diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
index 7a5eb09c4d4..c421e7983ae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "qmakeprojectmanagerconstants.h"
 #include "qmakestep.h"
 
-#include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icontext.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager.h>
@@ -186,9 +185,6 @@ QmakeBuildSystem::QmakeBuildSystem(QmakeBuildConfiguration *bc)
     , m_qmakeVfs(new QMakeVfs)
     , m_cppCodeModelUpdater(new CppTools::CppProjectUpdater)
 {
-    const QTextCodec *codec = Core::EditorManager::defaultTextCodec();
-    m_qmakeVfs->setTextCodec(codec);
-
     setParseDelay(0);
 
     m_rootProFile = std::make_unique<QmakeProFile>(this, projectFilePath());
diff --git a/src/shared/proparser/qmakevfs.cpp b/src/shared/proparser/qmakevfs.cpp
index 4b0cb7df037..adec3057d4d 100644
--- a/src/shared/proparser/qmakevfs.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/proparser/qmakevfs.cpp
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ using namespace QMakeInternal;
 #include <qfile.h>
 #include <qfileinfo.h>
 
-#ifndef QT_NO_TEXTCODEC
-#include <qtextcodec.h>
-#endif
-
 #define fL1S(s) QString::fromLatin1(s)
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -46,9 +42,6 @@ QMakeVfs::QMakeVfs()
     , m_magicExisting(fL1S("existing"))
 #endif
 {
-#ifndef QT_NO_TEXTCODEC
-    m_textCodec = 0;
-#endif
     ref();
 }
 
@@ -232,11 +225,7 @@ QMakeVfs::ReadResult QMakeVfs::readFile(int id, QString *contents, QString *errS
         *errStr = fL1S("Unexpected UTF-8 BOM");
         return ReadOtherError;
     }
-    *contents =
-#ifndef QT_NO_TEXTCODEC
-        m_textCodec ? m_textCodec->toUnicode(bcont) :
-#endif
-        QString::fromLocal8Bit(bcont);
+    *contents = QString::fromLocal8Bit(bcont);
     return ReadOk;
 }
 
@@ -287,11 +276,4 @@ void QMakeVfs::invalidateContents()
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifndef QT_NO_TEXTCODEC
-void QMakeVfs::setTextCodec(const QTextCodec *textCodec)
-{
-    m_textCodec = textCodec;
-}
-#endif
-
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/shared/proparser/qmakevfs.h b/src/shared/proparser/qmakevfs.h
index 00547cf7fce..247e751e7fa 100644
--- a/src/shared/proparser/qmakevfs.h
+++ b/src/shared/proparser/qmakevfs.h
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 # include <qmutex.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifndef QT_NO_TEXTCODEC
-QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QTextCodec)
-#endif
-
 #ifdef PROEVALUATOR_DUAL_VFS
 # ifndef PROEVALUATOR_CUMULATIVE
 #  error PROEVALUATOR_DUAL_VFS requires PROEVALUATOR_CUMULATIVE
@@ -88,10 +84,6 @@ public:
     void invalidateContents();
 #endif
 
-#ifndef QT_NO_TEXTCODEC
-    void setTextCodec(const QTextCodec *textCodec);
-#endif
-
 private:
 #ifdef PROEVALUATOR_THREAD_SAFE
     static QMutex s_mutex;
@@ -125,9 +117,6 @@ private:
     QString m_magicMissing;
     QString m_magicExisting;
 #endif
-#ifndef QT_NO_TEXTCODEC
-    const QTextCodec *m_textCodec;
-#endif
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(QMakeVfs::VfsFlags)