diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
index 43088f306ac..caa7411cbc3 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
@@ -203,19 +203,19 @@ public class MIInferior extends Process {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public synchronized boolean isSuspended() {
+	public boolean isSuspended() {
 		return state == SUSPENDED;
 	}
 
-	public synchronized boolean isRunning() {
+	public boolean isRunning() {
 		return state == RUNNING;
 	}
 
-	public synchronized boolean isTerminated() {
+	public boolean isTerminated() {
 		return state == TERMINATED;
 	}
 
-	public synchronized boolean isConnected() {
+	public boolean isConnected() {
 		return connected;
 	}