diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestframework.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestframework.cpp
index 724e6690d01..875520a5e70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestframework.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/quick/quicktestframework.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ QuickTestFramework::QuickTestFramework()
     setId(QuickTest::Constants::FRAMEWORK_ID);
     setDisplayName(Tr::tr("Quick Test"));
     setPriority(5);
-
-    readSettings();
 }
 
 ITestParser *QuickTestFramework::createTestParser()