diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/main.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/main.cpp
index 5c1836b32c6..343b90265a2 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/main.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/main.cpp
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-    // Since we always render text into an FBO, we need to globally disable
-    // subpixel antialiasing and instead use gray.
-    qputenv("QSG_DISTANCEFIELD_ANTIALIASING", "gray");
-
     QApplication application(argc, argv);
 
     QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName("QtProject");