diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 882f10b4cd..0009a22e04 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -739,7 +739,6 @@ CFG_GSTREAMER=auto
 CFG_QGTKSTYLE=auto
 CFG_LARGEFILE=auto
 CFG_OPENSSL=auto
-CFG_STL=auto
 CFG_PRECOMPILE=auto
 CFG_SEPARATE_DEBUG_INFO=no
 CFG_SEPARATE_DEBUG_INFO_NOCOPY=no
@@ -911,7 +910,7 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
         VAL=no
         ;;
     #Qt style yes options
-    -profile|-shared|-static|-sm|-xinerama|-xshape|-xsync|-xinput|-xinput2|-egl|-reduce-exports|-pch|-separate-debug-info|-stl|-freetype|-xcursor|-xfixes|-xrandr|-xrender|-mitshm|-fontconfig|-xkb|-xcb|-eglfs|-nis|-dbus|-dbus-linked|-glib|-gstreamer|-gtkstyle|-cups|-iconv|-largefile|-h|-help|-v|-verbose|-debug|-release|-fast|-accessibility|-confirm-license|-gnumake|-framework|-debug-and-release|-exceptions|-harfbuzz|-prefix-install|-silent|-optimized-qmake|-dwarf2|-reduce-relocations|-sse|-openssl|-openssl-linked|-phonon-backend|-audio-backend|-declarative-debug|-javascript-jit|-rpath|-force-pkg-config|-icu|-force-asserts|-testcocoon)
+    -profile|-shared|-static|-sm|-xinerama|-xshape|-xsync|-xinput|-xinput2|-egl|-reduce-exports|-pch|-separate-debug-info|-freetype|-xcursor|-xfixes|-xrandr|-xrender|-mitshm|-fontconfig|-xkb|-xcb|-eglfs|-nis|-dbus|-dbus-linked|-glib|-gstreamer|-gtkstyle|-cups|-iconv|-largefile|-h|-help|-v|-verbose|-debug|-release|-fast|-accessibility|-confirm-license|-gnumake|-framework|-debug-and-release|-exceptions|-harfbuzz|-prefix-install|-silent|-optimized-qmake|-dwarf2|-reduce-relocations|-sse|-openssl|-openssl-linked|-phonon-backend|-audio-backend|-declarative-debug|-javascript-jit|-rpath|-force-pkg-config|-icu|-force-asserts|-testcocoon)
         VAR=`echo $1 | sed "s,^-\(.*\),\1,"`
         VAL=yes
         ;;
@@ -1464,13 +1463,6 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
             UNKNOWN_OPT=yes
         fi
         ;;
-    stl)
-        if [ "$VAL" = "yes" ] || [ "$VAL" = "no" ]; then
-            CFG_STL="$VAL"
-        else
-            UNKNOWN_OPT=yes
-        fi
-        ;;
     pch)
         if [ "$VAL" = "yes" ] || [ "$VAL" = "no" ]; then
             CFG_PRECOMPILE="$VAL"
@@ -2885,13 +2877,6 @@ if [ "$OPT_HELP" = "yes" ]; then
         LFSY="*"
         LFSN=" "
     fi
-    if [ "$CFG_STL" = "auto" ] || [ "$CFG_STL" = "yes" ]; then
-        SHY="*"
-        SHN=" "
-    else
-        SHY=" "
-        SHN="*"
-    fi
     if [ "$CFG_PRECOMPILE" = "auto" ] || [ "$CFG_PRECOMPILE" = "no" ]; then
         PHY=" "
         PHN="*"
@@ -2931,7 +2916,7 @@ Usage:  $relconf [-h] [-prefix <dir>] [-prefix-install] [-bindir <dir>] [-libdir
         [-release] [-debug] [-debug-and-release]
         [-developer-build] [-shared] [-static] [-no-fast] [-fast] [-no-largefile]
         [-largefile] [-no-exceptions] [-exceptions] [-no-accessibility]
-        [-accessibility] [-no-stl] [-stl] [-no-sql-<driver>] [-sql-<driver>]
+        [-accessibility] [-no-sql-<driver>] [-sql-<driver>]
         [-plugin-sql-<driver>] [-system-sqlite]
         [-platform] [-D <string>] [-I <string>] [-L <string>] [-help]
         [-qt-zlib] [-system-zlib] [-no-gif] [-no-libpng] [-qt-libpng] [-system-libpng]
@@ -3070,9 +3055,6 @@ fi
     -no-accessibility .. Do not compile Accessibility support.
  *  -accessibility ..... Compile Accessibility support.
 
- $SHN  -no-stl ............ Do not compile STL support.
- $SHY  -stl ............... Compile STL support.
-
     -no-sql-<driver> ... Disable SQL <driver> entirely.
     -qt-sql-<driver> ... Enable a SQL <driver> in the QtSql library, by default
                          none are turned on.
@@ -5220,26 +5202,13 @@ if [ "$CFG_LIBFREETYPE" = "auto" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-HAVE_STL=no
-if "$unixtests/compile.test" "$XQMAKESPEC" "$QMAKE_CONFIG" $OPT_VERBOSE "$relpath" "$outpath" config.tests/unix/stl "STL" $L_FLAGS $I_FLAGS $l_FLAGS; then
-    HAVE_STL=yes
+if ! "$unixtests/compile.test" "$XQMAKESPEC" "$QMAKE_CONFIG" $OPT_VERBOSE "$relpath" "$outpath" config.tests/unix/stl "STL" $L_FLAGS $I_FLAGS $l_FLAGS &&
+    [ "$CFG_CONFIGURE_EXIT_ON_ERROR" = "yes" ]; then
+    echo "STL functionality check failed! Cannot build Qt with this STL library."
+    echo " Turn on verbose messaging (-v) to $0 to see the final report."
+    exit 101
 fi
 
-if [ "$CFG_STL" != "no" ]; then
-    if [ "$HAVE_STL" = "yes" ]; then
-        CFG_STL=yes
-    else
-        if [ "$CFG_STL" = "yes" ] && [ "$CFG_CONFIGURE_EXIT_ON_ERROR" = "yes" ]; then
-            echo "STL support cannot be enabled due to functionality tests!"
-            echo " Turn on verbose messaging (-v) to $0 to see the final report."
-            echo " If you believe this message is in error you may use the continue"
-            echo " switch (-continue) to $0 to continue."
-            exit 101
-        else
-            CFG_STL=no
-        fi
-    fi
-fi
 
 # detect POSIX clock_gettime()
 if [ "$CFG_CLOCK_GETTIME" = "auto" ]; then
@@ -5581,11 +5550,6 @@ QMakeVar set UI_DIR ".uic/$QMAKE_OUTDIR"
 if [ "$CFG_LARGEFILE" = "yes" ] && [ "$XPLATFORM_MINGW" != "yes" ]; then
     QMAKE_CONFIG="$QMAKE_CONFIG largefile"
 fi
-if [ "$CFG_STL" = "no" ]; then
-    QCONFIG_FLAGS="$QCONFIG_FLAGS QT_NO_STL"
-else
-    QMAKE_CONFIG="$QMAKE_CONFIG stl"
-fi
 if [ "$CFG_USE_GNUMAKE" = "yes" ]; then
     QMAKE_CONFIG="$QMAKE_CONFIG GNUmake"
 fi
@@ -6301,9 +6265,6 @@ elif [ "$CFG_DEBUG" = "no" ]; then
     fi
     QT_CONFIG="$QT_CONFIG release"
 fi
-if [ "$CFG_STL" = "yes" ]; then
-    QTCONFIG_CONFIG="$QTCONFIG_CONFIG stl"
-fi
 if [ "$CFG_FRAMEWORK" = "no" ]; then
     QTCONFIG_CONFIG="$QTCONFIG_CONFIG qt_no_framework"
 else
@@ -6555,7 +6516,6 @@ else
     echo "JavaScriptCore JIT ..... $CFG_JAVASCRIPTCORE_JIT"
 fi
 echo "Declarative debugging ...$CFG_DECLARATIVE_DEBUG"
-echo "STL support ............ $CFG_STL"
 echo "PCH support ............ $CFG_PRECOMPILE"
 if [ "$CFG_ARCH" = "i386" -o "$CFG_ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
     echo "SSE2/SSE3/SSSE3......... ${CFG_SSE2}/${CFG_SSE3}/${CFG_SSSE3}"
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qconfig-minimal.h b/src/corelib/global/qconfig-minimal.h
index 512b82c60f..3244e01c9e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qconfig-minimal.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qconfig-minimal.h
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
 #ifndef QT_NO_QUUID_STRING
 #  define QT_NO_QUUID_STRING
 #endif
-#ifndef QT_NO_STL
-#  define QT_NO_STL
-#endif
 #ifndef QT_NO_TEXTDATE
 #  define QT_NO_TEXTDATE
 #endif
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qconfig-nacl.h b/src/corelib/global/qconfig-nacl.h
index 88da7f3d44..69980f97a6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qconfig-nacl.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qconfig-nacl.h
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
 #ifndef QT_NO_QUUID_STRING
 #  define QT_NO_QUUID_STRING
 #endif
-#ifndef QT_NO_STL
-#  define QT_NO_STL
-#endif
 #ifndef QT_NO_TEXTDATE
 #  define QT_NO_TEXTDATE
 #endif
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qconfig-small.h b/src/corelib/global/qconfig-small.h
index 9fca199964..e764285e4a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qconfig-small.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qconfig-small.h
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
 #ifndef QT_NO_QUUID_STRING
 #  define QT_NO_QUUID_STRING
 #endif
-#ifndef QT_NO_STL
-#  define QT_NO_STL
-#endif
 
 /* Dialogs */
 #ifndef QT_NO_COLORDIALOG
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.h b/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.h
index ff6a8af873..4ce586a858 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qfeatures.h
@@ -208,9 +208,6 @@
 // Status Tip
 //#define QT_NO_STATUSTIP
 
-// Standard Template Library
-//#define QT_NO_STL
-
 // QMotifStyle
 //#define QT_NO_STYLE_MOTIF
 
diff --git a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
index 62040db66f..a45f396ebe 100644
--- a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
+++ b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ Configure::Configure(int& argc, char** argv)
     dictionary[ "QMAKE_INTERNAL" ]  = "no";
     dictionary[ "FAST" ]            = "no";
     dictionary[ "NOPROCESS" ]       = "no";
-    dictionary[ "STL" ]             = "yes";
     dictionary[ "EXCEPTIONS" ]      = "yes";
     dictionary[ "WIDGETS" ]         = "yes";
     dictionary[ "RTTI" ]            = "yes";
@@ -768,11 +767,6 @@ void Configure::parseCmdLine()
         else if (configCmdLine.at(i) == "-no-fast")
             dictionary[ "FAST" ] = "no";
 
-        else if (configCmdLine.at(i) == "-stl")
-            dictionary[ "STL" ] = "yes";
-        else if (configCmdLine.at(i) == "-no-stl")
-            dictionary[ "STL" ] = "no";
-
         else if (configCmdLine.at(i) == "-exceptions")
             dictionary[ "EXCEPTIONS" ] = "yes";
         else if (configCmdLine.at(i) == "-no-exceptions")
@@ -1362,7 +1356,6 @@ void Configure::applySpecSpecifics()
         dictionary[ "FREETYPE" ]            = "no";
         dictionary[ "OPENGL" ]              = "no";
         dictionary[ "OPENSSL" ]             = "no";
-        dictionary[ "STL" ]                 = "no";
         dictionary[ "EXCEPTIONS" ]          = "no";
         dictionary[ "RTTI" ]                = "no";
         dictionary[ "SSE2" ]                = "no";
@@ -1446,7 +1439,7 @@ bool Configure::displayHelp()
                     "[-release] [-debug] [-debug-and-release] [-shared] [-static]\n"
                     "[-no-fast] [-fast] [-no-exceptions] [-exceptions]\n"
                     "[-no-accessibility] [-accessibility] [-no-rtti] [-rtti]\n"
-                    "[-no-stl] [-stl] [-no-sql-<driver>] [-qt-sql-<driver>]\n"
+                    "[-no-sql-<driver>] [-qt-sql-<driver>]\n"
                     "[-plugin-sql-<driver>] [-system-sqlite]\n"
                     "[-D <define>] [-I <includepath>] [-L <librarypath>]\n"
                     "[-help] [-no-dsp] [-dsp] [-no-vcproj] [-vcproj]\n"
@@ -1508,9 +1501,6 @@ bool Configure::displayHelp()
         desc("ACCESSIBILITY", "no",  "-no-accessibility", "Do not compile Windows Active Accessibility support.");
         desc("ACCESSIBILITY", "yes", "-accessibility",    "Compile Windows Active Accessibility support.\n");
 
-        desc("STL", "no",       "-no-stl",              "Do not compile STL support.");
-        desc("STL", "yes",      "-stl",                 "Compile STL support.\n");
-
         desc(                   "-no-sql-<driver>",     "Disable SQL <driver> entirely, by default none are turned on.");
         desc(                   "-qt-sql-<driver>",     "Enable a SQL <driver> in the Qt Library.");
         desc(                   "-plugin-sql-<driver>", "Enable SQL <driver> as a plugin to be linked to at run time.\n"
@@ -2043,7 +2033,6 @@ bool Configure::verifyConfiguration()
 
    Options:
      debug release
-     stl
 
  Things that do not affect the Qt API/ABI:
      system-jpeg no-jpeg jpeg
@@ -2593,8 +2582,6 @@ void Configure::generateQConfigPri()
 
         if (dictionary[ "LTCG" ] == "yes")
             configStream << " ltcg";
-        if (dictionary[ "STL" ] == "yes")
-            configStream << " stl";
         if (dictionary[ "EXCEPTIONS" ] == "yes")
             configStream << " exceptions";
         if (dictionary[ "EXCEPTIONS" ] == "no")
@@ -2759,7 +2746,6 @@ void Configure::generateConfigfiles()
         tmpStream << endl << "// Compile time features" << endl;
 
         QStringList qconfigList;
-        if (dictionary["STL"] == "no")                qconfigList += "QT_NO_STL";
         if (dictionary["STYLE_WINDOWS"] != "yes")     qconfigList += "QT_NO_STYLE_WINDOWS";
         if (dictionary["STYLE_PLASTIQUE"] != "yes")   qconfigList += "QT_NO_STYLE_PLASTIQUE";
         if (dictionary["STYLE_CLEANLOOKS"] != "yes")   qconfigList += "QT_NO_STYLE_CLEANLOOKS";
@@ -3005,7 +2991,6 @@ void Configure::displayConfig()
     cout << "Debug symbols..............." << (dictionary[ "BUILD" ] == "debug" ? "yes" : "no") << endl;
     cout << "Link Time Code Generation..." << dictionary[ "LTCG" ] << endl;
     cout << "Accessibility support......." << dictionary[ "ACCESSIBILITY" ] << endl;
-    cout << "STL support................." << dictionary[ "STL" ] << endl;
     cout << "Exception support..........." << dictionary[ "EXCEPTIONS" ] << endl;
     cout << "RTTI support................" << dictionary[ "RTTI" ] << endl;
     cout << "SSE2 support................" << dictionary[ "SSE2" ] << endl;