diff --git a/MaterialPicker.cc b/MaterialPicker.cc
index 08dcba76042f66cb34b521120e11fa62d781a057..77fd40c54662199f791956302b666d162d4ac259 100644
--- a/MaterialPicker.cc
+++ b/MaterialPicker.cc
@@ -568,7 +568,4 @@ void MaterialPicker::createContextMenu(const QPoint& _point)
 
 }
 
-#if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
-  Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2( materialPicker , MaterialPicker );
-#endif
 
diff --git a/MaterialPicker.hh b/MaterialPicker.hh
index 220b87b87628262da3124cf1f5eaa901e98cf6db..1b0df0900d033378544aacba43fd534947f33a53 100644
--- a/MaterialPicker.hh
+++ b/MaterialPicker.hh
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ class MaterialPicker : public QObject, BaseInterface, MouseInterface, PickingInt
   Q_INTERFACES(ToolboxInterface)
   Q_INTERFACES(KeyInterface)
 
-#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
   Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.OpenFlipper.Plugins.Plugin-MaterialPicker")
-#endif
 
 signals:
   void addPickMode(const std::string &_mode);