diff --git a/tools/xmlpatterns/xmlpatterns.pro b/tools/xmlpatterns/xmlpatterns.pro
index d295efc868e7b002de1bd31e048d07370578642c..d349a913cf59bd96749d6990cc81641c10cb64c8 100644
--- a/tools/xmlpatterns/xmlpatterns.pro
+++ b/tools/xmlpatterns/xmlpatterns.pro
@@ -1,17 +1,4 @@
-TEMPLATE = app
-TARGET = xmlpatterns
-QT -= gui
-QT += xmlpatterns-private
-
-DESTDIR = $$QT.xmlpatterns.bins
-target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]
-INSTALLS += target
-
-# This ensures we get stderr and stdout on Windows.
-CONFIG += console
-
-# This ensures that this is a command-line program on OS X and not a GUI application.
-CONFIG -= app_bundle
+QT = core xmlpatterns-private
 
 # Note that qcoloroutput.cpp and qcoloringmessagehandler.cpp are also used internally
 # in libQtXmlPatterns. See src/xmlpatterns/api/api.pri.
@@ -24,4 +11,4 @@ HEADERS = main.h                            \
           qapplicationargument.cpp          \
           qapplicationargumentparser.cpp    
 
-
+load(qt_tool)
diff --git a/tools/xmlpatternsvalidator/xmlpatternsvalidator.pro b/tools/xmlpatternsvalidator/xmlpatternsvalidator.pro
index d5ab07097af7a18a19f8974cdb721894e3f3d487..af9469f30414586f85f28b5c10b3d36109b37eab 100644
--- a/tools/xmlpatternsvalidator/xmlpatternsvalidator.pro
+++ b/tools/xmlpatternsvalidator/xmlpatternsvalidator.pro
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
-TEMPLATE = app
-TARGET = xmlpatternsvalidator
-QT -= gui
-QT += xmlpatterns
-
-DESTDIR = $$QT.xmlpatterns.bins
-target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]
-INSTALLS += target
-
-# This ensures we get stderr and stdout on Windows.
-CONFIG += console
-
-# This ensures that this is a command-line program on OS X and not a GUI application.
-CONFIG -= app_bundle
+QT = core xmlpatterns
 
 SOURCES = main.cpp
 HEADERS = main.h
 
+load(qt_tool)