diff --git a/.qmake.conf b/.qmake.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index b303d719..00000000
--- a/.qmake.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-top_srcdir=$$PWD
-top_builddir=$$shadowed($$PWD)
diff --git a/guh.pri b/guh.pri
index 8f2cd2ac..15edcdb0 100644
--- a/guh.pri
+++ b/guh.pri
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ coverage {
     QMAKE_LFLAGS += -fprofile-arcs
 }
 
+top_srcdir=$$PWD
+top_builddir=$$shadowed($$PWD)
+
diff --git a/server/server.pro b/server/server.pro
index 6a7c0ead..f17a03d0 100644
--- a/server/server.pro
+++ b/server/server.pro
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ include(../guh.pri)
 
 message("Building guh version $${GUH_VERSION_STRING}")
 
-message("server: $$top_srcdir")
-
 TARGET = guh
 TEMPLATE = app
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/autotests.pri b/tests/auto/autotests.pri
index 2fb214b3..df3b790c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/autotests.pri
+++ b/tests/auto/autotests.pri
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 QT += testlib network
 CONFIG += testcase c++11
 
-message ("tests: $$top_srcdir")
 include($$top_srcdir/server/server.pri)
 
 DEFINES += TESTING_ENABLED