diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 20309a37fc0..6cb285d5d0a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -78,13 +78,14 @@ namespace ProjectExplorer {
 //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-ISettingsAspect *ISettingsAspect::clone() const
+ISettingsAspect::ISettingsAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration) :
+    m_runConfiguration(runConfiguration)
 {
-    ISettingsAspect *other = create();
-    QVariantMap data;
-    toMap(data);
-    other->fromMap(data);
-    return other;
+}
+
+RunConfiguration *ISettingsAspect::runConfiguration() const
+{
+    return m_runConfiguration;
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
index 0ce3e46bd7d..751790522d3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
@@ -77,14 +77,12 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ISettingsAspect : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    ISettingsAspect() { }
+    ISettingsAspect(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration);
 
     /// Create a configuration widget for this settings aspect.
     virtual QWidget *createConfigWidget(QWidget *parent) = 0;
-    /// "Virtual default constructor"
-    virtual ISettingsAspect *create() const = 0;
-    /// "Virtual copy constructor"
-    ISettingsAspect *clone() const;
+
+    RunConfiguration *runConfiguration() const;
 
 protected:
     ///
@@ -93,6 +91,9 @@ protected:
     virtual void toMap(QVariantMap &map) const = 0;
     /// Read object state from @p map.
     virtual void fromMap(const QVariantMap &map) = 0;
+
+private:
+    RunConfiguration *m_runConfiguration;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
index 098b53bc971..acdcff8fc49 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrunconfigurationaspect.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ QmlProfilerRunConfigurationAspect::QmlProfilerRunConfigurationAspect(
         ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *parent) :
     ProjectExplorer::IRunConfigurationAspect(parent)
 {
-    setProjectSettings(new QmlProfilerSettings());
+    setProjectSettings(new QmlProfilerSettings(parent));
     setGlobalSettings(QmlProfilerPlugin::globalSettings());
     setId(Constants::SETTINGS);
     setDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("QmlProfilerRunConfiguration", "QML Profiler Settings"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilersettings.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilersettings.cpp
index afebcc3bc2d..1a6bdc63dde 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilersettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilersettings.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 namespace QmlProfiler {
 namespace Internal {
 
-QmlProfilerSettings::QmlProfilerSettings()
+QmlProfilerSettings::QmlProfilerSettings(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration) :
+    ProjectExplorer::ISettingsAspect(runConfiguration)
 {
     QVariantMap defaults;
     defaults.insert(QLatin1String(Constants::FLUSH_INTERVAL), 1000);
@@ -58,11 +59,6 @@ QWidget *QmlProfilerSettings::createConfigWidget(QWidget *parent)
     return new Internal::QmlProfilerConfigWidget(this, parent);
 }
 
-ProjectExplorer::ISettingsAspect *QmlProfilerSettings::create() const
-{
-    return new QmlProfilerSettings;
-}
-
 bool QmlProfilerSettings::flushEnabled() const
 {
     return m_flushEnabled;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilersettings.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilersettings.h
index b452b3e9b7a..58bbbeef376 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilersettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilersettings.h
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ class QmlProfilerSettings : public ProjectExplorer::ISettingsAspect
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    QmlProfilerSettings();
+    QmlProfilerSettings(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration = nullptr);
     QWidget *createConfigWidget(QWidget *parent);
-    ProjectExplorer::ISettingsAspect *create() const;
 
     bool flushEnabled() const;
     void setFlushEnabled(bool flushEnabled);
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindplugin.cpp
index e739ceccbc7..f325135c24f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindplugin.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public:
     ValgrindRunConfigurationAspect(RunConfiguration *parent)
         : IRunConfigurationAspect(parent)
     {
-        setProjectSettings(new ValgrindProjectSettings());
+        setProjectSettings(new ValgrindProjectSettings(parent));
         setGlobalSettings(ValgrindPlugin::globalSettings());
         setId(ANALYZER_VALGRIND_SETTINGS);
         setDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("Valgrind::Internal::ValgrindRunConfigurationAspect",
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.cpp
index 08e2b627107..2e67014195f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ void ValgrindBaseSettings::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
     emit changed();
 }
 
+ValgrindBaseSettings::ValgrindBaseSettings(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration) :
+    ProjectExplorer::ISettingsAspect(runConfiguration)
+{}
+
 void ValgrindBaseSettings::toMap(QVariantMap &map) const
 {
     // General
@@ -471,6 +475,11 @@ void ValgrindGlobalSettings::setShortenTemplates(bool on)
 //
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+ValgrindProjectSettings::ValgrindProjectSettings(
+        ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration) :
+    ValgrindBaseSettings(runConfiguration)
+{}
+
 QWidget *ValgrindProjectSettings::createConfigWidget(QWidget *parent)
 {
     return new ValgrindConfigWidget(this, parent, false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.h b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.h
index d459b3b7b79..35eca30f4fc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.h
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
         LeakCheckOnFinishYes
     };
 
-    ValgrindBaseSettings() {}
+    ValgrindBaseSettings(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration = nullptr);
 
     void toMap(QVariantMap &map) const;
     void fromMap(const QVariantMap &map);
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@ public:
     QWidget *createConfigWidget(QWidget *parent) override;
     void toMap(QVariantMap &map) const;
     void fromMap(const QVariantMap &map);
-    ISettingsAspect *create() const { return new ValgrindGlobalSettings; }
-
 
     /*
      * Global memcheck settings
@@ -241,12 +239,11 @@ class ValgrindProjectSettings : public ValgrindBaseSettings
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    ValgrindProjectSettings() {}
+    ValgrindProjectSettings(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *runConfiguration);
 
     QWidget *createConfigWidget(QWidget *parent) override;
     void toMap(QVariantMap &map) const;
     void fromMap(const QVariantMap &map);
-    ISettingsAspect *create() const { return new ValgrindProjectSettings; }
 
     /**
      * Per-project memcheck settings, saves a diff to the global suppression files list