diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qpa/genericunixfontdatabase.prf b/mkspecs/features/qpa/genericunixfontdatabase.prf
index b0d81e5571e..363d3dd2474 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qpa/genericunixfontdatabase.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qpa/genericunixfontdatabase.prf
@@ -2,9 +2,5 @@ CONFIG += qpa/basicunixfontdatabase
 contains(QT_CONFIG, fontconfig) {
     DEFINES += Q_FONTCONFIGDATABASE
     LIBS_PRIVATE += -lfontconfig
-} else:!android {
-    fonts.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]/fonts
-    fonts.files = $$QT_SOURCE_TREE/lib/fonts/*
-    INSTALLS += fonts
 }