diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermanager.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermanager.cpp
index c8c390dba57f78ed41c84761363bdcf5c0827c26..6f1391015b16ceca9ca29f5840c56ffb1e6b8975 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggermanager.cpp
@@ -379,8 +379,6 @@ void DebuggerManager::init()
         this, SLOT(nextExec()));
     connect(m_stepAction, SIGNAL(triggered()),
         this, SLOT(stepExec()));
-    connect(theDebuggerAction(StepByInstruction), SIGNAL(triggered()),
-        this, SLOT(stepByInstructionTriggered()));
     connect(m_stepOutAction, SIGNAL(triggered()),
         this, SLOT(stepOutExec()));
     connect(m_runToLineAction, SIGNAL(triggered()),