diff --git a/src/tools/qpatch/qpatch.pro b/src/tools/qpatch/qpatch.pro
index c59c3dc91a9..22142845eeb 100644
--- a/src/tools/qpatch/qpatch.pro
+++ b/src/tools/qpatch/qpatch.pro
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 TARGET = qpatch
 QT = core
+
 CONFIG += console
 macx:CONFIG -= app_bundle
+
 SOURCES += qpatch.cpp
 
-QT_BUILD_TREE=$$fromfile($$(QTDIR)/.qmake.cache,QT_BUILD_TREE)
-QT_SOURCE_TREE=$$fromfile($$(QTDIR)/.qmake.cache,QT_SOURCE_TREE)
-
 DEFINES += QT_UIC
-include(bootstrap.pri)
-
-message($$QT_BUILD_TREE)
-