diff --git a/tests/auto/tools/qmake/.prev_CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/tools/qmake/.prev_CMakeLists.txt
index c1367ec18fd..48b88a2285e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/tools/qmake/.prev_CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/tools/qmake/.prev_CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,18 +22,3 @@ add_qt_test(tst_qmake
 
 #### Keys ignored in scope 2:.:.:qmake.pro:WIN32:
 # testcase.timeout = "900"
-
-extend_target(tst_qmake CONDITION CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING
-    DEFINES
-        QMAKE_CROSS_COMPILED
-)
-
-extend_target(tst_qmake CONDITION CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Debug AND debug_and_release
-    DEFINES
-        DEBUG_BUILD
-)
-
-extend_target(tst_qmake CONDITION debug_and_release AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Debug
-    DEFINES
-        RELEASE_BUILD
-)
diff --git a/tests/auto/tools/qmake/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/tools/qmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 62db9257b80..48b88a2285e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/tools/qmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/tools/qmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,8 +22,3 @@ add_qt_test(tst_qmake
 
 #### Keys ignored in scope 2:.:.:qmake.pro:WIN32:
 # testcase.timeout = "900"
-
-extend_target(tst_qmake CONDITION CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING
-    DEFINES
-        QMAKE_CROSS_COMPILED
-)
diff --git a/tests/auto/tools/qmake/qmake.pro b/tests/auto/tools/qmake/qmake.pro
index 0e8ebcc7cce..adb73b5e55f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/tools/qmake/qmake.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/tools/qmake/qmake.pro
@@ -5,7 +5,4 @@ TARGET = tst_qmake
 HEADERS += testcompiler.h
 SOURCES += tst_qmake.cpp testcompiler.cpp
 QT = core testlib
-
-cross_compile: DEFINES += QMAKE_CROSS_COMPILED
-
 TESTDATA += testdata/*