diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsdocument.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsdocument.cpp
index 0cfabbb7fe8..7455d421b77 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsdocument.cpp
@@ -223,11 +223,14 @@ bool Document::parse_helper(int startToken)
     Parser parser(_engine);
 
     QString source = _source;
-    if (startToken == QmlJSGrammar::T_FEED_JS_PROGRAM)
-        extractPragmas(&source);
-
     lexer.setCode(source, /*line = */ 1, /*qmlMode = */_language == QmlLanguage);
 
+    if (startToken == QmlJSGrammar::T_FEED_JS_PROGRAM) {
+        // ### use directives
+        Directives directives;
+        lexer.scanDirectives(&directives);
+    }
+
     switch (startToken) {
     case QmlJSGrammar::T_FEED_UI_PROGRAM:
         _parsedCorrectly = parser.parse();
@@ -278,86 +281,6 @@ Bind *Document::bind() const
     return _bind;
 }
 
-// this is essentially a copy of QDeclarativeScriptParser::extractPragmas
-void Document::extractPragmas(QString *source)
-{
-    const QChar forwardSlash(QLatin1Char('/'));
-    const QChar star(QLatin1Char('*'));
-    const QChar newline(QLatin1Char('\n'));
-    const QChar dot(QLatin1Char('.'));
-    const QChar semicolon(QLatin1Char(';'));
-    const QChar space(QLatin1Char(' '));
-    const QString pragma(QLatin1String(".pragma "));
-
-    const QChar *pragmaData = pragma.constData();
-
-    QString &script = *source;
-    const QChar *data = script.constData();
-    const int length = script.count();
-    for (int ii = 0; ii < length; ++ii) {
-        const QChar &c = data[ii];
-
-        if (c.isSpace())
-            continue;
-
-        if (c == forwardSlash) {
-            ++ii;
-            if (ii >= length)
-                return;
-
-            const QChar &c = data[ii];
-            if (c == forwardSlash) {
-                // Find next newline
-                while (ii < length && data[++ii] != newline) {};
-            } else if (c == star) {
-                // Find next star
-                while (true) {
-                    while (ii < length && data[++ii] != star) {};
-                    if (ii + 1 >= length)
-                        return;
-
-                    if (data[ii + 1] == forwardSlash) {
-                        ++ii;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                return;
-            }
-        } else if (c == dot) {
-            // Could be a pragma!
-            if (ii + pragma.length() >= length ||
-                0 != ::memcmp(data + ii, pragmaData, sizeof(QChar) * pragma.length()))
-                return;
-
-            int pragmaStatementIdx = ii;
-
-            ii += pragma.length();
-
-            while (ii < length && data[ii].isSpace()) { ++ii; }
-
-            int startIdx = ii;
-
-            while (ii < length && data[ii].isLetter()) { ++ii; }
-
-            int endIdx = ii;
-
-            if (ii != length && data[ii] != forwardSlash && !data[ii].isSpace() && data[ii] != semicolon)
-                return;
-
-            QString p(data + startIdx, endIdx - startIdx);
-
-            if (p != QLatin1String("library"))
-                return;
-
-            for (int jj = pragmaStatementIdx; jj < endIdx; ++jj) script[jj] = space;
-
-        } else {
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 LibraryInfo::LibraryInfo(Status status)
     : _status(status)
     , _dumpStatus(NoTypeInfo)
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsdocument.h b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsdocument.h
index 2967d28ad3e..a902553bcb6 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsdocument.h
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsdocument.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     bool parse_helper(int kind);
-    static void extractPragmas(QString *source);
 
 private:
     QmlJS::Engine *_engine;