diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2877c1db..60c800ec 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ else()
     set(QT_MIN_VERSION "5.15")
     set(${PROJECT_NAME}_LIBRARY_QTID "")
 endif()
-set(QT_MAJOR_VERSION ${Qt_VERSION_MAJOR}) #needed by some ECM modules
 find_package(Qt${Qt_VERSION_MAJOR} ${QT_MIN_VERSION} NO_MODULE REQUIRED COMPONENTS Widgets Test)
 include(KDQtInstallPaths) #to set QT_INSTALL_FOO variables
 
diff --git a/cmake/ECM/modules/ECMQueryQt.cmake b/cmake/ECM/modules/ECMQueryQt.cmake
index c10fd6f3..98eb5008 100644
--- a/cmake/ECM/modules/ECMQueryQt.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ECM/modules/ECMQueryQt.cmake
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ elseif(QT_MAJOR_VERSION STREQUAL "6")
         set(_exec_name_text "Qt6 qtpaths")
         set(_cli_option "--query")
     endif()
-else()
-    set(_exec_name_text "Qt")
 endif()
 
 function(ecm_query_qt result_variable qt_variable)