diff --git a/src/corelib/corelib.pro b/src/corelib/corelib.pro
index c690f49b08..2d78041752 100644
--- a/src/corelib/corelib.pro
+++ b/src/corelib/corelib.pro
@@ -116,17 +116,3 @@ ctest_qt5_module_files.files += $$ctest_macros_file.output $$cmake_extras_mkspec
 ctest_qt5_module_files.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]/cmake/Qt5Core
 
 INSTALLS += ctest_qt5_module_files cmake_qt5_umbrella_module_files
-
-mips_dsp:*-g++* {
-    HEADERS += $$MIPS_DSP_HEADERS
-
-    mips_dsp_corelib_assembler.commands = $$QMAKE_CXX -c
-    mips_dsp_corelib_assembler.commands += $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCPATH) -mips32r2 -mdsp ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} -o ${QMAKE_FILE_OUT}
-    mips_dsp_corelib_assembler.dependency_type = TYPE_C
-    mips_dsp_corelib_assembler.output = ${QMAKE_VAR_OBJECTS_DIR}${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}$${first(QMAKE_EXT_OBJ)}
-    mips_dsp_corelib_assembler.input = MIPS_DSP_ASM
-    mips_dsp_corelib_assembler.variable_out = OBJECTS
-    mips_dsp_corelib_assembler.name = assembling[mips_dsp] ${QMAKE_FILE_IN}
-    silent:mips_dsp_corelib_assembler.commands = @echo assembling[mips_dsp] ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} && $$mips_dsp_corelib_assembler.commands
-    QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += mips_dsp_corelib_assembler
-}
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
index 3d5111b049..d1208a1fe6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
@@ -210,3 +210,4 @@ TR_EXCLUDE += ../3rdparty/*
 # MIPS DSP
 MIPS_DSP_ASM += tools/qstring_mips_dsp_asm.S
 MIPS_DSP_HEADERS += ../gui/painting/qt_mips_asm_dsp_p.h
+CONFIG += simd