diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp
index 066052ade9..c224b032aa 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp
@@ -3182,8 +3182,7 @@ QUrl QUrl::resolved(const QUrl &relative) const
     if (!relative.d) return *this;
 
     QUrl t;
-    // Compatibility hack (mostly for qtdeclarative) : treat "file:relative.txt" as relative even though QUrl::isRelative() says false
-    if (!relative.d->scheme.isEmpty() && (!relative.isLocalFile() || QDir::isAbsolutePath(relative.d->path))) {
+    if (!relative.d->scheme.isEmpty()) {
         t = relative;
         t.detach();
     } else {