diff --git a/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerruncontrol.cpp
index 6f932b65b47..4609c6c717f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ public:
         addStartDependency(m_debuggee);
         addStopDependency(m_debuggee);
 
-        m_debuggee->addStopDependency(this);
-
         Target *target = runControl->target();
 
         const Internal::TargetInformation targetInformation(target);