diff --git a/config.tests/precompile_header/CMakeLists.txt b/config.tests/precompile_header/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index d64887594a9..00000000000
--- a/config.tests/precompile_header/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
-project(precompile_header LANGUAGES CXX)
-
-add_executable(precompile_header main.cpp)
-target_precompile_headers(precompile_header PRIVATE header.h)
diff --git a/config.tests/precompile_header/header.h b/config.tests/precompile_header/header.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e35f8cb85d..00000000000
--- a/config.tests/precompile_header/header.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-#ifndef HEADER_H
-#define HEADER_H
-
-// Nothing to see here. We just want the HEADER_H define.
-
-#endif
diff --git a/config.tests/precompile_header/main.cpp b/config.tests/precompile_header/main.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ea84a8dae2..00000000000
--- a/config.tests/precompile_header/main.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-#ifndef HEADER_H
-#    error no go
-#endif
-
-int main() {}
diff --git a/configure.cmake b/configure.cmake
index 5612fd94a71..eea094cecd5 100644
--- a/configure.cmake
+++ b/configure.cmake
@@ -288,12 +288,6 @@ int main(void)
     CXX_STANDARD 23
 )
 
-# precompile_header
-qt_config_compile_test(precompile_header
-    LABEL "precompiled header support"
-    PROJECT_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/config.tests/precompile_header"
-)
-
 qt_config_compiler_supports_flag_test(optimize_debug
     LABEL "-Og support"
     FLAG "-Og"
@@ -732,12 +726,6 @@ qt_feature("c++2b" PUBLIC
     CONDITION QT_FEATURE_cxx20 AND (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.20") AND TEST_cxx2b
 )
 qt_feature_config("c++2b" QMAKE_PUBLIC_QT_CONFIG)
-qt_feature("precompile_header"
-    LABEL "Using precompiled headers"
-    CONDITION BUILD_WITH_PCH AND TEST_precompile_header
-    AUTODETECT NOT WASM
-)
-qt_feature_config("precompile_header" QMAKE_PRIVATE_CONFIG)
 set(__qt_ltcg_detected FALSE)
 if(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION)
     set(__qt_ltcg_detected TRUE)
@@ -1310,7 +1298,6 @@ qt_configure_add_summary_entry(
     CONDITION GCC AND NOT CLANG AND ( QT_FEATURE_debug OR QT_FEATURE_force_debug_info OR QT_FEATURE_debug_and_release )
 )
 qt_configure_add_summary_entry(ARGS "relocatable")
-qt_configure_add_summary_entry(ARGS "precompile_header")
 qt_configure_add_summary_entry(ARGS "ltcg")
 qt_configure_add_summary_entry(ARGS "intelcet")
 qt_configure_add_summary_entry(ARGS "glibc_fortify_source")
diff --git a/qt_cmdline.cmake b/qt_cmdline.cmake
index 56cd9fc1cc1..b0b3797d27e 100644
--- a/qt_cmdline.cmake
+++ b/qt_cmdline.cmake
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ qt_commandline_option(optimize-debug TYPE boolean NAME optimize_debug)
 qt_commandline_option(optimize-size TYPE boolean NAME optimize_size)
 qt_commandline_option(optimized-qmake TYPE boolean NAME release_tools)
 qt_commandline_option(optimized-tools TYPE boolean NAME release_tools)
-qt_commandline_option(pch TYPE boolean NAME precompile_header CMAKE_VARIABLE BUILD_WITH_PCH)
+qt_commandline_option(pch TYPE boolean CMAKE_VARIABLE BUILD_WITH_PCH)
 qt_commandline_option(pkg-config TYPE boolean)
 qt_commandline_option(platform TYPE string CMAKE_VARIABLE QT_QMAKE_TARGET_MKSPEC)
 qt_commandline_option(plugin-manifests TYPE boolean)