diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.cpp
index 565462c73ac427845a56562c9c361e52304b18fc..7602190944f0e03a5b2e80244a5056b5c0c80079 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerrunner.cpp
@@ -596,8 +596,6 @@ static bool fixupEngineTypes(DebuggerStartParameters &sp, RunConfiguration *rc,
 DebuggerRunControl *DebuggerRunControlFactory::doCreate
     (const DebuggerStartParameters &sp0, RunConfiguration *rc, QString *errorMessage)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(errorMessage);
-
     TaskHub *th = ProjectExplorerPlugin::instance()->taskHub();
     th->clearTasks(Core::Id(Debugger::Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_DEBUGGER_DEBUGINFO));
     th->clearTasks(Core::Id(Debugger::Constants::TASK_CATEGORY_DEBUGGER_TEST));