diff --git a/package/qt6/qt6tools/Config.in.host b/package/qt6/qt6tools/Config.in.host
index 7a6f8a5176..404ebfa923 100644
--- a/package/qt6/qt6tools/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/qt6/qt6tools/Config.in.host
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QT6TOOLS
 	bool "host qt6tools"
 	# The Qt Qt Network module is required
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QT6BASE_NETWORK
-	# Requires the Qt Sql module to build the qhelpgenerator
-	# tool, if target support for Sql is present
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QT6BASE_SQL if BR2_PACKAGE_QT6BASE_SQL
 	help
 	  Qt is a cross-platform application and UI framework for
 	  developers using C++.
diff --git a/package/qt6/qt6tools/qt6tools.mk b/package/qt6/qt6tools/qt6tools.mk
index b063f08887..a818cd7abc 100644
--- a/package/qt6/qt6tools/qt6tools.mk
+++ b/package/qt6/qt6tools/qt6tools.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ QT6TOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = \
 	LICENSES/Qt-GPL-exception-1.0.txt
 
 QT6TOOLS_CONF_OPTS = \
+	-DFEATURE_assistant=OFF \
+	-DFEATURE_designer=OFF \
+	-DFEATURE_linguist=OFF \
 	-DQT_HOST_PATH=$(HOST_DIR) \
 	-DBUILD_WITH_PCH=OFF \
 	-DQT_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
@@ -42,6 +45,8 @@ QT6TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += qt6declarative
 endif
 
 HOST_QT6TOOLS_CONF_OPTS = \
+	-DFEATURE_assistant=OFF \
+	-DFEATURE_designer=OFF \
 	-DQT_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
 	-DQT_BUILD_TESTS=OFF