diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsplugindumper.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsplugindumper.cpp
index cdc82cc8800..c4cc381f8a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsplugindumper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsplugindumper.cpp
@@ -164,17 +164,7 @@ void PluginDumper::qmlPluginTypeDumpDone(int exitCode)
         Core::MessageManager *messageManager = Core::MessageManager::instance();
         const QString errorMessages = process->readAllStandardError();
         messageManager->printToOutputPane(qmldumpErrorMessage(libraryPath, errorMessages));
-
-        if (errorMessages.contains(QLatin1String("Usage: qmldump [plugin/import/path plugin.uri]"))) {
-            // outdated qmldump from 2.1.
-            // TODO: Show a warning that qmldump should be recompiled.
-            libraryInfo.setDumpStatus(LibraryInfo::DumpDone);
-            if (!libraryPath.isEmpty())
-                m_modelManager->updateLibraryInfo(libraryPath, libraryInfo);
-            return;
-        } else {
-            libraryInfo.setDumpStatus(LibraryInfo::DumpError, qmldumpFailedMessage(errorMessages));
-        }
+        libraryInfo.setDumpStatus(LibraryInfo::DumpError, qmldumpFailedMessage(errorMessages));
     }
 
     const QByteArray output = process->readAllStandardOutput();