diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
index e60af1faa8b..efc1680458e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
@@ -292,12 +292,6 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    void raiseApplication()
-    {
-        QTC_ASSERT(runControl(), return);
-        runControl()->bringApplicationToForeground();
-    }
-
     void scheduleResetLocation()
     {
         m_stackHandler.scheduleResetLocation();
@@ -1323,7 +1317,7 @@ void DebuggerEngine::notifyInferiorPid(const ProcessHandle &pid)
         showMessage(tr("Taking notice of pid %1").arg(pid.pid()));
         DebuggerStartMode sm = runParameters().startMode;
         if (sm == StartInternal || sm == StartExternal || sm == AttachExternal)
-            QTimer::singleShot(0, d, &DebuggerEnginePrivate::raiseApplication);
+            d->m_inferiorPid.activate();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index 0a0ed1d5166..10e6d4f3b21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void QmlEngine::handleLauncherStarted()
 {
     // FIXME: The QmlEngine never calls notifyInferiorPid() triggering the
     // raising, so do it here manually for now.
-    runControl()->bringApplicationToForeground();
+    runControl()->applicationProcessHandle().activate();
     d->noDebugOutputTimer.start();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 345cbcd5cc3..566ecc69129 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -1348,18 +1348,6 @@ void RunControlPrivate::debugMessage(const QString &msg)
     qCDebug(statesLog()) << msg;
 }
 
-/*!
-    Brings the application determined by this RunControl's \c applicationProcessHandle
-    to the foreground.
-
-    The default implementation raises the application on Mac, and does
-    nothing elsewhere.
-*/
-void RunControl::bringApplicationToForeground()
-{
-    d->applicationProcessHandle.activate();
-}
-
 void RunControl::appendMessage(const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format)
 {
     emit appendMessageRequested(this, msg, format);
@@ -1478,8 +1466,9 @@ void SimpleTargetRunner::stop()
 void SimpleTargetRunner::onProcessStarted()
 {
     // Console processes only know their pid after being started
-    runControl()->setApplicationProcessHandle(m_launcher.applicationPID());
-    runControl()->bringApplicationToForeground();
+    ProcessHandle pid = m_launcher.applicationPID();
+    runControl()->setApplicationProcessHandle(pid);
+    pid.activate();
     reportStarted();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
index 0b9b3618def..4d49d434ea4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ public:
     void setRunnable(const Runnable &runnable);
 
     virtual void appendMessage(const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format);
-    virtual void bringApplicationToForeground();
 
     static bool showPromptToStopDialog(const QString &title, const QString &text,
                                        const QString &stopButtonText = QString(),