diff --git a/src/plugins/analyzerbase/ianalyzerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/analyzerbase/ianalyzerengine.cpp
index 94c0bd09eff..789a4517217 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analyzerbase/ianalyzerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/analyzerbase/ianalyzerengine.cpp
@@ -32,19 +32,11 @@
 
 namespace Analyzer {
 
-IAnalyzerEngine::IAnalyzerEngine(IAnalyzerTool *tool, const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
+IAnalyzerEngine::IAnalyzerEngine(const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
     ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration)
 {
     m_runConfig = runConfiguration;
     m_sp = sp;
-    m_tool = tool;
-}
-
-IAnalyzerEngine::IAnalyzerEngine(IAnalyzerTool *tool,
-        ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration)
-{
-    m_runConfig = runConfiguration;
-    m_tool = tool;
 }
 
 } // namespace Analyzer
diff --git a/src/plugins/analyzerbase/ianalyzerengine.h b/src/plugins/analyzerbase/ianalyzerengine.h
index deea4638ce9..7adf5ba572a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/analyzerbase/ianalyzerengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/analyzerbase/ianalyzerengine.h
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ class RunConfiguration;
 
 namespace Analyzer {
 
-class IAnalyzerTool;
-
 /**
  * An IAnalyzerEngine instance handles the launch of an analyzation tool.
  *
@@ -58,9 +56,7 @@ class ANALYZER_EXPORT IAnalyzerEngine : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    IAnalyzerEngine(IAnalyzerTool *tool, const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
-        ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration = 0);
-    IAnalyzerEngine(IAnalyzerTool *tool,
+    IAnalyzerEngine(const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
         ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration);
 
     /// Start analyzation process.
@@ -79,8 +75,6 @@ public:
     /// The start parameters for this engine.
     const AnalyzerStartParameters &startParameters() const { return m_sp; }
 
-    /// The tool this engine is associated with.
-    IAnalyzerTool *tool() const { return m_tool; }
     StartMode mode() const { return m_sp.startMode; }
 
     virtual void notifyRemoteSetupDone(quint16) {}
@@ -104,7 +98,6 @@ signals:
 private:
     ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *m_runConfig;
     AnalyzerStartParameters m_sp;
-    IAnalyzerTool *m_tool;
 };
 
 } // namespace Analyzer
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp
index dcebad21077..2855e2f03da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.cpp
@@ -77,10 +77,9 @@ public:
 // QmlProfilerEngine
 //
 
-QmlProfilerEngine::QmlProfilerEngine(IAnalyzerTool *tool,
-                                     const Analyzer::AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
+QmlProfilerEngine::QmlProfilerEngine(const Analyzer::AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
                                      ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration)
-    : IAnalyzerEngine(tool, sp, runConfiguration)
+    : IAnalyzerEngine(sp, runConfiguration)
     , d(new QmlProfilerEnginePrivate(sp))
 {
     d->m_profilerState = 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.h
index aea3c8bf8d8..2b3cd2c10fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerengine.h
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
 #ifndef QMLPROFILERENGINE_H
 #define QMLPROFILERENGINE_H
 
-#include <analyzerbase/ianalyzerengine.h>
 #include "qmlprofilerstatemanager.h"
+
+#include <analyzerbase/ianalyzerengine.h>
 #include <utils/outputformat.h>
 
 namespace QmlProfiler {
@@ -42,8 +43,7 @@ class QmlProfilerEngine : public Analyzer::IAnalyzerEngine
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    QmlProfilerEngine(Analyzer::IAnalyzerTool *tool,
-                      const Analyzer::AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
+    QmlProfilerEngine(const Analyzer::AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
                       ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration);
     ~QmlProfilerEngine();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
index 1071a104cb0..8439d0e6018 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ IAnalyzerTool::ToolMode QmlProfilerTool::toolMode() const
 IAnalyzerEngine *QmlProfilerTool::createEngine(const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
     RunConfiguration *runConfiguration)
 {
-    QmlProfilerEngine *engine = new QmlProfilerEngine(this, sp, runConfiguration);
+    QmlProfilerEngine *engine = new QmlProfilerEngine(sp, runConfiguration);
 
     engine->registerProfilerStateManager(d->m_profilerState);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.cpp
index b4bc9fedbbe..c8b10cd416c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ using namespace Analyzer;
 using namespace Valgrind;
 using namespace Valgrind::Internal;
 
-CallgrindEngine::CallgrindEngine(IAnalyzerTool *tool, const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
+CallgrindEngine::CallgrindEngine(const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
          ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration)
-    : ValgrindEngine(tool, sp, runConfiguration)
+    : ValgrindEngine(sp, runConfiguration)
     , m_markAsPaused(false)
 {
     connect(&m_runner, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(slotFinished()));
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h
index a02e4cc9f81..dff66770201 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindengine.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class CallgrindEngine : public Valgrind::Internal::ValgrindEngine
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    CallgrindEngine(Analyzer::IAnalyzerTool *tool, const Analyzer::AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
+    CallgrindEngine(const Analyzer::AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
         ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration);
 
     bool start();
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindtool.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindtool.cpp
index a2cc8d12a13..9e5d6e2026a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindtool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/callgrindtool.cpp
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ IAnalyzerEngine *CallgrindTool::createEngine(const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
 IAnalyzerEngine *CallgrindToolPrivate::createEngine(const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
     ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration)
 {
-    CallgrindEngine *engine = new CallgrindEngine(q, sp, runConfiguration);
+    CallgrindEngine *engine = new CallgrindEngine(sp, runConfiguration);
 
     connect(engine, SIGNAL(parserDataReady(CallgrindEngine*)),
             SLOT(takeParserData(CallgrindEngine*)));
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/memcheckengine.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/memcheckengine.cpp
index ec3bef87ee8..36ca530218d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/memcheckengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/memcheckengine.cpp
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ using namespace Valgrind::XmlProtocol;
 namespace Valgrind {
 namespace Internal {
 
-MemcheckEngine::MemcheckEngine(IAnalyzerTool *tool, const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
+MemcheckEngine::MemcheckEngine(const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
         ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration)
-    : ValgrindEngine(tool, sp, runConfiguration)
+    : ValgrindEngine(sp, runConfiguration)
 {
     connect(&m_parser, SIGNAL(error(Valgrind::XmlProtocol::Error)),
             SIGNAL(parserError(Valgrind::XmlProtocol::Error)));
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/memcheckengine.h b/src/plugins/valgrind/memcheckengine.h
index ebf371639f7..eb4c091965d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/memcheckengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/memcheckengine.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class MemcheckEngine : public ValgrindEngine
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    MemcheckEngine(Analyzer::IAnalyzerTool *tool, const Analyzer::AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
+    MemcheckEngine(const Analyzer::AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
         ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration);
 
     bool start();
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
index 39e91f9bc07..b93fc75f06e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ IAnalyzerEngine *MemcheckTool::createEngine(const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
     m_frameFinder->setFiles(runConfiguration ? runConfiguration->target()
         ->project()->files(Project::AllFiles) : QStringList());
 
-    MemcheckEngine *engine = new MemcheckEngine(this, sp, runConfiguration);
+    MemcheckEngine *engine = new MemcheckEngine(sp, runConfiguration);
 
     connect(engine, SIGNAL(starting(const Analyzer::IAnalyzerEngine*)),
             this, SLOT(engineStarting(const Analyzer::IAnalyzerEngine*)));
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
index f366d2f938f..1468c6df7f3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 const int progressMaximum  = 1000000;
 
-ValgrindEngine::ValgrindEngine(IAnalyzerTool *tool, const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
+ValgrindEngine::ValgrindEngine(const AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
         ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration)
-    : IAnalyzerEngine(tool, sp, runConfiguration),
+    : IAnalyzerEngine(sp, runConfiguration),
       m_settings(0),
       m_progress(new QFutureInterface<void>()),
       m_progressWatcher(new QFutureWatcher<void>()),
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.h b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.h
index f58f0bfc836..5aacfae8bc9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.h
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ class ValgrindEngine : public Analyzer::IAnalyzerEngine
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    ValgrindEngine(Analyzer::IAnalyzerTool *tool,
-        const Analyzer::AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
+    ValgrindEngine(const Analyzer::AnalyzerStartParameters &sp,
         ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration);
     ~ValgrindEngine();