diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugService.ts
index 9442c66d0bcce37b3fc60aab57e0fb184773c9e1..84b34e302594878a2ad2540fc9cc5efdd66b9e03 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugService.ts
@@ -375,8 +375,6 @@ export class DebugService implements IDebugService {
 		const unresolvedConfig = deepClone(config);
 		if (options && options.noDebug) {
 			config!.noDebug = true;
-		} else {
-			delete config!.noDebug;
 		}
 
 		if (!type) {