diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index f2b019da86819b39566f7fcc5e21dd2b56a1c472..d9054312a25487c1ca129fa5889c96f1cf02ed04 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ void QmlEngine::connectionEstablished()
 {
     attemptBreakpointSynchronization();
 
-    showMessage(tr("QML Debugger connected."), StatusBar);
-
     if (!watchHandler()->watcherNames().isEmpty()) {
         synchronizeWatchers();
     }
@@ -215,7 +213,6 @@ void QmlEngine::connectionEstablished()
 void QmlEngine::beginConnection()
 {
     d->m_noDebugOutputTimer.stop();
-    showMessage(tr("QML Debugger connecting..."), StatusBar);
     d->m_adapter.beginConnection();
 }