diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
index 601ba20ec9d..c837b7097b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
@@ -37,14 +37,8 @@ ValgrindToolRunner::ValgrindToolRunner(RunControl *runControl)
 
     m_settings.fromMap(runControl->settingsData(ANALYZER_VALGRIND_SETTINGS));
 
-    connect(&m_runner,
-            &ValgrindRunner::appendMessage,
-            this,
+    connect(&m_runner, &ValgrindRunner::appendMessage, this,
             [this](const QString &msg, Utils::OutputFormat format) { appendMessage(msg, format); });
-    connect(&m_runner, &ValgrindRunner::valgrindExecuted,
-            this, [this](const QString &commandLine) {
-        appendMessage(commandLine, NormalMessageFormat);
-    });
     connect(&m_runner, &ValgrindRunner::processErrorReceived,
             this, &ValgrindToolRunner::receiveProcessError);
     connect(&m_runner, &ValgrindRunner::finished,
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.cpp
index d6dd5eb7496..8b4e36f728d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ bool ValgrindRunner::Private::run()
 
     cmd.addCommandLineAsArgs(m_debuggee.command);
 
-    emit q->valgrindExecuted(cmd.toUserOutput());
+    emit q->appendMessage(cmd.toUserOutput(), NormalMessageFormat);
 
     m_process.setCommand(cmd);
     m_process.setWorkingDirectory(m_debuggee.workingDirectory);
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.h b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.h
index c90be9cf927..e7fabc68bf5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.h
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.h
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void appendMessage(const QString &, Utils::OutputFormat);
-
     void logMessageReceived(const QByteArray &);
     void processErrorReceived(const QString &, QProcess::ProcessError);
-    void valgrindExecuted(const QString &);
     void valgrindStarted(qint64 pid);
     void finished();