diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index 22d4d9b42cc..bdc194b376e 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -1938,14 +1938,8 @@ QStringList FileFilter::asFindArguments(const QString &path) const
     const QString nameOption = (filters & QDir::CaseSensitive) ? QString{"-name"}
                                                                : QString{"-iname"};
     if (!nameFilters.isEmpty()) {
-        const QRegularExpression oneChar("\\[.*?\\]");
         bool addedFirst = false;
         for (const QString &current : nameFilters) {
-            if (current.indexOf(oneChar) != -1) {
-                qDebug() << "Skipped" << current << "due to presence of [] wildcard";
-                continue;
-            }
-
             if (addedFirst)
                 filterOptions << "-o";
             filterOptions << nameOption << current;