diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 68226ec88..91eb1b73e 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
     QGuiApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
 #endif
-#endif
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-    if (qgetenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE") == QByteArrayLiteral("wayland") && qgetenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM").isEmpty()) {
-        qWarning() << "Warning: disregarding XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland";
-        qWarning() << "To use wayland anyway, please set QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland";
-        qunsetenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE");
-    }
 #endif
 
     Application app(argc, argv);