diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
index b94a4bce679..5b0454e743e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ public:
     IDevice::ConstPtr device;
     Utils::Icon icon;
     const MacroExpander *macroExpander = nullptr;
-    QPointer<RunConfiguration> runConfiguration; // Not owned. Avoid use.
     AspectContainerData aspectData;
     QString buildKey;
     QMap<Utils::Id, QVariantMap> settingsData;
@@ -399,8 +398,6 @@ void RunControl::copyFromRunControl(RunControl *runControl)
 void RunControl::setRunConfiguration(RunConfiguration *runConfig)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(runConfig, return);
-    QTC_CHECK(!d->runConfiguration);
-    d->runConfiguration = runConfig;
     d->runConfigId = runConfig->id();
     d->runnable = runConfig->runnable();
     d->displayName = runConfig->expandedDisplayName();
@@ -928,11 +925,6 @@ IDevice::ConstPtr RunControl::device() const
    return d->device;
 }
 
-RunConfiguration *RunControl::runConfiguration() const
-{
-    return d->runConfiguration.data();
-}
-
 Target *RunControl::target() const
 {
     return d->target;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
index 4694bb8f9d8..bcd29792122 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ public:
     void setApplicationProcessHandle(const Utils::ProcessHandle &handle);
     IDeviceConstPtr device() const;
 
-    RunConfiguration *runConfiguration() const; // FIXME: Remove.
     // FIXME: Try to cut down to amount of functions.
     Target *target() const;
     Project *project() const;