diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt
index 8741c5520c5..ce6b8f8ce1e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 add_qtc_plugin(CMakeProjectManager
   DEPENDS QmlJS
   PLUGIN_DEPENDS Core CppEditor ProjectExplorer TextEditor QtSupport
-  PLUGIN_RECOMMENDS Designer
   SOURCES
     builddirparameters.cpp builddirparameters.h
     cmake_global.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.qbs b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.qbs
index dac2e995922..077b700919e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager.qbs
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ QtcPlugin {
     Depends { name: "QtSupport" }
     Depends { name: "app_version_header" }
 
-    pluginRecommends: [
-        "Designer"
-    ]
-
     files: [
         "builddirparameters.cpp",
         "builddirparameters.h",
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager_dependencies.pri b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager_dependencies.pri
index 95496a600c9..b454c4a41f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager_dependencies.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectmanager_dependencies.pri
@@ -9,5 +9,3 @@ QTC_PLUGIN_DEPENDS += \
     cppeditor \
     texteditor \
     qtsupport
-QTC_PLUGIN_RECOMMENDS += \
-    designer
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e2aef3744e..5486bd44773 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 add_qtc_plugin(MesonProjectManager
   DEPENDS QmlJS
   PLUGIN_DEPENDS Core CppEditor ProjectExplorer TextEditor QtSupport
-  PLUGIN_RECOMMENDS Designer
   SOURCES
   mesonprojectplugin.cpp
   mesonprojectplugin.h
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectmanager.qbs b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectmanager.qbs
index 2aed9f3b783..3a9ce46d718 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectmanager.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectmanager.qbs
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ Project {
         Depends { name: "QtSupport" }
         Depends { name: "app_version_header" }
 
-        pluginRecommends: [
-            "Designer"
-        ]
-
         cpp.includePaths: "."
 
         files: [
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectmanager_dependencies.pri b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectmanager_dependencies.pri
index 043a2913411..0bfe8ce98c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectmanager_dependencies.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesonprojectmanager_dependencies.pri
@@ -7,6 +7,3 @@ QTC_PLUGIN_DEPENDS += \
     projectexplorer \
     cppeditor \
     qtsupport
-QTC_PLUGIN_RECOMMENDS += \
-    designer
-
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt
index 842a8b2063c..e1d3ddf2644 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 add_qtc_plugin(QmakeProjectManager
   DEPENDS QmlJS
   PLUGIN_DEPENDS Core CppEditor QtSupport ResourceEditor TextEditor
-  PLUGIN_RECOMMENDS Designer
   SOURCES
     addlibrarywizard.cpp addlibrarywizard.h
     customwidgetwizard/classdefinition.cpp customwidgetwizard/classdefinition.h customwidgetwizard/classdefinition.ui
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.qbs b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.qbs
index e01e29703fb..233dbef2035 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.qbs
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ Project {
         Depends { name: "ResourceEditor" }
         Depends { name: "app_version_header" }
 
-        pluginRecommends: [
-            "Designer"
-        ]
-
         Group {
             name: "General"
             files: [
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager_dependencies.pri b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager_dependencies.pri
index a4e2c593d16..daa8e231be2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager_dependencies.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager_dependencies.pri
@@ -10,6 +10,3 @@ QTC_PLUGIN_DEPENDS += \
     texteditor \
     cppeditor \
     resourceeditor
-
-QTC_PLUGIN_RECOMMENDS += \
-    designer