diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/console/console.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/console/console.cpp
index 3ea294ef3e5..796809f7b4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/console/console.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/console/console.cpp
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ Console::Console()
     m_spacer = new QWidget(m_consoleWidget);
     m_spacer->setMinimumWidth(30);
 
-    m_statusLabel = new QLabel(m_consoleWidget);
-
     readSettings();
     connect(Core::ICore::instance(), &Core::ICore::saveSettingsRequested,
             this, &Console::writeSettings);
@@ -164,8 +162,7 @@ QWidget *Console::outputWidget(QWidget *)
 
 QList<QWidget *> Console::toolBarWidgets() const
 {
-     return { m_showDebugButton, m_showWarningButton, m_showErrorButton,
-              m_spacer, m_statusLabel };
+     return { m_showDebugButton, m_showWarningButton, m_showErrorButton, m_spacer };
 }
 
 int Console::priorityInStatusBar() const
@@ -233,11 +230,6 @@ void Console::readSettings()
     m_showErrorButtonAction->readSettings(settings);
 }
 
-void Console::setContext(const QString &context)
-{
-    m_statusLabel->setText(context);
-}
-
 void Console::writeSettings() const
 {
     QSettings *settings = Core::ICore::settings();
@@ -249,8 +241,6 @@ void Console::writeSettings() const
 void Console::setScriptEvaluator(const ScriptEvaluator &evaluator)
 {
     m_scriptEvaluator = evaluator;
-    if (!m_scriptEvaluator)
-        setContext(QString());
 }
 
 void Console::printItem(ConsoleItem::ItemType itemType, const QString &text)
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/console/console.h b/src/plugins/debugger/console/console.h
index e6a16ba950c..40a8f1d7a49 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/console/console.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/console/console.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ public:
     bool canNavigate() const;
 
     void readSettings();
-    void setContext(const QString &context);
 
     void setScriptEvaluator(const ScriptEvaluator &evaluator);
 
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ private:
     Utils::SavedAction *m_showWarningButtonAction;
     Utils::SavedAction *m_showErrorButtonAction;
     QWidget *m_spacer;
-    QLabel *m_statusLabel;
     ConsoleItemModel *m_consoleItemModel;
     ConsoleView *m_consoleView;
     QWidget *m_consoleWidget;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index ba292f29b1a..efac48ae07f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -1100,8 +1100,6 @@ void QmlEngine::updateCurrentContext()
         else
             context = grandParentData->name;
     }
-
-    debuggerConsole()->setContext(tr("Context:") + QLatin1Char(' ') + context);
 }
 
 void QmlEngine::executeDebuggerCommand(const QString &command, DebuggerLanguages languages)