diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldevice.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldevice.cpp
index 0c1a47e93b6..b27c66455ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldevice.cpp
@@ -80,10 +80,8 @@ void BareMetalDevice::setDebugServerProviderId(const QString &id)
             DebugServerProviderManager::findProvider(m_debugServerProviderId))
         currentProvider->unregisterDevice(this);
     m_debugServerProviderId = id;
-    if (IDebugServerProvider *provider = DebugServerProviderManager::findProvider(id)) {
-        provider->updateDevice(this);
+    if (IDebugServerProvider *provider = DebugServerProviderManager::findProvider(id))
         provider->registerDevice(this);
-    }
 }
 
 void BareMetalDevice::unregisterDebugServerProvider(IDebugServerProvider *provider)
@@ -92,14 +90,6 @@ void BareMetalDevice::unregisterDebugServerProvider(IDebugServerProvider *provid
         m_debugServerProviderId.clear();
 }
 
-void BareMetalDevice::debugServerProviderUpdated(IDebugServerProvider *provider)
-{
-    IDebugServerProvider *myProvider = DebugServerProviderManager::findProvider(
-                m_debugServerProviderId);
-    if (provider == myProvider)
-        provider->updateDevice(this);
-}
-
 void BareMetalDevice::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
 {
     IDevice::fromMap(map);
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldevice.h b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldevice.h
index 74e32b3605a..28299e8d315 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldevice.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
     QString debugServerProviderId() const;
     void setDebugServerProviderId(const QString &id);
     void unregisterDebugServerProvider(IDebugServerProvider *provider);
-    void debugServerProviderUpdated(IDebugServerProvider *provider);
 
     void fromMap(const QVariantMap &map) final;
     QVariantMap toMap() const final;
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp
index 7596820a965..d53fb42e8fa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp
@@ -221,19 +221,6 @@ RunWorker *GdbServerProvider::targetRunner(RunControl *runControl) const
     return new GdbServerProviderRunner(runControl, r);
 }
 
-void GdbServerProvider::updateDevice(ProjectExplorer::IDevice *dev) const
-{
-    QTC_ASSERT(dev, return);
-    const QString channel = channelString();
-    const int colon = channel.indexOf(':');
-    if (colon < 0)
-        return;
-    QSsh::SshConnectionParameters sshParams = dev->sshParameters();
-    sshParams.setHost(channel.left(colon));
-    sshParams.setPort(channel.midRef(colon + 1).toUShort());
-    dev->setSshParameters(sshParams);
-}
-
 bool GdbServerProvider::canStartupMode(StartupMode m) const
 {
     return m == NoStartup;
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.h b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.h
index 71ffab85985..fbfadeff0e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.h
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public:
                     QString &errorMessage) const final;
     ProjectExplorer::RunWorker *targetRunner(
             ProjectExplorer::RunControl *runControl) const final;
-    void updateDevice(ProjectExplorer::IDevice *dev) const final;
 
     bool isValid() const override;
     virtual bool canStartupMode(StartupMode) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/idebugserverprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/idebugserverprovider.cpp
index ab2f023eaba..7b7493dd3fe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/idebugserverprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/idebugserverprovider.cpp
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ void IDebugServerProvider::unregisterDevice(BareMetalDevice *device)
 void IDebugServerProvider::providerUpdated()
 {
     DebugServerProviderManager::notifyAboutUpdate(this);
-    for (BareMetalDevice *device : qAsConst(m_devices))
-        device->debugServerProviderUpdated(this);
 }
 
 bool IDebugServerProvider::fromMap(const QVariantMap &data)
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/idebugserverprovider.h b/src/plugins/baremetal/idebugserverprovider.h
index dac8530a626..eb0cc28f1ae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/idebugserverprovider.h
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/idebugserverprovider.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ public:
                             QString &errorMessage) const = 0;
     virtual ProjectExplorer::RunWorker *targetRunner(
             ProjectExplorer::RunControl *runControl) const = 0;
-    virtual void updateDevice(ProjectExplorer::IDevice *dev) const = 0;
 
     virtual bool isValid() const = 0;