diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index cb20eb3f04..3dcb22c840 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -3087,7 +3087,6 @@ void QGuiApplicationPrivate::processScreenGeometryChange(QWindowSystemInterfaceP
 
     if (geometryChanged) {
         emit s->physicalSizeChanged(s->physicalSize());
-        emit s->logicalDotsPerInchChanged(s->logicalDotsPerInch());
 
         if (s->primaryOrientation() != primaryOrientation)
             emit s->primaryOrientationChanged(s->primaryOrientation());