-    }
-
-    void handle(const Task &task) final
-    {
-        QString cmd = m_debugInfoTasks.value(task.taskId);
-        QProcess::startDetached(cmd);
-    }
-
-    void addTask(unsigned id, const QString &cmd)
-    {
-        m_debugInfoTasks[id] = cmd;
-    }
-
-    QAction *createAction(QObject *parent) const final
-    {
-        QAction *action = new QAction(DebuggerPlugin::tr("Install &Debug Information"), parent);
-        action->setToolTip(DebuggerPlugin::tr("Tries to install missing debug information."));
-        return action;
-    }
-
-private:
-    QHash<unsigned, QString> m_debugInfoTasks;
-};
-
-
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // DebuggerPluginPrivate
@@ -765,7 +728,6 @@ public:
     QList<IOptionsPage *> m_optionPages;
     IContext m_debugModeContext;
 
-    DebugInfoTaskHandler m_debugInfoTaskHandler;
     Perspective m_perspective{Constants::PRESET_PERSPECTIVE_ID, tr("Debugger")};
 
     DebuggerKitAspect debuggerKitAspect;
@@ -2048,11 +2010,6 @@ void DebuggerPluginPrivate::remoteCommand(const QStringList &options)
     runScheduled();
 }
 
-void addDebugInfoTask(unsigned id, const QString &cmd)
-{
-    dd->m_debugInfoTaskHandler.addTask(id, cmd);
-}
-
 void DebuggerPluginPrivate::extensionsInitialized()
 {
     // If the CppEditor or QmlJS editor plugin is there, we want to add something to
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index b57b2b85c69..9c67a651a60 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -356,24 +356,6 @@ void GdbEngine::handleResponse(const QString &buff)
                 break;
             }
 
-            if (boolSetting(IdentifyDebugInfoPackages)) {
-                // From SuSE's gdb: >&"Missing separate debuginfo for ...\n"
-                // ">&"Try: zypper install -C \"debuginfo(build-id)=c084ee5876ed1ac12730181c9f07c3e027d8e943\"\n"
-                if (data.startsWith("Missing separate debuginfo for ")) {
-                    m_lastMissingDebugInfo = data.mid(32);
-                } else if (data.startsWith("Try: zypper")) {
-                    QString cmd = data.mid(4);
-
-                    Task task(Task::Warning,
-                        tr("Missing debug information for %1\nTry: %2")
-                            .arg(m_lastMissingDebugInfo).arg(cmd),
-                        FilePath(), 0, Debugger::Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_DEBUGGER_DEBUGINFO);
-
-                    TaskHub::addTask(task);
-                    Internal::addDebugInfoTask(task.taskId, cmd);
-                }
-            }
-
             break;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
index 0f8495ddda8..76ca8ea1d93 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ private: ////////// General Interface //////////
     // HACK:
     QString m_currentThread;
     QString m_lastWinException;
-    QString m_lastMissingDebugInfo;
     bool m_expectTerminalTrap = false;
     bool usesExecInterrupt() const;
     bool usesTargetAsync() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdboptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdboptionspage.cpp
index 2fd3c8de87f..ff4b503e2fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdboptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdboptionspage.cpp
@@ -153,14 +153,6 @@ GdbOptionsPageWidget::GdbOptionsPageWidget()
         "<html><head/><body>GDB shows by default AT&&T style disassembly."
         "</body></html>"));
 
-    auto checkBoxIdentifyDebugInfoPackages = new QCheckBox(groupBoxGeneral);
-    checkBoxIdentifyDebugInfoPackages->setText(GdbOptionsPage::tr("Create tasks from missing packages"));
-    checkBoxIdentifyDebugInfoPackages->setToolTip(GdbOptionsPage::tr(
-        "<html><head/><body><p>Attempts to identify missing debug info packages "
-        "and lists them in the Issues output pane.</p><p>"
-        "<b>Note:</b> This feature needs special support from the Linux "
-        "distribution and GDB build and is not available everywhere.</p></body></html>"));
-
     QString howToUsePython = GdbOptionsPage::tr(
         "<p>To execute simple Python commands, prefix them with \"python\".</p>"
         "<p>To execute sequences of Python commands spanning multiple lines "
@@ -233,7 +225,6 @@ GdbOptionsPageWidget::GdbOptionsPageWidget()
     formLayout->addRow(checkBoxLoadGdbInit);
     formLayout->addRow(checkBoxLoadGdbDumpers);
     formLayout->addRow(checkBoxIntelFlavor);
-    formLayout->addRow(checkBoxIdentifyDebugInfoPackages);
 
     auto startLayout = new QGridLayout(groupBoxStartupCommands);
     startLayout->addWidget(textEditStartupCommands, 0, 0, 1, 1);
@@ -255,7 +246,6 @@ GdbOptionsPageWidget::GdbOptionsPageWidget()
     group.insert(action(AdjustBreakpointLocations), checkBoxAdjustBreakpointLocations);
     group.insert(action(GdbWatchdogTimeout), spinBoxGdbWatchdogTimeout);
     group.insert(action(IntelFlavor), checkBoxIntelFlavor);
-    group.insert(action(IdentifyDebugInfoPackages), checkBoxIdentifyDebugInfoPackages);
     group.insert(action(UseMessageBoxForSignals), checkBoxUseMessageBoxForSignals);
     group.insert(action(SkipKnownFrames), checkBoxSkipKnownFrames);