diff --git a/config_help.txt b/config_help.txt
index f711a01cb8..5ebeaf5af3 100644
--- a/config_help.txt
+++ b/config_help.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ Build options:
 
   -c++std <edition> .... Select C++ standard <edition> [c++1z/c++14/c++11]
                          (Not supported with MSVC)
-  -rtti ................ Build with Runtime Type Information [yes] (MSVC only)
 
   -sse2 ................ Use SSE2 instructions [auto]
   -sse3/-ssse3/-sse4.1/-sse4.2/-avx/-avx2/-avx512
diff --git a/configure.json b/configure.json
index f9abdae8ca..7d04f0a516 100644
--- a/configure.json
+++ b/configure.json
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
             "reduce-relocations": { "type": "boolean", "name": "reduce_relocations" },
             "release": { "type": "enum", "name": "debug", "values": { "yes": "no", "no": "yes" } },
             "rpath": "boolean",
-            "rtti": "boolean",
             "sanitize": "sanitize",
             "sdk": "string",
             "separate-debug-info": { "type": "boolean", "name": "separate_debug_info" },
@@ -554,12 +553,6 @@
             "autoDetect": false,
             "output": [ { "type": "varAppend", "name": "EXTRA_RPATHS", "value": "input.rpaths" } ]
         },
-        "rtti": {
-            "label": "Build with RTTI",
-            "comment": "mkspecs/features/win32/default_pre.prf sets no-rtti. Follow default behavior of configure.exe by overriding with rtti.",
-            "condition": "config.win32",
-            "output": [ "publicConfig" ]
-        },
         "force_asserts": {
             "label": "Force assertions",
             "autoDetect": false,
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/win32/default_pre.prf b/mkspecs/features/win32/default_pre.prf
index bdb72c0d89..a9b247e113 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/win32/default_pre.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/win32/default_pre.prf
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-CONFIG = rtti_off incremental_off windows $$CONFIG
+CONFIG = incremental_off windows $$CONFIG
 load(default_pre)