diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index 31468f1320..07788fefe0 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
     timeval startup_time;
     gettimeofday(&startup_time, NULL);
     
-    #if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
-    const QString QT_RELEASE_PLUGIN_PATH = "/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins"; 
-    QCoreApplication::addLibraryPath(QT_RELEASE_PLUGIN_PATH);
-    #endif
-
     int exitCode;
     {
         Application app(argc, const_cast<char**>(argv), startup_time);