diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlnewprojectwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlnewprojectwizard.cpp
index 1cb73470937dc1cce5ce7e5de44dff9c351d5e63..94019f9c1f3926c1a8f9aea14adfb12bab1d0ae3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlnewprojectwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlnewprojectwizard.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ Core::GeneratedFiles QmlNewProjectWizard::generateFiles(const QWizard *w,
         << "Rectangle {" << endl
         << "    width: 200" << endl
         << "    height: 200" << endl
-        << "    color: \"white\"" << endl
         << "    Text {" << endl
         << "        text: \"Hello World\"" << endl
         << "        anchors.centerIn: parent" << endl