diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/materialeditor/materialeditorview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/materialeditor/materialeditorview.cpp
index c40d9f1b322..76d6bee2b02 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/materialeditor/materialeditorview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/materialeditor/materialeditorview.cpp
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ static bool containsTexture(const ModelNode &node)
     return false;
 };
 
-static bool showPrincipledMaterialEx()
-{
-    return Core::ICore::settings()->value("QML/Designer/ShowPrincipledMaterialEx", false).toBool();
-}
-
 MaterialEditorView::MaterialEditorView(ExternalDependenciesInterface &externalDependencies)
     : AbstractView{externalDependencies}
     , m_stackedWidget(new QStackedWidget)
@@ -705,20 +700,12 @@ void MaterialEditorView::updatePossibleTypes()
     if (!m_qmlBackEnd)
         return;
 
-    static const QStringList basicTypes = []() {
-        QStringList types = {
-            "CustomMaterial",
-            "DefaultMaterial",
-            "PrincipledMaterial",
-            "PrincipledMaterialEx",
-            "SpecularGlossyMaterial",
-        };
-
-        if (!showPrincipledMaterialEx())
-            types.removeOne("PrincipledMaterialEx");
-
-        return types;
-    }();
+    static const QStringList basicTypes{
+        "CustomMaterial",
+        "DefaultMaterial",
+        "PrincipledMaterial",
+        "SpecularGlossyMaterial",
+    };
 
     const QString matType = m_selectedMaterial.simplifiedTypeName();