diff --git a/examples/widgets/painting/affine/main.cpp b/examples/widgets/painting/affine/main.cpp
index a0ded9bfe3..3efd2125ac 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/painting/affine/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/painting/affine/main.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     Q_INIT_RESOURCE(affine);
-#ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
-    qputenv("QT_SCALE_FACTOR", "2");
-#endif
+
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
     XFormWidget xformWidget(nullptr);
diff --git a/examples/widgets/painting/gradients/main.cpp b/examples/widgets/painting/gradients/main.cpp
index 7e61687f91..f3b75a749c 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/painting/gradients/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/painting/gradients/main.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     Q_INIT_RESOURCE(gradients);
-#ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
-    qputenv("QT_SCALE_FACTOR", "2");
-#endif
 
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
diff --git a/examples/widgets/painting/pathstroke/main.cpp b/examples/widgets/painting/pathstroke/main.cpp
index d7c64b3c64..a5ceb9e3c6 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/painting/pathstroke/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/painting/pathstroke/main.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     Q_INIT_RESOURCE(pathstroke);
-#ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
-    qputenv("QT_SCALE_FACTOR", "2");
-#endif
 
     QApplication app(argc, argv);