diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5nodeinstanceserver.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5nodeinstanceserver.cpp
index 3e75228b86c..da9f7ed8233 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5nodeinstanceserver.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5nodeinstanceserver.cpp
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@ bool Qt5NodeInstanceServer::renderWindow()
     m_viewData.renderControl->render();
     m_viewData.renderControl->endFrame();
     return true;
-#else
-    Q_UNUSED(viewData)
 #endif
     return false;
 }