diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
index a12c8cec40d..5bdfb8c60a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -915,8 +915,6 @@ DebuggerRunTool::DebuggerRunTool(RunControl *runControl, AllowTerminal allowTerm
             if (!interpreter.isEmpty() && mainScript.endsWith(".py")) {
                 m_runParameters.mainScript = mainScript;
                 m_runParameters.interpreter = interpreter;
-                if (auto args = runControl->aspect<ArgumentsAspect>())
-                    m_runParameters.inferior.command.addArgs(args->arguments, CommandLine::Raw);
                 if (runControl->runMode() == ProjectExplorer::Constants::DEBUG_RUN_MODE)
                     m_engine = createPdbEngine();
             }