diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qpdf.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qpdf.cpp
index 1da0c6b65fe..9082f98205f 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qpdf.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qpdf.cpp
@@ -2524,10 +2524,6 @@ void QPdfEnginePrivate::drawTextItem(const QPointF &p, const QTextItemInt &ti)
 
     qreal size = ti.fontEngine->fontDef.pixelSize;
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
-    size = (ti.fontEngine->ascent() + ti.fontEngine->descent()).toReal();
-#endif
-
     QVarLengthArray<glyph_t> glyphs;
     QVarLengthArray<QFixedPoint> positions;
     QTransform m = QTransform::fromTranslate(p.x(), p.y());