diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.cpp
index cff37a1625c..8fe4c474333 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ static bool printAliveMessage()
 }
 
 IpcReceiver::IpcReceiver()
-    : m_printAliveMessage(printAliveMessage())
 {
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ bool IpcReceiver::isExpectingCodeCompletedMessage() const
 
 void IpcReceiver::alive()
 {
-    if (m_printAliveMessage)
+    if (printAliveMessage())
         qCDebug(log) << "<<< AliveMessage";
     QTC_ASSERT(m_aliveHandler, return);
     m_aliveHandler();
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.h b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.h
index c345dae149d..e3842b2a26d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendipcintegration.h
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ private:
         QTextDocument *textDocument = nullptr;
     };
     QHash<quint64, ReferencesEntry> m_referencesTable;
-    const bool m_printAliveMessage = false;
 };
 
 class IpcSenderInterface