diff --git a/tools/qmlbundle/qmlbundle.pro b/tools/qmlbundle/qmlbundle.pro
index 237f933b8bf96008e4ae5384f488e338c873ccaf..440b1521498805051d79ed5fda3aa0fbcdd1f905 100644
--- a/tools/qmlbundle/qmlbundle.pro
+++ b/tools/qmlbundle/qmlbundle.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-DESTDIR= $$QT.qml.bins
-
 QT       = core qml-private v8-private core-private
 
 SOURCES += main.cpp
diff --git a/tools/qmlmin/qmlmin.pro b/tools/qmlmin/qmlmin.pro
index c8df227765aeba08b3f88c2f68a45b66f0621b7f..c7da0ebe4e13681309011eca5e1a492679f182e4 100644
--- a/tools/qmlmin/qmlmin.pro
+++ b/tools/qmlmin/qmlmin.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 QT       = core qmldevtools-private
-DESTDIR  = $$QT.qml.bins
 SOURCES += main.cpp
 
 load(qt_tool)
diff --git a/tools/qmlplugindump/qmlplugindump.pro b/tools/qmlplugindump/qmlplugindump.pro
index 03256309b65b714f04059d52345328329d97a3b2..f0cc1bf103a18b5a2303c0d66657871a4b1ab41d 100644
--- a/tools/qmlplugindump/qmlplugindump.pro
+++ b/tools/qmlplugindump/qmlplugindump.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-DESTDIR = $$QT.qml.bins
-
 QT += qml qml-private quick-private core-private
 
 SOURCES += \
diff --git a/tools/qmlprofiler/qmlprofiler.pro b/tools/qmlprofiler/qmlprofiler.pro
index 70dc53bfcbc3d8445625a8b31611aa1cf63848ed..c5def993f3b2a3734f405a0ac5d6446b518c925c 100644
--- a/tools/qmlprofiler/qmlprofiler.pro
+++ b/tools/qmlprofiler/qmlprofiler.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-DESTDIR = $$QT.qml.bins
-
 QT += qml qml-private v8-private network core-private
 
 SOURCES += main.cpp \
diff --git a/tools/qmlscene/qmlscene.pro b/tools/qmlscene/qmlscene.pro
index 0d41e1f87efdd43ddbdc6f383ec0254404a799f0..623de41c5cbd3da3877786279f202dfa66ccf6e1 100644
--- a/tools/qmlscene/qmlscene.pro
+++ b/tools/qmlscene/qmlscene.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-DESTDIR= $$QT.qml.bins
-
 QT += qml quick core-private
 !contains(QT_CONFIG, no-widgets):QT += widgets
 
diff --git a/tools/qmltestrunner/qmltestrunner.pro b/tools/qmltestrunner/qmltestrunner.pro
index efa0e96890c05ceefd0efd1d64f9e6b847e423c8..5184c1f1a462bce3152236aef370f2e35d1900bc 100644
--- a/tools/qmltestrunner/qmltestrunner.pro
+++ b/tools/qmltestrunner/qmltestrunner.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-DESTDIR= $$QT.qml.bins
-
 SOURCES += main.cpp
 
 QT += qml qmltest