diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.5/default.nix
index abbbe8ef7a0..034e25662ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.5/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ let
 
       NIX_QT_SUBMODULE = args.NIX_QT_SUBMODULE or true;
       dontFixLibtool = args.dontFixLibtool or true;
-      configureScript = args.configureScript or "qmake";
 
       outputs = args.outputs or [ "dev" "out" ];
       setOutputFlags = args.setOutputFlags or false;