diff --git a/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorplugin.cpp
index 47a43123a05901f7cdb5bd847c63a03201912734..2c8de088bd8818aa56318ee9a288c20754aaeca2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/glsleditor/glsleditorplugin.cpp
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ bool GLSLEditorPlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *er
     Core::ActionManager *am =  core->actionManager();
     Core::ActionContainer *contextMenu = am->createMenu(GLSLEditor::Constants::M_CONTEXT);
     Core::ActionContainer *glslToolsMenu = am->createMenu(Core::Id(Constants::M_TOOLS_GLSL));
+    glslToolsMenu->setEmptyAction(Core::ActionContainer::EA_Hide);
     QMenu *menu = glslToolsMenu->menu();
     //: GLSL sub-menu in the Tools menu
     menu->setTitle(tr("GLSL"));
-    menu->setEnabled(true);
     am->actionContainer(Core::Constants::M_TOOLS)->addMenu(glslToolsMenu);
 
     Core::Command *cmd;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorplugin.cpp
index d6f18a08bcc36078b8dc22bded7424754eaa992a..7ae19b1c2cb1e7f827c07ea98f5c6bf43027af8e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorplugin.cpp
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ bool QmlJSEditorPlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *e
     Core::ActionManager *am =  core->actionManager();
     Core::ActionContainer *contextMenu = am->createMenu(QmlJSEditor::Constants::M_CONTEXT);
     Core::ActionContainer *qmlToolsMenu = am->createMenu(Core::Id(Constants::M_TOOLS_QML));
+    qmlToolsMenu->setEmptyAction(Core::ActionContainer::EA_Hide);
     QMenu *menu = qmlToolsMenu->menu();
     //: QML sub-menu in the Tools menu
     menu->setTitle(tr("QML"));
-    menu->setEnabled(true);
     am->actionContainer(Core::Constants::M_TOOLS)->addMenu(qmlToolsMenu);
 
     Core::Command *cmd;