diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.h b/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.h
index ba84dd109e..17dd600265 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.h
@@ -279,11 +279,6 @@
 #define QT_NO_DRAGANDDROP
 #endif
 
-// QFileSystemModel
-#if !defined(QT_NO_FILESYSTEMMODEL) && (defined(QT_NO_FILESYSTEMWATCHER))
-#define QT_NO_FILESYSTEMMODEL
-#endif
-
 // File Transfer Protocol
 #if !defined(QT_NO_FTP) && (defined(QT_NO_TEXTDATE))
 #define QT_NO_FTP
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.txt b/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.txt
index 814e95c256..ec54c7bdbf 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.txt
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ SeeAlso: ???
 Feature: FILESYSTEMMODEL
 Description: Provides a data model for the local filesystem.
 Section: File I/O
-Requires: FILESYSTEMWATCHER
+Requires:
 Name: QFileSystemModel
 SeeAlso: ???