diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
index d16230907d1..e7fbea86c10 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/gdbbridge.py
@@ -100,20 +100,16 @@ def listOfLocals():
             try:
                 item.value = frame.read_var(name, block)
                 #warn("READ 1: %s" % item.value)
-                if not item.value.is_optimized_out:
-                    #warn("ITEM 1: %s" % item.value)
-                    items.append(item)
-                    continue
+                items.append(item)
+                continue
             except:
                 pass
 
             try:
-                item.value = frame.read_var(name)
                 #warn("READ 2: %s" % item.value)
-                if not item.value.is_optimized_out:
-                    #warn("ITEM 2: %s" % item.value)
-                    items.append(item)
-                    continue
+                item.value = frame.read_var(name)
+                items.append(item)
+                continue
             except:
                 # RuntimeError: happens for
                 #     void foo() { std::string s; std::wstring w; }
@@ -998,6 +994,13 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
 
         type = value.type.unqualified()
         typeName = str(type)
+
+        if value.is_optimized_out:
+            self.putValue("<optimized out>")
+            self.putType(typeName)
+            self.putNumChild(0)
+            return
+
         tryDynamic &= self.useDynamicType
         self.addToCache(type) # Fill type cache
         if tryDynamic:
@@ -1049,9 +1052,7 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
 
         if type.code == IntCode or type.code == CharCode:
             self.putType(typeName)
-            if value.is_optimized_out:
-                self.putValue("<optimized out>")
-            elif type.sizeof == 1:
+            if type.sizeof == 1:
                 # Force unadorned value transport for char and Co.
                 self.putValue(int(value) & 0xff)
             else:
@@ -1061,28 +1062,19 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
 
         if type.code == FloatCode or type.code == BoolCode:
             self.putType(typeName)
-            if value.is_optimized_out:
-                self.putValue("<optimized out>")
-            else:
-                self.putValue(value)
+            self.putValue(value)
             self.putNumChild(0)
             return
 
         if type.code == EnumCode:
             self.putType(typeName)
-            if value.is_optimized_out:
-                self.putValue("<optimized out>")
-            else:
-                self.putValue("%s (%d)" % (value, value))
+            self.putValue("%s (%d)" % (value, value))
             self.putNumChild(0)
             return
 
         if type.code == ComplexCode:
             self.putType(typeName)
-            if value.is_optimized_out:
-                self.putValue("<optimized out>")
-            else:
-                self.putValue("%s" % value)
+            self.putValue("%s" % value)
             self.putNumChild(0)
             return
 
@@ -1118,10 +1110,6 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
         if type.code == PointerCode:
             # This could still be stored in a register and
             # potentially dereferencable.
-            if value.is_optimized_out:
-                self.putValue("<optimized out>")
-                return
-
             self.putFormattedPointer(value)
             return