diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermanager.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermanager.cpp
index 1a646f5a66b..c6bf0494bd1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermanager.cpp
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ using namespace Constants;
 using namespace Debugger::Internal;
 using namespace TextEditor;
 
-static const QString tooltipIName = "tooltip";
-
 const char *DebuggerManager::stateName(int s)
 {
     #define SN(x) case x: return #x;