diff --git a/modules/juce_core/juce_core.h b/modules/juce_core/juce_core.h
index 10c5b4138e..13aef04c83 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/juce_core.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/juce_core.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class FileOutputStream;
 class XmlElement;
 class JSONFormatter;
 
-extern JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE juce_isRunningUnderDebugger();
+extern JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE juce_isRunningUnderDebugger() noexcept;
 extern JUCE_API void JUCE_CALLTYPE logAssertion (const char* file, int line) noexcept;
 
 #include "memory/juce_Memory.h"
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Threads.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Threads.cpp
index 2cca156bbd..585b97a7e6 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Threads.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_android_Threads.cpp
@@ -62,16 +62,11 @@ JUCE_API void JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::setPriority (ProcessPriority prior)
     pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), policy, &param);
 }
 
-JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE juce_isRunningUnderDebugger()
+JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE juce_isRunningUnderDebugger() noexcept
 {
     return false;
 }
 
-JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::isRunningUnderDebugger()
-{
-    return juce_isRunningUnderDebugger();
-}
-
 JUCE_API void JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::raisePrivilege() {}
 JUCE_API void JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::lowerPrivilege() {}
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
index 9ac6901b93..85062bf2e3 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ bool Time::setSystemTimeToThisTime() const
     return settimeofday (&t, 0) == 0;
 }
 
-JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE juce_isRunningUnderDebugger()
+JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE juce_isRunningUnderDebugger() noexcept
 {
    #if JUCE_BSD
     return false;
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_Threads.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_Threads.cpp
index b9d3d45067..465acee8df 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_Threads.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_linux_Threads.cpp
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ JUCE_API void JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::setPriority (const ProcessPriority prior)
     pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), policy, &param);
 }
 
-JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::isRunningUnderDebugger()
-{
-    return juce_isRunningUnderDebugger();
-}
-
 static bool swapUserAndEffectiveUser()
 {
     int result1 = setreuid (geteuid(), getuid());
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Threads.mm b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Threads.mm
index 8150a15e08..b8b793b630 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Threads.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_mac_Threads.mm
@@ -75,23 +75,11 @@ JUCE_API void JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::setPriority (ProcessPriority)
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE juce_isRunningUnderDebugger()
+JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE juce_isRunningUnderDebugger() noexcept
 {
-    static char testResult = 0;
-
-    if (testResult == 0)
-    {
-        struct kinfo_proc info;
-        int m[] = { CTL_KERN, KERN_PROC, KERN_PROC_PID, getpid() };
-        size_t sz = sizeof (info);
-        sysctl (m, 4, &info, &sz, 0, 0);
-        testResult = ((info.kp_proc.p_flag & P_TRACED) != 0) ? 1 : -1;
-    }
-
-    return testResult > 0;
-}
-
-JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::isRunningUnderDebugger()
-{
-    return juce_isRunningUnderDebugger();
+    struct kinfo_proc info;
+    int m[] = { CTL_KERN, KERN_PROC, KERN_PROC_PID, getpid() };
+    size_t sz = sizeof (info);
+    sysctl (m, 4, &info, &sz, 0, 0);
+    return (info.kp_proc.p_flag & P_TRACED) != 0;
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
index 71d697a328..7bef2ec2b5 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
@@ -259,16 +259,11 @@ void JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::setPriority (ProcessPriority prior)
     }
 }
 
-JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE juce_isRunningUnderDebugger()
+JUCE_API bool JUCE_CALLTYPE juce_isRunningUnderDebugger() noexcept
 {
     return IsDebuggerPresent() != FALSE;
 }
 
-bool JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::isRunningUnderDebugger()
-{
-    return juce_isRunningUnderDebugger();
-}
-
 static void* currentModuleHandle = nullptr;
 
 void* JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::getCurrentModuleInstanceHandle() noexcept
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/system/juce_PlatformDefs.h b/modules/juce_core/system/juce_PlatformDefs.h
index d9f31a1f39..2ff33bcdf3 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/system/juce_PlatformDefs.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/system/juce_PlatformDefs.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 //==============================================================================
 #if JUCE_DEBUG || DOXYGEN
   /** Writes a string to the standard error stream.
-      Note that as well as a single string, you can use this to write multiple items 
+      Note that as well as a single string, you can use this to write multiple items
       as a stream, e.g.
       @code
         DBG ("foo = " << foo << "bar = " << bar);
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Process.h b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Process.h
index eb5d59df8f..5274be3b87 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Process.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Process.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Returns true if this process is being hosted by a debugger. */
-    static bool JUCE_CALLTYPE isRunningUnderDebugger();
+    static bool JUCE_CALLTYPE isRunningUnderDebugger() noexcept;
 
 
     //==============================================================================
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.cpp b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.cpp
index d195b66d10..721f7410b6 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@ void SpinLock::enter() const noexcept
     }
 }
 
+//==============================================================================
+bool JUCE_CALLTYPE Process::isRunningUnderDebugger() noexcept
+{
+    return juce_isRunningUnderDebugger();
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 #if JUCE_UNIT_TESTS