diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
index 4cb638659a1..444ff299f9a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(cmakeToolLog, "qtc.cmake.tool", QtWarningMsg);
 const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_ID[] = "Id";
 const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_COMMAND[] = "Binary";
 const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_DISPLAYNAME[] = "DisplayName";
-const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_AUTORUN[] = "AutoRun";
 const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_QCH_FILE_PATH[] = "QchFile";
 // obsolete since Qt Creator 5. Kept for backward compatibility
 const char CMAKE_INFORMATION_AUTO_CREATE_BUILD_DIRECTORY[] = "AutoCreateBuildDirectory";
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ CMakeTool::CMakeTool(const Store &map, bool fromSdk) :
               Id::fromSetting(map.value(CMAKE_INFORMATION_ID)))
 {
     m_displayName = map.value(CMAKE_INFORMATION_DISPLAYNAME).toString();
-    m_isAutoRun = map.value(CMAKE_INFORMATION_AUTORUN, true).toBool();
     m_autoCreateBuildDirectory = map.value(CMAKE_INFORMATION_AUTO_CREATE_BUILD_DIRECTORY, false).toBool();
     m_readerType = Internal::readerTypeFromString(
         map.value(CMAKE_INFORMATION_READERTYPE).toString());
@@ -183,7 +181,6 @@ Store CMakeTool::toMap() const
     data.insert(CMAKE_INFORMATION_ID, m_id.toSetting());
     data.insert(CMAKE_INFORMATION_COMMAND, m_executable.toString());
     data.insert(CMAKE_INFORMATION_QCH_FILE_PATH, m_qchFilePath.toString());
-    data.insert(CMAKE_INFORMATION_AUTORUN, m_isAutoRun);
     data.insert(CMAKE_INFORMATION_AUTO_CREATE_BUILD_DIRECTORY, m_autoCreateBuildDirectory);
     if (m_readerType)
         data.insert(CMAKE_INFORMATION_READERTYPE,
@@ -233,11 +230,6 @@ FilePath CMakeTool::cmakeExecutable(const FilePath &path)
     return resolvedPath;
 }
 
-bool CMakeTool::isAutoRun() const
-{
-    return m_isAutoRun;
-}
-
 QList<CMakeTool::Generator> CMakeTool::supportedGenerators() const
 {
     return isValid() ? m_introspection->m_generators : QList<CMakeTool::Generator>();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.h
index cf13ad49c5b..51012e699c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.h
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ public:
     Utils::Id id() const { return m_id; }
     Utils::Store toMap () const;
 
-    void setAutorun(bool autoRun) { m_isAutoRun = autoRun; }
-
     void setFilePath(const Utils::FilePath &executable);
     Utils::FilePath filePath() const;
     Utils::FilePath cmakeExecutable() const;
@@ -130,7 +128,6 @@ private:
     Utils::FilePath m_executable;
     Utils::FilePath m_qchFilePath;
 
-    bool m_isAutoRun = true;
     bool m_isAutoDetected = false;
     QString m_detectionSource;
     bool m_autoCreateBuildDirectory = false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
index e20c3c58eba..40f7430b4a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolmanager.cpp
@@ -342,15 +342,6 @@ void CMakeToolManager::restoreCMakeTools()
     updateDocumentation();
 
     emit m_instance->cmakeToolsLoaded();
-
-    // Store the default CMake tool "Autorun CMake" value globally
-    // TODO: Remove in Qt Creator 13
-    Internal::CMakeSpecificSettings &s = Internal::settings();
-    if (s.autorunCMake() == s.autorunCMake.defaultValue()) {
-        CMakeTool *cmake = defaultCMakeTool();
-        s.autorunCMake.setValue(cmake ? cmake->isAutoRun() : true);
-        s.writeSettings();
-    }
 }
 
 void CMakeToolManager::updateDocumentation()
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolsettingsaccessor.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolsettingsaccessor.cpp
index b877998a079..e8e5a8a64ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolsettingsaccessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketoolsettingsaccessor.cpp
@@ -174,14 +174,8 @@ void CMakeToolSettingsAccessor::saveCMakeTools(const QList<CMakeTool *> &cmakeTo
     data.insert(CMAKE_TOOL_DEFAULT_KEY, defaultId.toSetting());
 
     int count = 0;
-    const bool autoRun = settings().autorunCMake();
     for (CMakeTool *item : cmakeTools) {
         Utils::FilePath fi = item->cmakeExecutable();
-
-        // Gobal Autorun value will be set for all tools
-        // TODO: Remove in Qt Creator 13
-        item->setAutorun(autoRun);
-
         if (fi.needsDevice() || fi.isExecutableFile()) { // be graceful for device related stuff
             Store tmp = item->toMap();
             if (tmp.isEmpty())