diff --git a/src/Gui/DownloadManager.cpp b/src/Gui/DownloadManager.cpp
index 98b767d34..31defb46d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DownloadManager.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DownloadManager.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@
 #include <QMetaEnum>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QFileIconProvider>
-#if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
-#include <QWebSettings>
-#endif
 #if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
 #include <QUrlQuery>
 #endif
@@ -217,12 +214,6 @@ void DownloadManager::updateRow()
     ui->downloadsView->setRowHeight(row, item->minimumSizeHint().height());
 
     bool remove = false;
-#if QT_VERSION < 0x050000
-    QWebSettings *globalSettings = QWebSettings::globalSettings();
-    if (!item->downloading()
-        && globalSettings->testAttribute(QWebSettings::PrivateBrowsingEnabled))
-        remove = true;
-#endif
 
     if (item->downloadedSuccessfully()
         && removePolicy() == DownloadManager::SuccessFullDownload) {