diff --git a/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/CMakeLists.txt b/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/CMakeLists.txt
index 5059fdcb00f..5a278c477e7 100644
--- a/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set(EXT_TOOLS_DIR "${IDE_DATA_PATH}/externaltools")
 
-set(tools lrelease.xml lupdate.xml qmlscene.xml qml.xml)
+set(tools qmlscene.xml qml.xml)
 
 if (WIN32)
   list(APPEND tools notepad_win.xml)
diff --git a/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lrelease.xml b/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lrelease.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 05ab83e115f..00000000000
--- a/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lrelease.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
-
--->
-<externaltool id="lrelease">
-    <description>Creates qm translation files that can be used by an application from the translator's ts files</description>
-    <displayname>Release Translations (lrelease)</displayname>
-    <category>Linguist</category>
-    <order>2</order>
-    <executable>
-        <path>%{CurrentDocument:Project:QT_INSTALL_BINS}/lrelease</path>
-        <path>%{ActiveProject:QT_INSTALL_BINS}/lrelease</path>
-        <path>lrelease</path>
-        <arguments>%{CurrentDocument:Project:FilePath}</arguments>
-        <workingdirectory>%{CurrentDocument:Project:Path}</workingdirectory>
-        <baseEnvironmentId>CurrentDocument:Project:BuildConfig:Env</baseEnvironmentId>
-    </executable>
-</externaltool>
diff --git a/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lupdate.xml b/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lupdate.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index f0edc35a833..00000000000
--- a/src/share/qtcreator/externaltools/lupdate.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
-
--->
-<externaltool id="lupdate">
-    <description>Synchronizes translator's ts files with the program code</description>
-    <displayname>Update Translations (lupdate)</displayname>
-    <category>Linguist</category>
-    <order>1</order>
-    <executable>
-        <path>%{CurrentDocument:Project:QT_INSTALL_BINS}/lupdate</path>
-        <path>%{ActiveProject:QT_INSTALL_BINS}/lupdate</path>
-        <path>lupdate</path>
-        <arguments>%{CurrentDocument:Project:FilePath}</arguments>
-        <workingdirectory>%{CurrentDocument:Project:Path}</workingdirectory>
-        <baseEnvironmentId>CurrentDocument:Project:BuildConfig:Env</baseEnvironmentId>
-    </executable>
-</externaltool>