diff --git a/playground/playground.pro b/playground/playground.pro
index 86fa8c0c..3fc1d24b 100644
--- a/playground/playground.pro
+++ b/playground/playground.pro
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ SUBDIRS += \
     inputpanel \
     images
 
-lessThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 6) {
-
-    # the shader for the drop shadows has not yet been migrated
-    # to work with Qt 6
-
-    SUBDIRS += shadows
-}
-
 qtHaveModule(webengine) {
 
     SUBDIRS += \