diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/QmlDesigner.json.in b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/QmlDesigner.json.in
index 3dea4ee8885..4b5682f4857 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/QmlDesigner.json.in
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/QmlDesigner.json.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     ],
     "Category" : "Qt Quick",
     "Description" : "Visual Designer for QML files.",
-    "DisabledByDefault" : true,
+    "Deprecated" : true,
     "Url" : "http://www.qt.io",
     "Arguments" : [
         {