diff --git a/src/widgets/effects/qgraphicseffect.cpp b/src/widgets/effects/qgraphicseffect.cpp
index ac87370..4555637 100644
--- a/src/widgets/effects/qgraphicseffect.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/effects/qgraphicseffect.cpp
@@ -1057,8 +1057,6 @@ void QGraphicsDropShadowEffect::draw(QPainter *painter)
     }
 
     PixmapPadMode mode = PadToEffectiveBoundingRect;
-    if (painter->paintEngine()->type() == QPaintEngine::OpenGL2)
-        mode = NoPad;
 
     // Draw pixmap in device coordinates to avoid pixmap scaling.
     QPoint offset;