diff --git a/src/libs/utils/mimetypes2/mimedatabase.cpp b/src/libs/utils/mimetypes2/mimedatabase.cpp
index 961f026b674..d5e6a152d29 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/mimetypes2/mimedatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/mimetypes2/mimedatabase.cpp
@@ -529,11 +529,7 @@ MimeType MimeDatabasePrivate::mimeTypeForFile(const QString &fileName,
         return mimeTypeForFileExtension(fileName);
     case MimeDatabase::MatchContent: {
         QFile file(fileName);
-        if (file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-            return mimeTypeForData(&file);
-        } else {
-            return mimeTypeForName(defaultMimeType());
-        }
+        return mimeTypeForData(&file);
     }
     default:
         Q_ASSERT(false);