diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
index 6198568435202a3b122f831a50c316a31265b37b..dcc62945f2c7754690afec1dc6b491ac94166508 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
@@ -443,7 +443,6 @@ void CdbEngine::runEngine()
     if (debugCDBExecution)
         qDebug("runEngine");
     QTC_ASSERT(state() == EngineRunRequested, qDebug() << state());
-    showStatusMessage("Starting Debugger", messageTimeOut);
 
     const DebuggerStartParameters &sp = startParameters();
     bool rc = false;