diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.cpp
index bab757d518c..8fee0983bad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ static const char *engineTypeName(DebuggerEngineType et)
 DebuggerRunControl::DebuggerRunControl(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, DebuggerEngine *engine)
     : RunControl(runConfiguration, DebugRunMode),
       m_engine(engine),
-      m_runConfiguration(runConfiguration),
       m_running(false)
 {
     setIcon(QLatin1String(ProjectExplorer::Constants::ICON_DEBUG_SMALL));
@@ -247,12 +246,6 @@ DebuggerEngine *DebuggerRunControl::engine()
     return m_engine;
 }
 
-RunConfiguration *DebuggerRunControl::runConfiguration() const
-{
-    return m_runConfiguration.data();
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // DebuggerRunControlFactory
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.h
index 5fe39d10ddc..6487026733a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 namespace Debugger {
 class DebuggerEngine;
 class DebuggerRunControl;
-class DebuggerStartParameters;
 
 namespace Internal { class DebuggerRunControlFactory; }
 
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ public:
 
     void startFailed();
     void debuggingFinished();
-    ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration() const;
     DebuggerEngine *engine();
 
     void showMessage(const QString &msg, int channel);
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ private:
     DebuggerRunControl(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, DebuggerEngine *engine);
 
     DebuggerEngine *m_engine;
-    const QPointer<ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration> m_runConfiguration;
     bool m_running;
 };