diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp
index a86c4a817b1..184346a40c8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     {
         setId("QdbDebuggeeRunner");
 
-        connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::remoteProcessStarted,
+        connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::processStarted,
                 this, &RunWorker::reportStarted);
         connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::finished,
                 this, &RunWorker::reportStopped);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
index ad027910ee5..4fa653a5052 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public:
     void bringToForeground();
     qint64 applicationPID() const;
     bool isRunning() const;
-    bool isRemoteRunning() const;
 
     // Remote
     void doReportError(const QString &message);
@@ -229,9 +228,9 @@ bool ApplicationLauncher::isRunning() const
     return d->isRunning();
 }
 
-bool ApplicationLauncher::isRemoteRunning() const
+bool ApplicationLauncher::isLocal() const
 {
-    return d->isRemoteRunning();
+    return d->m_isLocal;
 }
 
 bool ApplicationLauncherPrivate::isRunning() const
@@ -241,11 +240,6 @@ bool ApplicationLauncherPrivate::isRunning() const
     return m_guiProcess.state() != QProcess::NotRunning;
 }
 
-bool ApplicationLauncherPrivate::isRemoteRunning() const
-{
-    return m_isLocal ? false : m_deviceProcess->state() == QProcess::Running;
-}
-
 ProcessHandle ApplicationLauncher::applicationPID() const
 {
     return ProcessHandle(d->applicationPID());
@@ -433,7 +427,7 @@ void ApplicationLauncherPrivate::start(const Runnable &runnable, const IDevice::
         m_deviceProcess = device->createProcess(this);
         m_deviceProcess->setRunInTerminal(m_useTerminal);
         connect(m_deviceProcess, &DeviceProcess::started,
-                q, &ApplicationLauncher::remoteProcessStarted);
+                q, &ApplicationLauncher::processStarted);
         connect(m_deviceProcess, &DeviceProcess::readyReadStandardOutput,
                 this, &ApplicationLauncherPrivate::handleRemoteStdout);
         connect(m_deviceProcess, &DeviceProcess::readyReadStandardError,
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.h
index e7d835b25ac..a41294c9c3d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
     void stop();
     bool isRunning() const;
     Utils::ProcessHandle applicationPID() const;
-    bool isRemoteRunning() const;
+    bool isLocal() const;
 
     QString errorString() const;
     QProcess::ProcessError processError() const;
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ signals:
     void error(QProcess::ProcessError error);
 
     void reportError(const QString &errorOutput);
-    void remoteProcessStarted();
     void finished(bool success);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
index 5096c306b92..cd672e977ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
@@ -1263,11 +1263,7 @@ void SimpleTargetRunner::doStart(const Runnable &runnable, const IDevice::ConstP
                     reportStopped();
                 });
 
-        connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::processStarted,
-                this, [this] {
-                    appendMessage("Application launcher started", Utils::NormalMessageFormat);
-//                    reportStarted();
-                });
+        connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::processStarted, this, &RunWorker::reportStarted);
 
         connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::processExited,
                 this, [this] {
@@ -1275,11 +1271,6 @@ void SimpleTargetRunner::doStart(const Runnable &runnable, const IDevice::ConstP
                     reportStopped();
                 });
 
-        connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::remoteProcessStarted,
-                this, [this] {
-                    reportStarted();
-                });
-
         connect(&m_launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::appendMessage, this, &RunWorker::appendMessage);
 
         m_launcher.start(runnable, device);
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.cpp
index a6bf8817eea..d29a2fd917a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindrunner.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
     bool run();
 
     void closed(bool success);
+    void processStarted();
     void localProcessStarted();
     void remoteProcessStarted();
     void findPidOutputReceived(const QString &out, Utils::OutputFormat format);
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ bool ValgrindRunner::Private::run()
     connect(&m_valgrindProcess, &ApplicationLauncher::processExited,
             this, &ValgrindRunner::Private::closed);
     connect(&m_valgrindProcess, &ApplicationLauncher::processStarted,
-            this, &ValgrindRunner::Private::localProcessStarted);
+            this, &ValgrindRunner::Private::processStarted);
     connect(&m_valgrindProcess, &ApplicationLauncher::error,
             q, &ValgrindRunner::processError);
     connect(&m_valgrindProcess, &ApplicationLauncher::appendMessage,
@@ -125,9 +126,6 @@ bool ValgrindRunner::Private::run()
     connect(&m_valgrindProcess, &ApplicationLauncher::finished,
             q, &ValgrindRunner::finished);
 
-    connect(&m_valgrindProcess, &ApplicationLauncher::remoteProcessStarted,
-            this, &ValgrindRunner::Private::remoteProcessStarted);
-
     if (HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
         // May be slower to start but without it we get no filenames for symbols.
         cmd.addArg("--dsymutil=yes");
@@ -154,6 +152,14 @@ bool ValgrindRunner::Private::run()
     return true;
 }
 
+void ValgrindRunner::Private::processStarted()
+{
+    if (m_valgrindProcess.isLocal())
+        localProcessStarted();
+    else
+        remoteProcessStarted();
+}
+
 void ValgrindRunner::Private::localProcessStarted()
 {
     qint64 pid = m_valgrindProcess.applicationPID().pid();