diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 4be8e4a38e2..09e41b00a7d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -1305,19 +1305,6 @@ void GdbEngine::handleShowVersion(const GdbResponse &response)
     }
 }
 
-void GdbEngine::handleFileExecAndSymbols(const GdbResponse &response)
-{
-    if (response.resultClass == GdbResultDone) {
-        //m_breakHandler->clearBreakMarkers();
-    } else {
-        QString msg = __(response.data.findChild("msg").data());
-        showMessageBox(QMessageBox::Critical, tr("Starting executable failed"), msg);
-        QTC_ASSERT(state() == InferiorRunning, /**/);
-        //interruptInferior();
-        shutdown();
-    }
-}
-
 void GdbEngine::handleExecContinue(const GdbResponse &response)
 {
     if (response.resultClass == GdbResultRunning) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
index ca44662baeb..75f001c40e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
@@ -258,20 +258,16 @@ private slots:
 private:
     int terminationIndex(const QByteArray &buffer, int &length);
     void handleResponse(const QByteArray &buff);
-    void handleStart(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleStopResponse(const GdbMi &data);
     void handleStop1(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleStop1(const GdbMi &data);
     void handleStop2(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleStop2(const GdbMi &data);
     void handleResultRecord(const GdbResponse &response);
-    void handleFileExecAndSymbols(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleExecContinue(const GdbResponse &response);
-    void handleExecJumpToLine(const GdbResponse &response);
 //    void handleExecRunToFunction(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleInfoShared(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleShowVersion(const GdbResponse &response);
-    void handleQueryPwd(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleQuerySources(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleWatchPoint(const GdbResponse &response);
     bool showToolTip();