diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/systemsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/systemsettings.cpp
index 4a743ada92d..b89734d7567 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/systemsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/systemsettings.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ SystemSettings::SystemSettings()
         Tr::tr("Allow crashes to be automatically reported. Collected reports are "
            "used for the sole purpose of fixing bugs."));
 
-    showCrashButton.setSettingsKey("ShowCrashButton");
 #endif
     readSettings();
 
@@ -239,9 +238,19 @@ public:
                                     .arg(appInfo().crashReports.toUserOutput());
         m_clearCrashReportsButton->setToolTip(toolTip);
         m_crashReportsSizeText->setToolTip(toolTip);
-        grid.addRow(
-            {s.enableCrashReporting,
-             Row{m_clearCrashReportsButton, m_crashReportsSizeText, helpCrashReportingButton, st}});
+        Row crashDetails
+            = Row{m_clearCrashReportsButton, m_crashReportsSizeText, helpCrashReportingButton, st};
+        if (qtcEnvironmentVariableIsSet("QTC_SHOW_CRASHBUTTON")) {
+            auto crashButton = new QPushButton("CRASH!!!");
+            connect(crashButton, &QPushButton::clicked, [] {
+                // do a real crash
+                volatile int *a = reinterpret_cast<volatile int *>(NULL);
+                *a = 1;
+            });
+            crashDetails.addItem(crashButton);
+        }
+        grid.addRow({s.enableCrashReporting, crashDetails});
+
 #endif
 
         Column {
@@ -267,15 +276,6 @@ public:
         }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_CRASHPAD
-        if (s.showCrashButton()) {
-            auto crashButton = new QPushButton("CRASH!!!");
-            crashButton->show();
-            connect(crashButton, &QPushButton::clicked, [] {
-                // do a real crash
-                volatile int* a = reinterpret_cast<volatile int *>(NULL); *a = 1;
-            });
-        }
-
         connect(helpCrashReportingButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, [this] {
             showHelpDialog(Tr::tr("Crash Reporting"), CorePlugin::msgCrashpadInformation());
         });
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/systemsettings.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/systemsettings.h
index 1c4bdfc9e37..05c4d152a4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/systemsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/systemsettings.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ public:
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_CRASHPAD
     Utils::BoolAspect enableCrashReporting{this};
-    Utils::BoolAspect showCrashButton{this};
 #endif
 
     Utils::BoolAspect askBeforeExit{this};