diff --git a/statusnotifierwatcher/CMakeLists.txt b/statusnotifierwatcher/CMakeLists.txt
index b5f5eb523..7e405909f 100644
--- a/statusnotifierwatcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/statusnotifierwatcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 add_definitions("-DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII")
-# clear setting pulled in from finding KF5::KDELibs4Support before resetting
-remove_definitions(-DQT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0)
-add_definitions(-DQT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000)
 add_definitions(-DQT_NO_URL_CAST_FROM_STRING)
 
 set(kded_statusnotifierwatcher_SRCS statusnotifierwatcher.cpp )