diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
index 961a0a39ac2..4f2d3dd4a36 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ else:unix {
 }
 else:win32 {
     SOURCES += tools/qlocale_win.cpp
-    winrt-*-msvc2013: LIBS += advapi32.lib
 } else:integrity {
     SOURCES += tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
 }