--- a/src/buildtools/configure.json
+++ b/src/buildtools/configure.json
@@ -264,18 +264,6 @@
             "label": "system gn",
             "type": "detectGn"
         },
-        "webengine-glibc": {
-            "label": "glibc > 2.16",
-            "type": "compile",
-            "test": {
-                "include": "features.h",
-                "tail": [
-                    "#if __GLIBC__ < 2 || __GLIBC_MINOR__ < 17",
-                    "#error glibc versions below 2.17 are not supported",
-                    "#endif"
-                ]
-            }
-        },
         "webengine-gperf": {
             "label": "gperf",
             "type": "detectGperf"
@@ -379,7 +367,6 @@
                          && (!config.sanitizer || features.webengine-sanitizer)
                          && (!config.linux || features.pkg-config)
                          && (!config.linux || features.webengine-host-pkg-config)
-                         && (!config.linux || features.webengine-system-glibc)
                          && (!config.linux || features.webengine-system-khr)
                          && (!config.linux || features.webengine-system-nss)
                          && (!config.linux || features.webengine-system-dbus)
@@ -517,11 +504,6 @@
             "condition": "config.unix && !config.darwin && libs.webengine-nss",
             "output": [ "privateFeature" ]
         },
-        "webengine-system-glibc": {
-            "label": "glibc",
-            "condition": "config.linux && tests.webengine-glibc",
-            "output": [ "privateFeature" ]
-        },
         "webengine-system-x11" : {
             "label": "x11",
             "condition": "config.unix && libs.webengine-x11",
@@ -782,8 +764,7 @@
                         "webengine-system-fontconfig",
                         "webengine-system-dbus",
                         "webengine-system-nss",
-                        "webengine-system-khr",
-                        "webengine-system-glibc"
+                        "webengine-system-khr"
                     ]
                 },
                 {
--- a/src/buildtools/config/support.pri
+++ b/src/buildtools/config/support.pri
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     !qtwebengine_checkForSanitizer(QtWebEngine):return(false)
     linux:!qtwebengine_checkForPkgCfg(QtWebEngine):return(false)
     linux:!qtwebengine_checkForHostPkgCfg(QtWebEngine):return(false)
-    linux:!qtwebengine_checkForGlibc(QtWebEngine):return(false)
     linux:!qtwebengine_checkForKhronos(QtWebEngine):return(false)
     linux:!qtwebengine_checkForPackage(QtWebEngine,nss):return(false)
     linux:!qtwebengine_checkForPackage(QtWebEngine,dbus):return(false)
@@ -187,15 +186,6 @@
         return(false)
     }
     return(true)
-}
-
-defineTest(qtwebengine_checkForGlibc) {
-    module = $$1
-    !qtConfig(webengine-system-glibc) {
-        qtwebengine_skipBuild("A suitable version >= 2.27 of libc required to build $${module} could not be found.")
-        return(false)
-    }
-    return(true)
 }
 
 defineTest(qtwebengine_checkForKhronos) {
