diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextscriptengine/generate/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextscriptengine/generate/CMakeLists.txt
index fa4ff9a6ef1..e810cc43d5d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextscriptengine/generate/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextscriptengine/generate/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ qt_internal_add_executable(generate
     SOURCES
         main.cpp
     INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
-        .
         /usr/include/freetype2
     LIBRARIES
         Qt::CorePrivate
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/CMakeLists.txt
index 6664e0640b6..a07fda58adc 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ qt_internal_add_test(tst_qmdiarea
     DEFINES
         QT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII
         QT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII
-    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
-        .
     LIBRARIES
         Qt::Gui
         Qt::GuiPrivate
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdisubwindow/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdisubwindow/CMakeLists.txt
index 85281dd96fa..17e28513a21 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdisubwindow/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdisubwindow/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ qt_internal_add_test(tst_qmdisubwindow
     DEFINES
         QT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII
         QT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII
-    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
-        .
     LIBRARIES
         Qt::Gui
         Qt::Widgets
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qsizegrip/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qsizegrip/CMakeLists.txt
index b26e18cb7e6..9c08dd1a130 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qsizegrip/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qsizegrip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 qt_internal_add_test(tst_qsizegrip
     SOURCES
         tst_qsizegrip.cpp
-    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
-        .
     LIBRARIES
         Qt::Gui
         Qt::Widgets