diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
index 498f54d37dc..dc7fb018930 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -892,9 +892,6 @@ DebuggerRunTool::DebuggerRunTool(RunControl *runControl, AllowTerminal allowTerm
     }
 
     Runnable inferior = runControl->runnable();
-    const FilePath &debuggerExecutable = m_runParameters.debugger.command.executable();
-    inferior.command.setExecutable(debuggerExecutable.withNewMappedPath(inferior.command.executable()));
-    inferior.workingDirectory = debuggerExecutable.withNewMappedPath(inferior.workingDirectory);
     // Normalize to work around QTBUG-17529 (QtDeclarative fails with 'File name case mismatch'...)
     inferior.workingDirectory = inferior.workingDirectory.normalizedPathName();
     m_runParameters.inferior = inferior;