diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 008216a17d..52a53adc38 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3122,10 +3122,6 @@ addConfStr "$shortspec"
 [ -d "$outpath/src/corelib/global" ] || mkdir -p "$outpath/src/corelib/global"
 
 cat > "$outpath/src/corelib/global/qconfig.cpp.new" <<EOF
-/* License Info */
-static const char qt_configure_licensee_str          [256 + 12] = "qt_lcnsuser=$Licensee";
-static const char qt_configure_licensed_products_str [256 + 12] = "qt_lcnsprod=$Edition";
-
 /* Installation date */
 static const char qt_configure_installation          [12+11]    = "qt_instdate=2012-12-20";
 
@@ -3153,10 +3149,6 @@ $QT_CONFIGURE_STRS#endif
 # define QT_CONFIGURE_SYSROOTIFY_PREFIX $QMAKE_SYSROOTIFY
 #endif
 
-/* strlen( "qt_lcnsxxxx" ) == 12 */
-#define QT_CONFIGURE_LICENSEE qt_configure_licensee_str + 12
-#define QT_CONFIGURE_LICENSED_PRODUCTS qt_configure_licensed_products_str + 12
-
 #define QT_CONFIGURE_PREFIX_PATH qt_configure_prefix_path_str + 12
 #ifdef QT_BUILD_QMAKE
 # define QT_CONFIGURE_EXT_PREFIX_PATH qt_configure_ext_prefix_path_str + 12
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
index 70e19d1f86..c31b6daa00 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.cpp
@@ -229,30 +229,30 @@ QLibraryInfo::QLibraryInfo()
 { }
 
 /*!
-  Returns the person to whom this build of Qt is licensed.
-
-  \sa licensedProducts()
+  \deprecated
+  This function used to return the person to whom this build of Qt is licensed, now returns an empty string.
 */
 
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 8)
 QString
 QLibraryInfo::licensee()
 {
-    const char * volatile str = QT_CONFIGURE_LICENSEE;
-    return QString::fromLocal8Bit(str);
+    return QString();
 }
+#endif
 
 /*!
-  Returns the products that the license for this build of Qt has access to.
-
-  \sa licensee()
+  \deprecated
+  This function used to return the products that the license for this build of Qt has access to, now returns an empty string.
 */
 
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 8)
 QString
 QLibraryInfo::licensedProducts()
 {
-    const char * volatile str = QT_CONFIGURE_LICENSED_PRODUCTS;
-    return QString::fromLatin1(str);
+    return QString();
 }
+#endif
 
 /*!
     \since 4.6
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.h b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.h
index a1c146923e..55be706382 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qlibraryinfo.h
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ class QStringList;
 class Q_CORE_EXPORT QLibraryInfo
 {
 public:
-    static QString licensee();
-    static QString licensedProducts();
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 8)
+    static QT_DEPRECATED QString licensee();
+    static QT_DEPRECATED QString licensedProducts();
+#endif
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_DATESTRING
 #if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 5)
diff --git a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
index c40d11d284..c3b9e642eb 100644
--- a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
+++ b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
@@ -3951,11 +3951,7 @@ void Configure::generateQConfigCpp()
     // Generate the new qconfig.cpp file
     {
         FileWriter tmpStream(buildPath + "/src/corelib/global/qconfig.cpp");
-        tmpStream << "/* Licensed */" << endl
-                  << "static const char qt_configure_licensee_str          [512 + 12] = \"qt_lcnsuser=" << dictionary["LICENSEE"] << "\";" << endl
-                  << "static const char qt_configure_licensed_products_str [512 + 12] = \"qt_lcnsprod=" << dictionary["EDITION"] << "\";" << endl
-                  << endl
-                  << "/* Build date */" << endl
+        tmpStream << "/* Build date */" << endl
                   << "static const char qt_configure_installation          [11  + 12] = \"qt_instdate=2012-12-20\";" << endl
                   << endl
                   << "/* Installation Info */" << endl
@@ -3983,9 +3979,6 @@ void Configure::generateQConfigCpp()
                   << "#ifdef QT_BUILD_QMAKE\n"
                   << "# define QT_CONFIGURE_SYSROOTIFY_PREFIX " << (sysrootifyPrefix ? "true" : "false") << endl
                   << "#endif\n\n"
-                  << "/* strlen( \"qt_lcnsxxxx\") == 12 */" << endl
-                  << "#define QT_CONFIGURE_LICENSEE qt_configure_licensee_str + 12" << endl
-                  << "#define QT_CONFIGURE_LICENSED_PRODUCTS qt_configure_licensed_products_str + 12" << endl
                   << endl
                   << "#define QT_CONFIGURE_PREFIX_PATH qt_configure_prefix_path_str + 12\n"
                   << "#ifdef QT_BUILD_QMAKE\n"