diff --git a/src/plugins/silversearcher/silversearcherplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/silversearcher/silversearcherplugin.cpp
index 80b5b0edc77..7b26ddd4f96 100644
--- a/src/plugins/silversearcher/silversearcherplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/silversearcher/silversearcherplugin.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ void SilverSearcherPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
 {
 }
 
+#ifdef WITH_TESTS
 QList<QObject *> SilverSearcherPlugin::createTestObjects() const
 {
     return {new OutputParserTest};
 }
-
+#endif
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace SilverSearcher