diff --git a/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.cpp b/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.cpp
index d733d479cf0..cab04fc239f 100644
--- a/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.cpp
+++ b/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.cpp
@@ -370,13 +370,6 @@ bool QMakeGlobals::initProperties()
     }
     return true;
 }
-#else
-void QMakeGlobals::setProperties(const QHash<QString, QString> &props)
-{
-    QHash<QString, QString>::ConstIterator it = props.constBegin(), eit = props.constEnd();
-    for (; it != eit; ++it)
-        properties.insert(ProKey(it.key()), ProString(it.value()));
-}
 #endif
 #endif // QT_BUILD_QMAKE
 
diff --git a/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.h b/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.h
index 000f685b731..cf71a5afda9 100644
--- a/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.h
+++ b/qmake/library/qmakeglobals.h
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ public:
 #  ifdef PROEVALUATOR_INIT_PROPS
     bool initProperties();
 #  else
-    void setProperties(const QHash<QString, QString> &props);
     void setProperties(const QHash<ProKey, ProString> &props) { properties = props; }
 #  endif
     ProString propertyValue(const ProKey &name) const { return properties.value(name); }