diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 151ddb046fe..8df49a9928a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6731,7 +6731,6 @@ QMAKE_LIBDIR_QT  = \$\$QT_BUILD_TREE/lib
 include(\$\$PWD/mkspecs/qmodule.pri)
 CONFIG += $QMAKE_CONFIG dylib depend_includepath fix_output_dirs no_private_qt_headers_warning QTDIR_build
 QMAKE_ABSOLUTE_SOURCE_ROOT = \$\$QT_SOURCE_TREE
-QMAKE_MOC_SRC    = \$\$QT_BUILD_TREE/src/moc
 
 EOF
 
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/moc.prf b/mkspecs/features/moc.prf
index 3f155a2d6b0..94f8100f880 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/moc.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/moc.prf
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ equals(MOC_DIR, .) {
 unix:!no_mocdepend {
      moc_source.depends += $$first(QMAKE_MOC)
      moc_header.depends += $$first(QMAKE_MOC)
-     !contains(TARGET, moc) { #auto build moc
-         isEmpty(QMAKE_MOC_SRC):QMAKE_MOC_SRC = "$(QTDIR)/src/tools/moc"
-    	 make_moc.target = $$first(QMAKE_MOC)
-	     make_moc.commands = (cd $$QMAKE_MOC_SRC && $(MAKE))
-	     QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += make_moc
-     }
 }
 
 #generate a mocclean