diff --git a/src/main_wayland.cpp b/src/main_wayland.cpp
index 897815e1ec..e31108e048 100644
--- a/src/main_wayland.cpp
+++ b/src/main_wayland.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
     setenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM", "wayland-org.kde.kwin.qpa", true);
 
     qunsetenv("QT_DEVICE_PIXEL_RATIO");
-    qputenv("QT_IM_MODULE", "qtvirtualkeyboard");
     qputenv("QSG_RENDER_LOOP", "basic");
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
     KWin::ApplicationWayland a(argc, argv);