diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzerruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzerruncontrol.h
index bc4ac266ebb..7c565fa4268 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzerruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/analyzer/analyzerruncontrol.h
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ class DEBUGGER_EXPORT AnalyzerRunControl : public ProjectExplorer::RunControl
 public:
     AnalyzerRunControl(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, Core::Id runMode);
 
-    /// Controller actions.
-    virtual bool canPause() const { return false; }
-    virtual void pause() {}
-    virtual void unpause() {}
-
     virtual void notifyRemoteSetupDone(Utils::Port) {}
     virtual void notifyRemoteFinished() {}
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h
index 8e30b357cbb..a9aa3ab47a3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h
@@ -44,14 +44,12 @@ public:
 
     Valgrind::Callgrind::ParseData *takeParserData();
 
-    bool canPause() const override { return true; }
-
 public slots:
     /// controller actions
     void dump();
     void reset();
-    void pause() override;
-    void unpause() override;
+    void pause();
+    void unpause();
 
     /// marks the callgrind process as paused
     /// calls pause() and unpause() if there's an active run