diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/QtSupport.json.in b/src/plugins/qtsupport/QtSupport.json.in
index 9198b0d5a36..6ee539dc311 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/QtSupport.json.in
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/QtSupport.json.in
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@
         \"    <comment>Linguist compiled translations</comment>\",
         \"    <glob pattern=\'*.qm\'/>\",
         \"  </mime-type>\",
-        \"  <mime-type type=\'application/x-linguist\'>\",
-        \"    <comment>Linguist source translations</comment>\",
-        \"    <magic>\",
-        \"      <match value=\'&lt;TS\' type=\'string\' offset=\'0:256\'/>\",
-        \"    </magic>\",
-        \"    <glob pattern=\'*.ts\' weight=\'70\'/>\",
-        \"  </mime-type>\",
         \"  <mime-type type=\'application/scxml+xml\'>\",
         \"    <comment>SCXML State Chart</comment>\",
         \"    <sub-class-of type=\'application/xml\'/>\",