--- a/qtgui/recoll.pro.in	2020-12-14 11:52:59.000000000 +0100
+++ b/qtgui/recoll.pro.in	2021-08-31 23:43:12.113257650 +0200
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE -= -s
 QMAKE_STRIP=echo
 
-@QMAKE_ENABLE_ZEITGEIST@ QT += dbus
-@QMAKE_ENABLE_ZEITGEIST@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -DUSE_ZEITGEIST
-
 QT += xml
 greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets printsupport