diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 3d296ee9d4dd399f98ebc68066b00518011242e1..9cbf5d3c643165271f0b57386d4f0d2ef3baa8fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -484,8 +484,7 @@ DebuggerPlugin::DebuggerPlugin()
     m_cmdLineEnabledEngines(AllEngineTypes),
     m_cmdLineAttachPid(0),
     m_cmdLineWinCrashEvent(0),
-    m_toggleLockedAction(0),
-    m_peStartDebuggingAction(0)
+    m_toggleLockedAction(0)
 {}
 
 DebuggerPlugin::~DebuggerPlugin()
@@ -670,10 +669,6 @@ bool DebuggerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMess
     Core::ActionContainer *mstart =
         am->actionContainer(ProjectExplorer::Constants::M_DEBUG_STARTDEBUGGING);
 
-    // Register an action "Continue" under a different context  (Gdb Running)
-    // in the action manager under the "Start Debugging" action's id.
-    // Activating this context will then cause the "Start Debugging" action
-    // to switch to "Continue".
     Core::Command *cmd = 0;
     const DebuggerManagerActions actions = m_manager->debuggerManagerActions();
     cmd = am->registerAction(actions.continueAction,
@@ -809,14 +804,6 @@ bool DebuggerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMess
     connect(resetToSimpleAction, SIGNAL(triggered()),
         m_manager, SLOT(setSimpleDockWidgetArrangement()));
 
-    // Retrieve "Start debugging" action from Project explorer.
-    if (const Core::Command *dcmd = am->command(QLatin1String(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DEBUG))) {
-        m_peStartDebuggingAction = dcmd->action();
-    } else {
-        *errorMessage = QLatin1String("Internal error: Cannot access external actions");
-        return false;
-    }
-
     // FIXME:
     addAutoReleasedObject(new CommonOptionsPage);
     addAutoReleasedObject(new DebuggingHelperOptionPage);
@@ -1170,7 +1157,6 @@ void DebuggerPlugin::handleStateChanged(int state)
     } else {
         core->removeAdditionalContext(m_gdbRunningContext);
         core->updateContext();
-        m_peStartDebuggingAction->setEnabled(state == DebuggerNotReady);        
     }
 
     const bool started = state == InferiorRunning
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.h
index 449c2affc8abeb5d6257f357c40bfc2d2c12033b..1e1af9cb8f7419e094e1451360876bd8f35d5bef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.h
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ private:
     QAction *m_attachExternalAction;
     QAction *m_attachCoreAction;
     QAction *m_detachAction;
-    QAction *m_peStartDebuggingAction;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal