diff --git a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/basic/basic.pri b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/basic/basic.pri
index d70b3b6a1a..52cf771b2a 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/basic/basic.pri
+++ b/src/platformsupport/fontdatabases/basic/basic.pri
@@ -8,6 +8,4 @@ SOURCES += \
         $$PWD/qbasicfontdatabase.cpp \
         $$QT_SOURCE_TREE/src/gui/text/qfontengine_ft.cpp
 
-CONFIG += opentype
-
 include($$QT_SOURCE_TREE/src/3rdparty/freetype_dependency.pri)