diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.5/qtbase/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.5/qtbase/default.nix
index f039973a9b94..ef6e0620bca9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.5/qtbase/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/5.5/qtbase/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 # options
 , mesaSupported, mesa
-, buildDocs ? false
 , buildExamples ? false
 , buildTests ? false
 , developerBuild ? false
@@ -201,9 +200,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ''
       # Don't retain build-time dependencies like gdb and ruby.
       sed '/QMAKE_DEFAULT_.*DIRS/ d' -i $out/mkspecs/qconfig.pri
-    ''
-    + lib.optionalString buildDocs ''
-      make docs && make install_docs
     '';
 
   inherit lndir;