diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend.java
index 39ecc3e4d96..ca4b48c9271 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend.java
@@ -166,17 +166,6 @@ public class GDBBackend extends AbstractDsfService implements IGDBBackend, IMIBa
 		return getGDBLaunch().getGDBPath();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Options for GDB process. Allow subclass to override.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated Use {@link #getGDBCommandLineArray()} instead
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	protected String getGDBCommandLine() {
-		String cmdArray[] = getGDBCommandLineArray();
-		return StringUtil.join(cmdArray, " "); //$NON-NLS-1$
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Options for GDB process. Returns the GDB command and its arguments as an
 	 * array. Allow subclass to override.
@@ -247,45 +236,6 @@ public class GDBBackend extends AbstractDsfService implements IGDBBackend, IMIBa
 		return getGDBLaunch().getUpdateThreadListOnSuspend();
 	}
 
-	private Process launchGDBProcess() throws CoreException {
-		// Keep calling deprecated getGDBCommandLine() in case it was overridden
-		String command = getGDBCommandLine();
-		// Keep calling deprecated launchGDBProcess(String) in case it was
-		// overridden
-		return launchGDBProcess(command);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Launch GDB process. Allow subclass to override.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated Use {@link #launchGDBProcess(String[])} instead
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	protected Process launchGDBProcess(String commandLine) throws CoreException {
-		// Backwards-compatibility check
-		// If the commandLine parameter is not the same as the command line
-		// array we provide
-		// it implies that the commandLine was modified by an extender and
-		// should be used as
-		// is. If it is the same, we can use the command line array instead
-		// using the more robust
-		// non-deprecated call to launchGDBProcess.
-		String unmodifiedCmdLine = StringUtil.join(getGDBCommandLineArray(), " ").trim(); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		if (unmodifiedCmdLine.equals(commandLine.trim()) == false) {
-			Process proc = null;
-			try {
-				proc = ProcessFactory.getFactory().exec(commandLine, getGDBLaunch().getLaunchEnvironment());
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				String message = "Error while launching command " + commandLine; //$NON-NLS-1$
-				throw new CoreException(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, GdbPlugin.PLUGIN_ID, -1, message, e));
-			}
-			return proc;
-		}
-		// End of Backwards-compatibility check
-
-		return launchGDBProcess(getGDBCommandLineArray());
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Launch GDB process with command and arguments. Allow subclass to
 	 * override.
@@ -516,7 +466,7 @@ public class GDBBackend extends AbstractDsfService implements IGDBBackend, IMIBa
 				}
 
 				try {
-					fProcess = launchGDBProcess();
+					fProcess = launchGDBProcess(getGDBCommandLineArray());
 					// Need to do this on the executor for thread-safety
 					getExecutor().submit(new DsfRunnable() {
 						@Override