diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/config.pri b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/config.pri
index 1b8888784d5daf47f1efa56bdd79c4ea73fa0c24..24a75f2553b1c244bb86f67eabf70201f0266c8f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/config.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/config.pri
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-contains(QT_CONFIG, reduce_exports):CONFIG += hide_symbols
-
 # MOC_DIR = moc
 DEFINES += QT_NO_STYLE_S60