diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
index 29b088bdc9..3f48a20a56 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_module.prf
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
     !exists($$QMAKE_QT_MODULE)|!include($$QMAKE_QT_MODULE, "", true) {
         error("Cannot load qmodule.pri!")
     } else {
-        QMAKE_QT_MODULE_PRI_LOADED = 1
         debug(1, "Loaded qmodule.pri from ($$QMAKE_QT_MODULE)")
     }
 } else {
-    QMAKE_QT_MODULE_PRI_LOADED = 1  # covers 'preloading' from .qmake.cache
     debug(1, "Not loading qmodule.pri twice")
 }
 
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf
index 5e567143fe..3d44928484 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_module_config.prf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-!no_qt_module_warning:if(!contains(QMAKE_INTERNAL_INCLUDED_FILES, .*qmodule\\\\.pri)|isEmpty(QMAKE_QT_MODULE_PRI_LOADED)) {
+!no_qt_module_warning:!contains(QMAKE_INTERNAL_INCLUDED_FILES, .*qmodule\\.pri) {
     QMAKE_ACTUAL_PRO_FILE = $$basename(_PRO_FILE_)
     isEmpty(QMAKE_ACTUAL_PRO_FILE): QMAKE_ACTUAL_PRO_FILE=.pro
     warning("You should probably load(qt_module) first in $$QMAKE_ACTUAL_PRO_FILE for $$TARGET, as it also load()s qt_module_config.")