diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 57aae089505..b0f665a6616 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ using namespace Internal;
 RunControl::RunControl(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, Core::Id mode) :
     d(new RunControlPrivate(this, runConfiguration, mode))
 {
+    d->runnable = runConfiguration->runnable();
 #ifdef WITH_JOURNALD
     JournaldWatcher::instance()->subscribe(this, [this](const JournaldWatcher::LogEntry &entry) {
         if (entry.value("_MACHINE_ID") != JournaldWatcher::instance()->machineId())
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxruncontrolfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxruncontrolfactory.cpp
index 86fa9ced2a7..b78eaff4c3f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxruncontrolfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxruncontrolfactory.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ RunControl *QnxRunControlFactory::create(RunConfiguration *runConfig, Core::Id m
             return 0;
         RunControl *runControl = Debugger::createAnalyzerRunControl(runConfig, mode);
         QTC_ASSERT(runControl, return 0);
-        runControl->setRunnable(runConfig->runnable());
         AnalyzerConnection connection;
         connection.connParams = device->sshParameters();
         connection.analyzerHost = connection.connParams.host;
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.cpp
index 32bc3ab750c..f62e6bf21ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.cpp
@@ -41,14 +41,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 class AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupportPrivate
 {
 public:
-    AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupportPrivate(const RunConfiguration *runConfig)
-        : state(AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupport::Inactive),
-          runnable(runConfig->runnable().as<StandardRunnable>())
-    {
-    }
-
-    AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupport::State state;
-    StandardRunnable runnable;
+    AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupport::State state = AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupport::Inactive;
     ApplicationLauncher appLauncher;
     DeviceUsedPortsGatherer portsGatherer;
     ApplicationLauncher fifoCreator;
@@ -62,7 +55,7 @@ using namespace Internal;
 
 AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupport::AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupport(RunControl *runControl)
     : ToolRunner(runControl),
-      d(new AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupportPrivate(runControl->runConfiguration()))
+      d(new AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupportPrivate)
 {
 }
 
@@ -174,11 +167,6 @@ void AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupport::createRemoteFifo()
     d->fifoCreator.start(r, device());
 }
 
-const StandardRunnable &AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupport::runnable() const
-{
-    return d->runnable;
-}
-
 void AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupport::reset()
 {
     d->portsGatherer.disconnect(this);
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.h
index bd896589650..901e970849d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.h
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 
-namespace ProjectExplorer {
-class ApplicationLauncher;
-class RunConfiguration;
-class Runnable;
-class StandardRunnable;
-}
-
 namespace RemoteLinux {
 
 namespace Internal { class AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupportPrivate; }
@@ -78,8 +71,6 @@ protected:
     void createRemoteFifo();
     QString fifo() const;
 
-    const ProjectExplorer::StandardRunnable &runnable() const;
-
     void reset();
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxanalyzesupport.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxanalyzesupport.cpp
index bcab0dba6fd..24aad94f2c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxanalyzesupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxanalyzesupport.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void RemoteLinuxAnalyzeSupport::startExecution()
     connect(runner, &ApplicationLauncher::reportError,
             this, &RemoteLinuxAnalyzeSupport::handleAppRunnerError);
 
-    auto r = runnable();
+    auto r = runControl()->runnable().as<StandardRunnable>();
 
     if (runMode == ProjectExplorer::Constants::QML_PROFILER_RUN_MODE) {
         if (!r.commandLineArguments.isEmpty())
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
index 296d325858e..5e2443a23e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::startExecution()
 
 Runnable LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::realRunnable() const
 {
-    StandardRunnable r = runnable();
+    StandardRunnable r = runControl()->runnable().as<StandardRunnable>();
     QStringList args = QtcProcess::splitArgs(r.commandLineArguments, OsTypeLinux);
     QString command;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
index 8c56bd782c3..0ebbac6d2d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindengine.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ ValgrindRunControl::ValgrindRunControl(RunConfiguration *runConfiguration, Core:
     : RunControl(runConfiguration, runMode)
 {
     setIcon(ProjectExplorer::Icons::ANALYZER_START_SMALL_TOOLBAR);
-    QTC_ASSERT(runConfiguration, return);
-    setRunnable(runConfiguration->runnable());
 
     if (runConfiguration)
         if (IRunConfigurationAspect *aspect = runConfiguration->extraAspect(ANALYZER_VALGRIND_SETTINGS))