diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshighlighter.cpp
index d494f4e5e50..06d65a39712 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshighlighter.cpp
@@ -200,8 +200,6 @@ bool QmlJSHighlighter::maybeQmlKeyword(const QStringRef &text) const
         return true;
     else if (ch == QLatin1Char('s') && text == QLatin1String("signal"))
         return true;
-    else if (ch == QLatin1Char('p') && text == QLatin1String("property"))
-        return true;
     else if (ch == QLatin1Char('r') && text == QLatin1String("readonly"))
         return true;
     else if (ch == QLatin1Char('i') && text == QLatin1String("import"))