diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
index f5954d0e638..896e69e6d2e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ void CdbEngine::runEngine()
     }
     if (startParameters().startMode == AttachCore) {
         QTC_ASSERT(!m_coreStopReason.isNull(), return; );
-        notifyInferiorUnrunnable();
+        notifyEngineRunOkAndInferiorUnrunnable();
         processStop(*m_coreStopReason, false);
     } else {
         doContinueInferior();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
index 5c67aecaf04..c69e4e12f66 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ void DebuggerEnginePrivate::doRunEngine()
     m_engine->runEngine();
 }
 
-void DebuggerEngine::notifyInferiorUnrunnable()
+void DebuggerEngine::notifyEngineRunOkAndInferiorUnrunnable()
 {
     showMessage(_("NOTE: INFERIOR UNRUNNABLE"));
     d->m_progress.setProgressValue(1000);
@@ -904,16 +904,6 @@ void DebuggerEngine::notifyEngineRemoteSetupFinished(const RemoteSetupResult &re
     }
 }
 
-void DebuggerEngine::notifyEngineRunOkAndInferiorRunRequested()
-{
-    showMessage(_("NOTE: ENGINE RUN OK AND INFERIOR RUN REQUESTED"));
-    d->m_progress.setProgressValue(1000);
-    d->m_progress.reportFinished();
-    QTC_ASSERT(state() == EngineRunRequested, qDebug() << this << state());
-    showStatusMessage(tr("Running."));
-    setState(InferiorRunRequested);
-}
-
 void DebuggerEngine::notifyEngineRunAndInferiorRunOk()
 {
     showMessage(_("NOTE: ENGINE RUN AND INFERIOR RUN OK"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
index 5a1444caaca..5a9840acb35 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
@@ -293,10 +293,9 @@ protected:
     virtual void notifyInferiorSetupOk();
     virtual void notifyInferiorSetupFailed();
 
-    virtual void notifyEngineRunOkAndInferiorRunRequested();
     virtual void notifyEngineRunAndInferiorRunOk();
     virtual void notifyEngineRunAndInferiorStopOk();
-    virtual void notifyInferiorUnrunnable(); // Called by CoreAdapter.
+    virtual void notifyEngineRunOkAndInferiorUnrunnable(); // Called by CoreAdapter.
 
     // Use notifyInferiorRunRequested() plus notifyInferiorRunOk() instead.
     //virtual void notifyInferiorSpontaneousRun();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
index 4c1027a5872..1ee58825fff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void GdbCoreEngine::runEngine()
 void GdbCoreEngine::handleTargetCore(const DebuggerResponse &response)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(state() == EngineRunRequested, qDebug() << state());
-    notifyInferiorUnrunnable();
+    notifyEngineRunOkAndInferiorUnrunnable();
     if (response.resultClass == ResultDone) {
         showMessage(tr("Attached to core."), StatusBar);
         // Due to the auto-solib-add off setting, we don't have any
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbplainengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbplainengine.cpp
index c19bdde3a82..52b53af71e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbplainengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbplainengine.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ void GdbPlainEngine::handleExecRun(const DebuggerResponse &response)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(state() == EngineRunRequested, qDebug() << state());
     if (response.resultClass == ResultRunning) {
-        //notifyEngineRunOkAndInferiorRunRequested();
         notifyEngineRunAndInferiorRunOk(); // For gdb < 7.0
         //showStatusMessage(tr("Running..."));
         showMessage(_("INFERIOR STARTED"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlcppengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlcppengine.cpp
index 0bc0e83a9f7..08bfb8cf0da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlcppengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlcppengine.cpp
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ void QmlCppEngine::slaveEngineStateChanged
         }
         case InferiorUnrunnable: {
             qmlEngine()->quitDebugger();
-            notifyInferiorUnrunnable();
+            notifyEngineRunOkAndInferiorUnrunnable();
             break;
         }
         case InferiorRunRequested: {