diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
index 5aafbb831c5..ace48c825e4 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/lldbbridge.py
@@ -1185,15 +1185,11 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
                 iname = watcher['iname']
                 index = iname[iname.find('.') + 1:]
                 exp = binascii.unhexlify(watcher['exp'])
-                warn("EXP: %s" % exp)
-                warn("INDEX: %s" % index)
                 if exp == "":
                     self.put('type="",value="",exp=""')
                     continue
 
                 value = self.dummyValue.CreateValueFromExpression(iname, exp)
-                #value = self.dummyValue
-                warn("VALUE: %s" % value)
                 self.currentIName = 'watch'
                 with SubItem(self, index):
                     self.put('exp="%s",' % exp)
@@ -1530,11 +1526,6 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
         error = str(result.GetError())
         self.report('success="%d",output="%s",error="%s"' % (success, output, error))
 
-    def setWatchers(self, args):
-        #self.currentWatchers = args['watchers']
-        #warn("WATCHERS %s" % self.currentWatchers)
-        self.reportData()
-
     def updateData(self, args):
         if 'expanded' in args:
             self.expandedINames = set(args['expanded'].split(','))
@@ -1546,6 +1537,8 @@ class Dumper(DumperBase):
             self.useFancy = int(args['fancy'])
         if 'passexceptions' in args:
             self.passExceptions = int(args['passexceptions'])
+        if 'watchers' in args:
+            self.currentWatchers = args['watchers']
         self.reportVariables(args)
 
     def disassemble(self, args):
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
index 394c0c0fc6f..0bf57a0ab54 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ void LldbEngine::setupInferior()
                               ? sp.remoteChannel : QString()));
     cmd.arg("platform", sp.platform);
     runCommand(cmd);
-    requestUpdateWatchers();
     updateLocals(); // update display options
 }
 
@@ -730,8 +729,6 @@ void LldbEngine::updateLocals()
 {
     WatchHandler *handler = watchHandler();
 
-    //requestUpdateWatchers();
-
     Command cmd("updateData");
     cmd.arg("expanded", handler->expansionRequests());
     cmd.arg("typeformats", handler->typeFormatRequests());
@@ -776,6 +773,18 @@ void LldbEngine::updateLocals()
     cmd.arg("fancy", debuggerCore()->boolSetting(UseDebuggingHelpers));
     cmd.arg("autoderef", debuggerCore()->boolSetting(AutoDerefPointers));
     cmd.arg("dyntype", debuggerCore()->boolSetting(UseDynamicType));
+
+    cmd.beginList("watchers");
+    QHashIterator<QByteArray, int> it(WatchHandler::watcherNames());
+    while (it.hasNext()) {
+        it.next();
+        cmd.beginGroup()
+            .arg("iname", "watch." + QByteArray::number(it.value()))
+            .arg("exp", it.key().toHex())
+            .endGroup();
+    }
+    cmd.endList();
+
     //cmd.arg("partial", ??)
     //cmd.arg("tooltipOnly", ??)
     //cmd.arg("resultvarname", m_resultVarName);
@@ -862,22 +871,6 @@ void LldbEngine::readLldbStandardOutput()
     }
 }
 
-void LldbEngine::requestUpdateWatchers()
-{
-    QHashIterator<QByteArray, int> it(WatchHandler::watcherNames());
-    QList<QByteArray> watcherData;
-    while (it.hasNext()) {
-        it.next();
-        QHash<QByteArray, QByteArray> hash;
-        hash["iname"] = "\"watch." + QByteArray::number(it.value()) + '"';
-        hash["exp"] = '"' + it.key().toHex() + '"';
-        watcherData.append(Command::toData(hash));
-    }
-    Command cmd("setWatchers");
-    cmd.args.append("\"watchers\":" + Command::toData(watcherData) + ',');
-    runCommand(cmd);
-}
-
 void LldbEngine::refreshLocals(const GdbMi &vars)
 {
     //const bool partial = response.cookie.toBool();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.h
index c034037c1fd..fd64552573f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.h
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ private:
     bool supportsThreads() const { return true; }
     bool isSynchronous() const { return true; }
     void updateWatchData(const WatchData &data, const WatchUpdateFlags &flags);
-    void requestUpdateWatchers();
     void setRegisterValue(int regnr, const QString &value);
 
     void fetchMemory(Internal::MemoryAgent *, QObject *, quint64 addr, quint64 length);