diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidrunconfiguration.cpp
index 8aff1b39ae2..1f16851fff0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace Android {
 
-BaseStringListAspect::BaseStringListAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig,
-                                           const QString &settingsKey,
-                                           Core::Id id)
-    : IRunConfigurationAspect(runConfig)
+BaseStringListAspect::BaseStringListAspect(const QString &settingsKey, Core::Id id)
 {
     setSettingsKey(settingsKey);
     setId(id);
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidrunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/android/androidrunconfiguration.h
index 723f935b2b0..b0beb5397cf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidrunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidrunconfiguration.h
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ class BaseStringListAspect : public ProjectExplorer::IRunConfigurationAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit BaseStringListAspect(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *rc,
-                                  const QString &settingsKey = QString(),
+    explicit BaseStringListAspect(const QString &settingsKey = QString(),
                                   Core::Id id = Core::Id());
     ~BaseStringListAspect() override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidrunenvironmentaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidrunenvironmentaspect.cpp
index d2949de6b9d..1db75f03529 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidrunenvironmentaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidrunenvironmentaspect.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ enum BaseEnvironmentBase {
 
 namespace Android {
 
-AndroidRunEnvironmentAspect::AndroidRunEnvironmentAspect(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *rc) :
-    ProjectExplorer::EnvironmentAspect (rc)
+AndroidRunEnvironmentAspect::AndroidRunEnvironmentAspect()
 {
     addSupportedBaseEnvironment(CleanEnvironmentBase, tr("Clean Environment"));
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidrunenvironmentaspect.h b/src/plugins/android/androidrunenvironmentaspect.h
index 2b91bfafa15..0620f577467 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidrunenvironmentaspect.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidrunenvironmentaspect.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class AndroidRunEnvironmentAspect : public ProjectExplorer::EnvironmentAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    AndroidRunEnvironmentAspect(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *rc);
+    AndroidRunEnvironmentAspect();
 
     Utils::Environment baseEnvironment() const override;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
index 402151df74f..cb618e06579 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ CMakeRunConfiguration::CMakeRunConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
         if (qt)
             env.prependOrSetPath(qt->qmakeProperty("QT_INSTALL_BINS"));
     };
-    auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>(cmakeRunEnvironmentModifier);
+    auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>(target, cmakeRunEnvironmentModifier);
 
     addAspect<ExecutableAspect>();
     addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
index 764e885ac22..93c109df0c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
@@ -208,9 +208,8 @@ void DebuggerRunConfigWidget::useMultiProcessToggled(bool on)
     \class Debugger::DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect
 */
 
-DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect::DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect(
-        RunConfiguration *rc) :
-    IRunConfigurationAspect(rc), m_target(rc->target())
+DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect::DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect(RunConfiguration *rc)
+    : m_target(rc->target())
 {
     setId("DebuggerAspect");
     setDisplayName(tr("Debugger settings"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimrunconfiguration.cpp
index dd94f3fddee..21c6d50779f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ namespace Nim {
 NimRunConfiguration::NimRunConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
     : RunConfiguration(target, id)
 {
-    auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>(LocalEnvironmentAspect::BaseEnvironmentModifier());
+    auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>
+            (target, LocalEnvironmentAspect::BaseEnvironmentModifier());
 
     addAspect<ExecutableAspect>();
     addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutablerunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutablerunconfiguration.cpp
index c255c063be5..89e511a192d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutablerunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutablerunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ private:
 CustomExecutableDialog::CustomExecutableDialog(RunConfiguration *rc)
     : QDialog(Core::ICore::dialogParent()),
       m_rc(rc),
-      m_arguments(rc),
-      m_workingDirectory(rc, rc->extraAspect<EnvironmentAspect>()),
-      m_terminal(rc)
+      m_workingDirectory(rc->extraAspect<EnvironmentAspect>())
 {
     auto vbox = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     vbox->addWidget(new QLabel(tr("Could not find the executable, please specify one.")));
@@ -178,7 +176,8 @@ CustomExecutableRunConfiguration::CustomExecutableRunConfiguration(Target *targe
 CustomExecutableRunConfiguration::CustomExecutableRunConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
     : RunConfiguration(target, id)
 {
-    auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>(LocalEnvironmentAspect::BaseEnvironmentModifier());
+    auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>
+            (target, LocalEnvironmentAspect::BaseEnvironmentModifier());
 
     auto exeAspect = addAspect<ExecutableAspect>();
     exeAspect->setSettingsKey("ProjectExplorer.CustomExecutableRunConfiguration.Executable");
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.cpp
index 02f36d8120f..d0b0845a3e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ namespace ProjectExplorer {
 // EnvironmentAspect:
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-EnvironmentAspect::EnvironmentAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig) :
-    IRunConfigurationAspect(runConfig)
+EnvironmentAspect::EnvironmentAspect()
 {
     setDisplayName(tr("Run Environment"));
     setId("EnvironmentAspect");
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.h
index 544629b4d43..7b0ff4be7eb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ signals:
     void environmentChanged();
 
 protected:
-    explicit EnvironmentAspect(RunConfiguration *rc);
+    EnvironmentAspect();
     void fromMap(const QVariantMap &map) override;
     void toMap(QVariantMap &map) const override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/localenvironmentaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/localenvironmentaspect.cpp
index c07cbe5eb12..2a6eee97c5a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/localenvironmentaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/localenvironmentaspect.cpp
@@ -67,11 +67,10 @@ void LocalEnvironmentAspect::buildEnvironmentHasChanged()
         emit environmentChanged();
 }
 
-LocalEnvironmentAspect::LocalEnvironmentAspect(RunConfiguration *parent,
+LocalEnvironmentAspect::LocalEnvironmentAspect(Target *target,
                                                const BaseEnvironmentModifier &modifier) :
-    EnvironmentAspect(parent),
     m_baseEnvironmentModifier(modifier),
-    m_target(parent->target())
+    m_target(target)
 {
     addPreferredBaseEnvironment(BuildEnvironmentBase, tr("Build Environment"));
     addSupportedBaseEnvironment(SystemEnvironmentBase, tr("System Environment"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/localenvironmentaspect.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/localenvironmentaspect.h
index 53c7b617551..d8424b41ea2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/localenvironmentaspect.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/localenvironmentaspect.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT LocalEnvironmentAspect : public EnvironmentAspect
 
 public:
     typedef std::function<void(Utils::Environment &)> BaseEnvironmentModifier;
-    LocalEnvironmentAspect(RunConfiguration *parent, const BaseEnvironmentModifier &modifier);
+    LocalEnvironmentAspect(Target *parent, const BaseEnvironmentModifier &modifier);
 
     Utils::Environment baseEnvironment() const override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 96072b4f0f4..d39f7d06a4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ QWidget *ISettingsAspect::createConfigWidget() const
 //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-IRunConfigurationAspect::IRunConfigurationAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig) :
-    m_runConfiguration(runConfig)
-{ }
+IRunConfigurationAspect::IRunConfigurationAspect() = default;
 
 IRunConfigurationAspect::~IRunConfigurationAspect()
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
index 25687474665..55cf9e504bd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT IRunConfigurationAspect : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit IRunConfigurationAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig);
+    IRunConfigurationAspect();
     ~IRunConfigurationAspect() override;
 
     using ConfigWidgetCreator = std::function<QWidget *()>;
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ public:
     ISettingsAspect *projectSettings() const { return m_projectSettings; }
     ISettingsAspect *globalSettings() const { return m_globalSettings; }
     ISettingsAspect *currentSettings() const;
-    RunConfiguration *runConfiguration() const { return m_runConfiguration; }
 
     virtual void addToConfigurationLayout(QFormLayout *layout);
 
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ private:
     QString m_settingsKey; // Name of data in settings.
     bool m_useGlobalSettings = false;
     bool m_visible = true;
-    RunConfiguration *m_runConfiguration = nullptr;
     ISettingsAspect *m_projectSettings = nullptr; // Owned if present.
     ISettingsAspect *m_globalSettings = nullptr;  // Not owned.
     ConfigWidgetCreator m_configWidgetCreator;
@@ -222,7 +220,7 @@ public:
     template<class Aspect, typename ...Args>
     Aspect *addAspect(Args && ...args)
     {
-        auto aspect = new Aspect(this, args...);
+        auto aspect = new Aspect(args...);
         m_aspects.append(aspect);
         return aspect;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
index eb272ad38d5..bdad95fdc1c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ namespace ProjectExplorer {
     \class ProjectExplorer::TerminalAspect
 */
 
-TerminalAspect::TerminalAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig, bool useTerminal) :
-    IRunConfigurationAspect(runConfig), m_useTerminal(useTerminal)
+TerminalAspect::TerminalAspect()
 {
     setDisplayName(tr("Terminal"));
     setId("TerminalAspect");
@@ -115,10 +114,8 @@ bool TerminalAspect::isUserSet() const
     \class ProjectExplorer::WorkingDirectoryAspect
 */
 
-WorkingDirectoryAspect::WorkingDirectoryAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig,
-                                               EnvironmentAspect *envAspect)
-    : IRunConfigurationAspect(runConfig),
-      m_envAspect(envAspect)
+WorkingDirectoryAspect::WorkingDirectoryAspect(EnvironmentAspect *envAspect)
+    : m_envAspect(envAspect)
 {
     setDisplayName(tr("Working Directory"));
     setId("WorkingDirectoryAspect");
@@ -237,8 +234,7 @@ PathChooser *WorkingDirectoryAspect::pathChooser() const
     \class ProjectExplorer::ArgumentsAspect
 */
 
-ArgumentsAspect::ArgumentsAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig)
-    : IRunConfigurationAspect(runConfig)
+ArgumentsAspect::ArgumentsAspect()
 {
     setDisplayName(tr("Arguments"));
     setId("ArgumentsAspect");
@@ -300,10 +296,7 @@ void ArgumentsAspect::addToConfigurationLayout(QFormLayout *layout)
     \class ProjectExplorer::BaseStringAspect
 */
 
-BaseStringAspect::BaseStringAspect(RunConfiguration *rc)
-    : IRunConfigurationAspect(rc)
-{
-}
+BaseStringAspect::BaseStringAspect() = default;
 
 BaseStringAspect::~BaseStringAspect()
 {
@@ -486,7 +479,7 @@ void BaseStringAspect::update()
 void BaseStringAspect::makeCheckable(const QString &checkerLabel, const QString &checkerKey)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(!m_checker, return);
-    m_checker = new BaseBoolAspect(runConfiguration());
+    m_checker = new BaseBoolAspect;
     m_checker->setLabel(checkerLabel);
     m_checker->setSettingsKey(checkerKey);
 
@@ -500,8 +493,7 @@ void BaseStringAspect::makeCheckable(const QString &checkerLabel, const QString
     \class ProjectExplorer::ExecutableAspect
 */
 
-ExecutableAspect::ExecutableAspect(RunConfiguration *rc)
-    : IRunConfigurationAspect(rc), m_executable(rc)
+ExecutableAspect::ExecutableAspect()
 {
     setDisplayName(tr("Executable"));
     setId("ExecutableAspect");
@@ -556,7 +548,7 @@ void ExecutableAspect::setDisplayStyle(BaseStringAspect::DisplayStyle style)
 void ExecutableAspect::makeOverridable(const QString &overridingKey, const QString &useOverridableKey)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(!m_alternativeExecutable, return);
-    m_alternativeExecutable = new BaseStringAspect(runConfiguration());
+    m_alternativeExecutable = new BaseStringAspect;
     m_alternativeExecutable->setDisplayStyle(BaseStringAspect::LineEditDisplay);
     m_alternativeExecutable->setLabelText(tr("Alternate executable on device:"));
     m_alternativeExecutable->setSettingsKey(overridingKey);
@@ -619,8 +611,7 @@ void ExecutableAspect::toMap(QVariantMap &map) const
     \class ProjectExplorer::BaseBoolAspect
 */
 
-BaseBoolAspect::BaseBoolAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig, const QString &settingsKey)
-    : IRunConfigurationAspect(runConfig)
+BaseBoolAspect::BaseBoolAspect(const QString &settingsKey)
 {
     setSettingsKey(settingsKey);
 }
@@ -670,8 +661,7 @@ void BaseBoolAspect::setLabel(const QString &label)
     \class ProjectExplorer::UseLibraryPathsAspect
 */
 
-UseLibraryPathsAspect::UseLibraryPathsAspect(RunConfiguration *rc)
-    : BaseBoolAspect(rc)
+UseLibraryPathsAspect::UseLibraryPathsAspect()
 {
     setId("UseLibraryPath");
     setSettingsKey("RunConfiguration.UseLibrarySearchPath");
@@ -688,8 +678,7 @@ UseLibraryPathsAspect::UseLibraryPathsAspect(RunConfiguration *rc)
     \class ProjectExplorer::UseDyldSuffixAspect
 */
 
-UseDyldSuffixAspect::UseDyldSuffixAspect(RunConfiguration *rc)
-    : BaseBoolAspect(rc)
+UseDyldSuffixAspect::UseDyldSuffixAspect()
 {
     setId("UseDyldSuffix");
     setSettingsKey("RunConfiguration.UseDyldImageSuffix");
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
index 50ecf57e98c..651b1933eff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT TerminalAspect : public IRunConfigurationAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    TerminalAspect(RunConfiguration *rc, bool useTerminal = false);
+    TerminalAspect();
 
     void addToConfigurationLayout(QFormLayout *layout) override;
 
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT WorkingDirectoryAspect : public IRunConfigurationAs
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    WorkingDirectoryAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig,
-                           EnvironmentAspect *envAspect = nullptr);
+    explicit WorkingDirectoryAspect(EnvironmentAspect *envAspect = nullptr);
 
     void addToConfigurationLayout(QFormLayout *layout) override;
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ArgumentsAspect : public IRunConfigurationAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit ArgumentsAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig);
+    ArgumentsAspect();
 
     void addToConfigurationLayout(QFormLayout *layout) override;
 
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT BaseBoolAspect : public IRunConfigurationAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit BaseBoolAspect(RunConfiguration *rc, const QString &settingsKey = QString());
+    explicit BaseBoolAspect(const QString &settingsKey = QString());
     ~BaseBoolAspect() override;
 
     void addToConfigurationLayout(QFormLayout *layout) override;
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT UseLibraryPathsAspect : public BaseBoolAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit UseLibraryPathsAspect(RunConfiguration *rc);
+    UseLibraryPathsAspect();
 };
 
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT UseDyldSuffixAspect : public BaseBoolAspect
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT UseDyldSuffixAspect : public BaseBoolAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit UseDyldSuffixAspect(RunConfiguration *rc);
+    UseDyldSuffixAspect();
 };
 
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT BaseStringAspect : public IRunConfigurationAspect
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT BaseStringAspect : public IRunConfigurationAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit BaseStringAspect(RunConfiguration *rc);
+    BaseStringAspect();
     ~BaseStringAspect() override;
 
     void addToConfigurationLayout(QFormLayout *layout) override;
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ExecutableAspect : public IRunConfigurationAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit ExecutableAspect(RunConfiguration *rc);
+    ExecutableAspect();
     ~ExecutableAspect() override;
 
     Utils::FileName executable() const;
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT SymbolFileAspect : public BaseStringAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-     SymbolFileAspect(RunConfiguration *rc) : BaseStringAspect(rc) {}
+     SymbolFileAspect() = default;
 };
 
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp
index 0b5b69797a4..f728f6bbc65 100644
--- a/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class InterpreterAspect : public BaseStringAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit InterpreterAspect(RunConfiguration *rc) : BaseStringAspect(rc) {}
+    InterpreterAspect() = default;
 };
 
 class MainScriptAspect : public BaseStringAspect
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class MainScriptAspect : public BaseStringAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit MainScriptAspect(RunConfiguration *rc) : BaseStringAspect(rc) {}
+    MainScriptAspect() = default;
 };
 
 class PythonRunConfiguration : public RunConfiguration
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ PythonRunConfiguration::PythonRunConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
     scriptAspect->setLabelText(tr("Script:"));
     scriptAspect->setDisplayStyle(BaseStringAspect::LabelDisplay);
 
-    addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>(LocalEnvironmentAspect::BaseEnvironmentModifier());
+    addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>(target, LocalEnvironmentAspect::BaseEnvironmentModifier());
     addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>();
     addAspect<TerminalAspect>();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp
index bd1e3ceaaeb..a28257d36fe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 QbsRunConfiguration::QbsRunConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
     : RunConfiguration(target, id)
 {
-    auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>(
+    auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>(target,
             [this](Environment &env) { addToBaseEnvironment(env); });
 
     addAspect<ExecutableAspect>();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
index f6cbac8e8f0..b58807d5bf5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const char PRO_FILE_KEY[] = "Qt4ProjectManager.Qt4RunConfiguration.ProFile";
 DesktopQmakeRunConfiguration::DesktopQmakeRunConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id)
     : RunConfiguration(target, id)
 {
-    auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>([this](Environment &env) {
+    auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>(target, [this](Environment &env) {
                       addToBaseEnvironment(env);
                    });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
index 33e75ab3217..352423c891b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ namespace QmlProfiler {
 namespace Internal {
 
 QmlProfilerRunConfigurationAspect::QmlProfilerRunConfigurationAspect(
-        ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *parent) :
-    ProjectExplorer::IRunConfigurationAspect(parent)
+        ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *)
 {
     setProjectSettings(new QmlProfilerSettings);
     setGlobalSettings(QmlProfilerPlugin::globalSettings());
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.h
index efdf4a7a41d..308fb6e3a0b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 class QmlProfilerRunConfigurationAspect : public ProjectExplorer::IRunConfigurationAspect
 {
 public:
-    QmlProfilerRunConfigurationAspect(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *parent);
+    QmlProfilerRunConfigurationAspect(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *);
 };
 
 } // Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectenvironmentaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectenvironmentaspect.cpp
index eca30dc283c..8c85c0553ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectenvironmentaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectenvironmentaspect.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ Environment QmlProjectEnvironmentAspect::baseEnvironment() const
     return env;
 }
 
-QmlProjectEnvironmentAspect::QmlProjectEnvironmentAspect(RunConfiguration *rc, Target *target)
-    : EnvironmentAspect(rc), m_target(target)
+QmlProjectEnvironmentAspect::QmlProjectEnvironmentAspect(Target *target)
+    : m_target(target)
 {
     if (DeviceTypeKitInformation::deviceTypeId(target->kit())
             == Constants::DESKTOP_DEVICE_TYPE)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectenvironmentaspect.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectenvironmentaspect.h
index 2d455ee10bf..65880649fba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectenvironmentaspect.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectenvironmentaspect.h
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ class QmlProjectEnvironmentAspect : public ProjectExplorer::EnvironmentAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    QmlProjectEnvironmentAspect(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *rc,
-                                ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
+    QmlProjectEnvironmentAspect(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
 
     Utils::Environment baseEnvironment() const override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
index 696f2ae821c..e59ac1c0812 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static bool caseInsensitiveLessThan(const QString &s1, const QString &s2)
 class MainQmlFileAspect : public IRunConfigurationAspect
 {
 public:
-    MainQmlFileAspect(RunConfiguration *rc, QmlProject *project);
+    explicit MainQmlFileAspect(QmlProject *project);
     ~MainQmlFileAspect() { delete m_fileListCombo; }
 
     enum MainScriptSource {
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ public:
     QString m_mainScriptFilename;
 };
 
-MainQmlFileAspect::MainQmlFileAspect(RunConfiguration *rc, QmlProject *project)
-    : IRunConfigurationAspect(rc), m_project(project)
+MainQmlFileAspect::MainQmlFileAspect(QmlProject *project)
+    : m_project(project)
 {
     m_scriptFile = M_CURRENT_FILE;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxrunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxrunconfiguration.h
index de0e96a7bd7..390224d1205 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxrunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxrunconfiguration.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class QtLibPathAspect : public ProjectExplorer::BaseStringAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    QtLibPathAspect(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *rc) : BaseStringAspect(rc) {}
+    QtLibPathAspect() = default;
 };
 
 class QnxRunConfiguration : public RemoteLinux::RemoteLinuxRunConfiguration
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp
index 232b6e97024..83f378ab8e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ RemoteLinuxCustomRunConfiguration::RemoteLinuxCustomRunConfiguration(Target *tar
 
     addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>();
     addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>();
-    addAspect<RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect>();
+    addAspect<RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect>(target);
 
     setDefaultDisplayName(runConfigDefaultDisplayName());
     setOutputFormatter<QtSupport::QtOutputFormatter>();
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentaspect.cpp
index ccc4670b5ee..9d23f80fb19 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentaspect.cpp
@@ -47,14 +47,13 @@ enum BaseEnvironmentBase {
 };
 
 
-RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect::RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *rc) :
-    ProjectExplorer::EnvironmentAspect(rc)
+RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect::RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect(ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
 {
     addSupportedBaseEnvironment(CleanBaseEnvironment, tr("Clean Environment"));
     addPreferredBaseEnvironment(RemoteBaseEnvironment, tr("System Environment"));
 
-    setConfigWidgetCreator([this, rc] {
-        return new RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspectWidget(this, rc->target());
+    setConfigWidgetCreator([this, target] {
+        return new RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspectWidget(this, target);
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentaspect.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentaspect.h
index 5f20e3d4a35..0ac83cd4281 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentaspect.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxenvironmentaspect.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class REMOTELINUX_EXPORT RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect : public ProjectExplorer::
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *rc);
+    RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
 
     Utils::Environment baseEnvironment() const override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp
index b03d7dff3b5..7a799bf4298 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ RemoteLinuxRunConfiguration::RemoteLinuxRunConfiguration(Target *target, Core::I
 
     addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>();
     addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>();
-    addAspect<RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect>();
+    addAspect<RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect>(target);
 
     setOutputFormatter<QtSupport::QtOutputFormatter>();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindplugin.cpp
index 12b377481be..9a4158b0811 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindplugin.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ private:
 class ValgrindRunConfigurationAspect : public IRunConfigurationAspect
 {
 public:
-    ValgrindRunConfigurationAspect(RunConfiguration *parent)
-        : IRunConfigurationAspect(parent)
+    ValgrindRunConfigurationAspect(RunConfiguration *)
     {
         setProjectSettings(new ValgrindProjectSettings);
         setGlobalSettings(ValgrindPlugin::globalSettings());
diff --git a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunconfiguration.cpp
index 08c912ce18b..8950a0ddea5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 // UninstallAfterStopAspect
 
-UninstallAfterStopAspect::UninstallAfterStopAspect(RunConfiguration *rc)
-    : BaseBoolAspect(rc, "WinRtRunConfigurationUninstallAfterStopId")
+UninstallAfterStopAspect::UninstallAfterStopAspect()
+    : BaseBoolAspect("WinRtRunConfigurationUninstallAfterStopId")
 {
     setLabel(WinRtRunConfiguration::tr("Uninstall package after application stops"));
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunconfiguration.h
index 76241d86703..08be96f2b6e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunconfiguration.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class UninstallAfterStopAspect : public ProjectExplorer::BaseBoolAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    UninstallAfterStopAspect(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *rc);
+    UninstallAfterStopAspect();
 };
 
 class WinRtRunConfiguration : public ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration