diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.cpp
index 9ab469c7a0647d3c1e3a2a6dee17f31ee79ff3dc..7e992b61bddf48dc5b06ed5b5653cab7cd5c0934 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.cpp
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ void TermGdbAdapter::interruptInferior()
         debugMessage(_("CANNOT INTERRUPT %1").arg(attachedPID));
 }
 
-void TermGdbAdapter::shutdown()
-{
-}
-
 void TermGdbAdapter::stubError(const QString &msg)
 {
     showMessageBox(QMessageBox::Critical, tr("Debugger Error"), msg);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.h b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.h
index 1d774c345bbe25683ed1a7c602c1263789a41000..62d7b415c742e9b4e184bf8f2c8f18e8c75d3426 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/termgdbadapter.h
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ public:
     void startInferior();
     void startInferiorPhase2();
     void interruptInferior();
-    void shutdown();
-    const char *inferiorShutdownCommand() const { return "kill"; }
 
 private:
     void handleStubAttached(const GdbResponse &response);