diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
index 454b023b3a0..58572946dda 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
@@ -234,13 +234,13 @@ DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect::DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect(
 void DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect::setUseQmlDebugger(bool value)
 {
     m_useQmlDebugger = value ? EnabledLanguage : DisabledLanguage;
-    emit requestRunActionsUpdate();
+    runConfiguration()->requestRunActionsUpdate();
 }
 
 void DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect::setUseCppDebugger(bool value)
 {
     m_useCppDebugger = value ? EnabledLanguage : DisabledLanguage;
-    emit requestRunActionsUpdate();
+    runConfiguration()->requestRunActionsUpdate();
 }
 
 bool DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect::useCppDebugger() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 3429c483fea..5e6c73f3f99 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -115,13 +115,12 @@ ISettingsAspect *ISettingsAspect::clone() const
 //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-IRunConfigurationAspect::IRunConfigurationAspect(RunConfiguration *parent)
+IRunConfigurationAspect::IRunConfigurationAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig)
 {
-    m_runConfiguration = parent;
+    m_runConfiguration = runConfig;
     m_projectSettings = 0;
     m_globalSettings = 0;
     m_useGlobalSettings = false;
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(requestRunActionsUpdate()), parent, SIGNAL(requestRunActionsUpdate()));
 }
 
 IRunConfigurationAspect::~IRunConfigurationAspect()
@@ -171,9 +170,9 @@ void IRunConfigurationAspect::toMap(QVariantMap &map) const
     map.insert(m_id.toString() + QLatin1String(".UseGlobalSettings"), m_useGlobalSettings);
 }
 
-IRunConfigurationAspect *IRunConfigurationAspect::clone(RunConfiguration *parent) const
+IRunConfigurationAspect *IRunConfigurationAspect::clone(RunConfiguration *runConfig) const
 {
-    IRunConfigurationAspect *other = create(parent);
+    IRunConfigurationAspect *other = create(runConfig);
     if (m_projectSettings)
         other->m_projectSettings = m_projectSettings->clone();
     other->m_globalSettings = m_globalSettings;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
index d52d4b4172c..47eacffa236 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT IRunConfigurationAspect : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit IRunConfigurationAspect(RunConfiguration *parent);
+    explicit IRunConfigurationAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfig);
     ~IRunConfigurationAspect();
 
-    virtual IRunConfigurationAspect *create(RunConfiguration *parent) const = 0;
-    virtual IRunConfigurationAspect *clone(RunConfiguration *parent) const;
+    virtual IRunConfigurationAspect *create(RunConfiguration *runConfig) const = 0;
+    virtual IRunConfigurationAspect *clone(RunConfiguration *runConfig) const;
     virtual RunConfigWidget *createConfigurationWidget();
 
     void setId(Core::Id id) { m_id = id; }
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ public:
     ISettingsAspect *currentSettings() const;
     RunConfiguration *runConfiguration() const { return m_runConfiguration; }
 
-signals:
-    void requestRunActionsUpdate();
-
 protected:
     friend class RunConfiguration;
     virtual void fromMap(const QVariantMap &map);