diff --git a/qmake/project.cpp b/qmake/project.cpp
index f6e26254c59..397b4aee182 100644
--- a/qmake/project.cpp
+++ b/qmake/project.cpp
@@ -1635,10 +1635,6 @@ QMakeProject::doProjectInclude(QString file, uchar flags, QHash<QString, QString
             // possible to use "place" everywhere. Instead just set variables and grab them later
             QMakeProject proj(this, &place);
             if(flags & IncludeFlagNewParser) {
-#if 1
-                if(proj.doProjectInclude("default_pre", IncludeFlagFeature, proj.variables()) == IncludeNoExist)
-                    proj.doProjectInclude("default", IncludeFlagFeature, proj.variables());
-#endif
                 parsed = proj.read(file, proj.variables()); // parse just that file (fromfile, infile)
             } else {
                 parsed = proj.read(file); // parse all aux files (load/include into)
diff --git a/tests/auto/tools/qmake/testdata/export_across_file_boundaries/oink.pri b/tests/auto/tools/qmake/testdata/export_across_file_boundaries/oink.pri
index cbd2d0f7d04..ea58ef076ee 100644
--- a/tests/auto/tools/qmake/testdata/export_across_file_boundaries/oink.pri
+++ b/tests/auto/tools/qmake/testdata/export_across_file_boundaries/oink.pri
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+load(default_pre)
 setVar(BAR)