diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp
index 2f9b8b68bb6..58ed88bd51a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testrunner.cpp
@@ -595,9 +595,8 @@ void TestRunner::debugTests()
         outputreader->setId(inferior.executable);
         connect(outputreader, &TestOutputReader::newOutputAvailable,
                 TestResultsPane::instance(), &TestResultsPane::addOutput);
-        connect(runControl, &ProjectExplorer::RunControl::appendMessageRequested,
-                this, [outputreader]
-                (ProjectExplorer::RunControl *, const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format) {
+        connect(runControl, &ProjectExplorer::RunControl::appendMessage,
+                this, [outputreader](const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format) {
             processOutput(outputreader, msg, format);
         });
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
index 3a6e1a77ccd..173f02fc2a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
@@ -413,8 +413,10 @@ void AppOutputPane::createNewOutputWindow(RunControl *rc)
             this, &AppOutputPane::slotRunControlFinished);
     connect(rc, &RunControl::applicationProcessHandleChanged,
             this, &AppOutputPane::enableDefaultButtons);
-    connect(rc, &RunControl::appendMessageRequested,
-            this, &AppOutputPane::appendMessage);
+    connect(rc, &RunControl::appendMessage,
+            this, [this, rc](const QString &out, Utils::OutputFormat format) {
+                appendMessage(rc, out, format);
+            });
 
     // First look if we can reuse a tab
     const Runnable thisRunnable = rc->runnable();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 4b52f645a10..7922a069bec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -1548,11 +1548,6 @@ void RunControlPrivate::debugMessage(const QString &msg)
     qCDebug(statesLog()) << msg;
 }
 
-void RunControl::appendMessage(const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format)
-{
-    emit appendMessageRequested(this, msg, format);
-}
-
 // SimpleTargetRunner
 
 SimpleTargetRunner::SimpleTargetRunner(RunControl *runControl)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
index 32052e59b6f..bde49f99f4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
@@ -451,8 +451,6 @@ public:
     const Runnable &runnable() const;
     void setRunnable(const Runnable &runnable);
 
-    virtual void appendMessage(const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format);
-
     static bool showPromptToStopDialog(const QString &title, const QString &text,
                                        const QString &stopButtonText = QString(),
                                        const QString &cancelButtonText = QString(),
@@ -485,8 +483,7 @@ public:
     static WorkerCreator producer(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, Core::Id runMode);
 
 signals:
-    void appendMessageRequested(ProjectExplorer::RunControl *runControl,
-                                const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format);
+    void appendMessage(const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format);
     void aboutToStart();
     void started();
     void stopped();