diff --git a/RepositoryExternal.mk b/RepositoryExternal.mk
index 6b0c69b3c804..922347228b81 100644
--- a/RepositoryExternal.mk
+++ b/RepositoryExternal.mk
@@ -3092,12 +3092,6 @@ $(call gb_LinkTarget_add_libs,$(1),\
 	$(KF5_LIBS) \
 )
 
-ifeq ($(COM),GCC)
-$(call gb_LinkTarget_add_cxxflags,$(1),\
-	-Wno-shadow \
-)
-endif
-
 endef
 
 else # !ENABLE_KDE5
@@ -3126,12 +3120,6 @@ $(call gb_LinkTarget_add_libs,$(1),\
 	$(QT5_LIBS) \
 )
 
-ifeq ($(COM),GCC)
-$(call gb_LinkTarget_add_cxxflags,$(1),\
-       -Wno-shadow \
-)
-endif
-
 endef
 
 else # !ENABLE_QT5