diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_configure.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_configure.prf
index 726e13f118..0a75c998b5 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_configure.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_configure.prf
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@ defineTest(qtConfExportLibrary) {
         qtConfOutputVar(assign, $$output, QMAKE_$${NAME}_VERSION_MINOR, $$member(version, 1))
         qtConfOutputVar(assign, $$output, QMAKE_$${NAME}_VERSION_PATCH, $$member(version, 2))
     }
-    export(config.output.$${output})
 }
 
 defineTest(qtConfHandleLibrary) {