diff --git a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4 b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
index b87c38a6aba..74981278602 100644
--- a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
+++ b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_qt.m4
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([BITCOIN_QT_CONFIGURE],[
       fi
     fi
 
-    AC_DEFINE([QT_STATICPLUGIN], [1], [Define this symbol if qt plugins are static])
     _BITCOIN_QT_CHECK_STATIC_PLUGIN([QMinimalIntegrationPlugin], [-lqminimal])
     AC_DEFINE([QT_QPA_PLATFORM_MINIMAL], [1], [Define this symbol if the minimal qt platform exists])
     if test "$TARGET_OS" = "windows"; then
diff --git a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h.in b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h.in
index 2d6df92286a..33632ad17c6 100644
--- a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h.in
+++ b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h.in
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@
 /* Define this symbol if the qt platform is windows */
 #define QT_QPA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS 1
 
-/* Define this symbol if qt plugins are static */
-#define QT_STATICPLUGIN 1
-
 /* Windows Universal Platform constraints */
 #if !defined(WINAPI_FAMILY) || (WINAPI_FAMILY == WINAPI_FAMILY_DESKTOP_APP)
 /* Either a desktop application without API restrictions, or and older system
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 6c5725533b8..690c2b6f5a1 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 #include <QTranslator>
 #include <QWindow>
 
-#if defined(QT_STATICPLUGIN)
+#if defined(QT_STATIC)
 #include <QtPlugin>
 #if defined(QT_QPA_PLATFORM_XCB)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QXcbIntegrationPlugin);
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index ee841ce626b..80f8b8e80fa 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include <config/bitcoin-config.h> // IWYU pragma: keep
-
 #include <qt/guiutil.h>
 
 #include <qt/bitcoinaddressvalidator.h>
@@ -918,12 +916,7 @@ void LogQtInfo()
 #else
     const std::string qt_link{"dynamic"};
 #endif
-#ifdef QT_STATICPLUGIN
-    const std::string plugin_link{"static"};
-#else
-    const std::string plugin_link{"dynamic"};
-#endif
-    LogPrintf("Qt %s (%s), plugin=%s (%s)\n", qVersion(), qt_link, QGuiApplication::platformName().toStdString(), plugin_link);
+    LogPrintf("Qt %s (%s), plugin=%s\n", qVersion(), qt_link, QGuiApplication::platformName().toStdString());
     const auto static_plugins = QPluginLoader::staticPlugins();
     if (static_plugins.empty()) {
         LogPrintf("No static plugins.\n");
diff --git a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
index f310d0a02b7..c150606cfb9 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <functional>
 
-#if defined(QT_STATICPLUGIN)
+#if defined(QT_STATIC)
 #include <QtPlugin>
 #if defined(QT_QPA_PLATFORM_MINIMAL)
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QMinimalIntegrationPlugin);