diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e54f9712cc..276bd8d5d0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS
     Core
     DBus
     Quick
-    QuickWidgets
     UiTools
     Widgets
     X11Extras
diff --git a/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ce6c10740..1a82ad018d 100644
--- a/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ set(kwin_kcm_rules_XCB_LIBS
 
 set(kcm_libs
     Qt::Quick
-    Qt::QuickWidgets
 
     KF5::KCMUtils
     KF5::I18n