diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/classicgdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/classicgdbengine.cpp
index 1cdeac8935c..dc793626569 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/classicgdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/classicgdbengine.cpp
@@ -804,10 +804,6 @@ void GdbEngine::runDebuggingHelperClassic(const WatchData &data0, bool dumpChild
 void GdbEngine::createGdbVariableClassic(const WatchData &data)
 {
     PRECONDITION;
-    if (data.iname == "local.flist.0") {
-        int i = 1;
-        Q_UNUSED(i);
-    }
     postCommand("-var-delete \"" + data.iname + '"', WatchUpdate);
     QByteArray exp = data.exp;
     if (exp.isEmpty() && data.address)