diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index 5008ed579dd..87d7ab434c2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -2382,10 +2382,7 @@ QString QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()
         return QString();
     }
 
-    QCoreApplicationPrivate *d = self->d_func();
-    if (d->cachedApplicationDirPath.isNull())
-        d->cachedApplicationDirPath = QFileInfo(applicationFilePath()).path();
-    return d->cachedApplicationDirPath;
+    return QFileInfo(applicationFilePath()).path();
 }
 
 #if !defined(Q_OS_WIN) && !defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication_p.h
index 98a5af29167..0027b1ad57f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication_p.h
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ public:
     static inline bool testAttribute(uint flag) { return attribs & (1 << flag); }
 
     void processCommandLineArguments();
-    QString cachedApplicationDirPath;
     QString cachedApplicationFilePath;
     QString qmljs_debug_arguments; // a string containing arguments for js/qml debugging.
     inline QString qmljsDebugArgumentsString() const { return qmljs_debug_arguments; }