diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 5e4ce411a7d1cf4d28bf87b990dc571715a11bb8..b2e818724eb1f899ef891d7cca2b4328203d7a7e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -2762,15 +2762,13 @@ void GdbEngine::runDebuggingHelper(const WatchData &data0, bool dumpChildren)
             <<',' <<  addr << ',' << (dumpChildren ? "1" : "0")
             << ',' << extraArgs.join(QString(_c(','))) <<  ')';
 
-    QVariant var;
-    var.setValue(data);
-    postCommand(cmd, WatchUpdate | EmbedToken, CB(handleDebuggingHelperValue1), var);
+    postCommand(cmd, WatchUpdate);
 
     showStatusMessage(msgRetrievingWatchData(m_pendingRequests + 1), 10000);
 
     // retrieve response
     postCommand(_("p (char*)&qDumpOutBuffer"), WatchUpdate,
-        CB(handleDebuggingHelperValue2), var);
+        CB(handleDebuggingHelperValue2), qVariantFromValue(data));
 }
 
 void GdbEngine::createGdbVariable(const WatchData &data)
@@ -3197,27 +3195,6 @@ void GdbEngine::handleDebuggingHelperSetup(const GdbResponse &response)
     }
 }
 
-void GdbEngine::handleDebuggingHelperValue1(const GdbResponse &response)
-{
-    WatchData data = response.cookie.value<WatchData>();
-    QTC_ASSERT(data.isValid(), return);
-    if (response.resultClass == GdbResultDone) {
-        // ignore this case, data will follow
-    } else {
-        QString msg = QString::fromLocal8Bit(response.data.findChild("msg").data());
-#ifdef QT_DEBUG
-        // Make debugging of dumpers easier
-        if (theDebuggerBoolSetting(DebugDebuggingHelpers)
-                && msg.startsWith(__("The program being debugged stopped while"))
-                && msg.contains(__("qDumpObjectData440"))) {
-            // Fake full stop
-            postCommand(_("p 3"), CB(handleStop2));  // dummy
-            return;
-        }
-#endif
-    }
-}
-
 void GdbEngine::handleDebuggingHelperValue2(const GdbResponse &response)
 {
     WatchData data = response.cookie.value<WatchData>();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
index 57683529fed1f35d3855fff06b20885c64d9a533..6fac193e79a1e00f1c6f50627fc9a1070fac6897 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ private: ////////// View & Data Stuff //////////
     void handleEvaluateExpression(const GdbResponse &response);
     //void handleToolTip(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleQueryDebuggingHelper(const GdbResponse &response);
-    void handleDebuggingHelperValue1(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleDebuggingHelperValue2(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleDebuggingHelperValue3(const GdbResponse &response);
     void handleDebuggingHelperEditValue(const GdbResponse &response);