diff --git a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtruncontrol.cpp
index c9c42bc2201..85b01b9425e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtruncontrol.cpp
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ QIcon WinRtRunControl::icon() const
     return QIcon(QLatin1String(ProjectExplorer::Constants::ICON_RUN_SMALL));
 }
 
-void WinRtRunControl::cannotRetrieveDebugOutput()
-{
-    appendMessage(tr("Cannot retrieve debugging output.\n"), Utils::ErrorMessageFormat);
-}
-
 void WinRtRunControl::onProcessStarted()
 {
     QTC_CHECK(m_state == StartingState);
diff --git a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtruncontrol.h
index 9e5521f20b8..a2f5225737b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtruncontrol.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public:
     QIcon icon() const;
 
 private slots:
-    void cannotRetrieveDebugOutput();
     void onProcessStarted();
     void onProcessFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus);
     void onProcessError();