diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
index 23db09b97372ddb2b260ebc07ee7c4a451dbdb16..58c7d64a75a1707a31d9d8238d6c8f323c3d9624 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ private slots:
     void readGdbStandardOutput();
     void readGdbStandardError();
     void readDebugeeOutput(const QByteArray &data);
-    void emitStartFailed();
 
     void handleAdapterStarted();
     void handleAdapterStartFailed(const QString &msg);