diff --git a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
index 16180a9358f..8fe9c0101a0 100644
--- a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -1411,18 +1411,6 @@ void PluginManagerPrivate::shutdown()
     }
 }
 
-/*!
-    \internal
-*/
-void PluginManagerPrivate::asyncShutdownFinished()
-{
-    auto *plugin = qobject_cast<IPlugin *>(sender());
-    Q_ASSERT(plugin);
-    asynchronousPlugins.remove(plugin->pluginSpec());
-    if (asynchronousPlugins.isEmpty())
-        shutdownEventLoop->exit();
-}
-
 /*!
     \internal
 */
@@ -1645,8 +1633,11 @@ void PluginManagerPrivate::loadPlugin(PluginSpec *spec, PluginSpec::State destSt
         profilingReport(">stop", spec);
         if (spec->d->stop() == IPlugin::AsynchronousShutdown) {
             asynchronousPlugins << spec;
-            connect(spec->plugin(), &IPlugin::asynchronousShutdownFinished,
-                    this, &PluginManagerPrivate::asyncShutdownFinished);
+            connect(spec->plugin(), &IPlugin::asynchronousShutdownFinished, this, [this, spec] {
+                asynchronousPlugins.remove(spec);
+                if (asynchronousPlugins.isEmpty())
+                    shutdownEventLoop->exit();
+            });
         }
         profilingReport("<stop", spec);
         break;
diff --git a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager_p.h b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager_p.h
index 66875570ee2..fb46d73298b 100644
--- a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager_p.h
+++ b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager_p.h
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ private:
     PluginManager *q;
 
     void nextDelayedInitialize();
-    void asyncShutdownFinished();
 
     void readPluginPaths();
     bool loadQueue(PluginSpec *spec,