diff --git a/widgets/toolbutton.cpp b/widgets/toolbutton.cpp
index b522eb937..e72884542 100644
--- a/widgets/toolbutton.cpp
+++ b/widgets/toolbutton.cpp
@@ -436,17 +436,6 @@ QSizeF ToolButton::sizeHint(Qt::SizeHint which, const QSizeF & constraint) const
 {
     QSizeF hint = QGraphicsProxyWidget::sizeHint(which, constraint);
 
-    if (hint.isEmpty()) {
-        return hint;
-    }
-
-    //replace the native margin with the Svg one
-    QStyleOption option;
-    option.initFrom(nativeWidget());
-    int nativeMargin = nativeWidget()->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_ButtonMargin, &option, nativeWidget());
-    qreal left, top, right, bottom;
-    d->background->getMargins(left, top, right, bottom);
-    hint = hint - QSize(nativeMargin, nativeMargin) + QSize(left+right, top+bottom);
     return hint;
 }