diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldebugsupport.cpp
index 1dd66cb1a86..25eb81574b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetaldebugsupport.cpp
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ void BareMetalDebugSupport::start()
         return;
     }
 
-    const Target *target = runControl()->target();
-    QTC_ASSERT(target, reportFailure(); return);
-
     const auto dev = qSharedPointerCast<const BareMetalDevice>(device());
     QTC_ASSERT(dev, reportFailure(); return);
     const GdbServerProvider *p = GdbServerProviderManager::findProvider(dev->gdbServerProviderId());