diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt.conf.in b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt.conf.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 48e4b92bcd..0000000000
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt.conf.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[Paths]
-Prefix=@@HOST_DIR@@/usr
-Sysroot=@@STAGING_DIR@@
-Headers=/usr/include/qt5
-Plugins=/usr/lib/qt/plugins
-Examples=/usr/lib/qt/examples
diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
index 3e55002264..5fe8bb884b 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
@@ -258,17 +258,9 @@ define QT5BASE_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
-# The file "qt.conf" can be used to override the hard-coded paths that are
-# compiled into the Qt library. We need it to make "qmake" relocatable.
-define QT5BASE_INSTALL_QT_CONF
-	sed -e "s|@@HOST_DIR@@|$(HOST_DIR)|" -e "s|@@STAGING_DIR@@|$(STAGING_DIR)|" \
-		$(QT5BASE_PKGDIR)/qt.conf.in > $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/qt.conf
-endef
-
 define QT5BASE_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) install
 	$(QT5_LA_PRL_FILES_FIXUP)
-	$(QT5BASE_INSTALL_QT_CONF)
 endef
 
 define QT5BASE_INSTALL_TARGET_LIBS