diff --git a/share/qtcreator/static.pro b/share/qtcreator/static.pro
index f22a875be10..42664508cf3 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/static.pro
+++ b/share/qtcreator/static.pro
@@ -1,25 +1,4 @@
-TEMPLATE = app
-TARGET = phony_target
-CONFIG -= qt sdk separate_debug_info gdb_dwarf_index
-QT =
-LIBS =
-macx:CONFIG -= app_bundle
-
-isEmpty(vcproj) {
-    QMAKE_LINK = @: IGNORE THIS LINE
-    OBJECTS_DIR =
-    win32:CONFIG -= embed_manifest_exe
-} else {
-    CONFIG += console
-    PHONY_DEPS = .
-    phony_src.input = PHONY_DEPS
-    phony_src.output = phony.c
-    phony_src.variable_out = GENERATED_SOURCES
-    phony_src.commands = echo int main() { return 0; } > phony.c
-    phony_src.name = CREATE phony.c
-    phony_src.CONFIG += combine
-    QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += phony_src
-}
+TEMPLATE = aux
 
 STATIC_BASE = $$PWD
 
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/translations/translations.pro b/share/qtcreator/translations/translations.pro
index fdf6170e6fa..3bfd35167d9 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/translations/translations.pro
+++ b/share/qtcreator/translations/translations.pro
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+TEMPLATE = aux
+
 include(../../../qtcreator.pri)
 
 LANGUAGES = cs de fr ja pl ru sl uk zh_CN zh_TW
@@ -113,12 +115,6 @@ ts.commands = \
     echo \"rename the file and re-run \'qmake\'.\"
 QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += ts
 
-TEMPLATE = app
-TARGET = phony_target2
-CONFIG -= qt sdk separate_debug_info gdb_dwarf_index
-QT =
-LIBS =
-
 updateqm.input = TRANSLATIONS
 updateqm.output = $$IDE_DATA_PATH/translations/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
 isEmpty(vcproj):updateqm.variable_out = PRE_TARGETDEPS
@@ -127,22 +123,6 @@ updateqm.name = LRELEASE ${QMAKE_FILE_IN}
 updateqm.CONFIG += no_link
 QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += updateqm
 
-isEmpty(vcproj) {
-    QMAKE_LINK = @: IGNORE THIS LINE
-    OBJECTS_DIR =
-    win32:CONFIG -= embed_manifest_exe
-} else {
-    CONFIG += console
-    PHONY_DEPS = .
-    phony_src.input = PHONY_DEPS
-    phony_src.output = phony.c
-    phony_src.variable_out = GENERATED_SOURCES
-    phony_src.commands = echo int main() { return 0; } > phony.c
-    phony_src.name = CREATE phony.c
-    phony_src.CONFIG += combine
-    QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += phony_src
-}
-
 qmfiles.files = $$prependAll(LANGUAGES, $$OUT_PWD/qtcreator_,.qm)
 qmfiles.path = $$INSTALL_DATA_PATH/translations
 qmfiles.CONFIG += no_check_exist