diff --git a/recipes/qt/5.x.x/conanfile.py b/recipes/qt/5.x.x/conanfile.py
index f45348ca816a3..c7828d416a00b 100644
--- a/recipes/qt/5.x.x/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/qt/5.x.x/conanfile.py
@@ -613,9 +613,6 @@ def build(self):
         if cross_building(self):
             args.append(f"-extprefix {self.package_folder}")
         args.append("-v")
-        args.append("-archdatadir  %s" % os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin", "archdatadir"))
-        args.append("-datadir  %s" % os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin", "datadir"))
-        args.append("-sysconfdir  %s" % os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin", "sysconfdir"))
         if self.options.commercial:
             args.append("-commercial")
         else:
@@ -854,18 +851,7 @@ def package(self):
         with chdir(self, "build_folder"):
             self.run(f"{self._make_program()} install")
         save(self, os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin", "qt.conf"), """[Paths]
-Prefix = ..
-ArchData = bin/archdatadir
-HostData = bin/archdatadir
-Data = bin/datadir
-Sysconf = bin/sysconfdir
-LibraryExecutables = bin/archdatadir/bin
-Plugins = bin/archdatadir/plugins
-Imports = bin/archdatadir/imports
-Qml2Imports = bin/archdatadir/qml
-Translations = bin/datadir/translations
-Documentation = bin/datadir/doc
-Examples = bin/datadir/examples""")
+Prefix = ..""")
         copy(self, "*LICENSE*", os.path.join(self.source_folder, "qt5/"), os.path.join(self.package_folder, "licenses"),
              excludes="qtbase/examples/*")
         for module in self._submodules:
@@ -1049,7 +1035,7 @@ def _create_plugin(pluginname, libname, plugintype, requires):
             self.cpp_info.components[componentname].names["cmake_find_package_multi"] = pluginname
             if not self.options.shared:
                 self.cpp_info.components[componentname].libs = [libname + libsuffix]
-            self.cpp_info.components[componentname].libdirs = [os.path.join("bin", "archdatadir", "plugins", plugintype)]
+            self.cpp_info.components[componentname].libdirs = [os.path.join("plugins", plugintype)]
             self.cpp_info.components[componentname].includedirs = []
             if "Core" not in requires:
                 requires.append("Core")
@@ -1491,7 +1477,7 @@ def _create_plugin(pluginname, libname, plugintype, requires):
                 self.cpp_info.components["qtCore"].frameworks.append("Cocoa")     # qtcore requires "_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSApplication" and more, which are in "Cocoa" framework
                 self.cpp_info.components["qtCore"].frameworks.append("Security")  # qtcore requires "_SecRequirementCreateWithString" and more, which are in "Security" framework
 
-        self.cpp_info.components["qtCore"].builddirs.append(os.path.join("bin","archdatadir","bin"))
+        self.cpp_info.components["qtCore"].builddirs.append(os.path.join("bin"))
         _add_build_module("qtCore", self._cmake_core_extras_file)
         _add_build_module("qtCore", self._cmake_qt5_private_file("Core"))
 
@@ -1506,8 +1492,7 @@ def _create_plugin(pluginname, libname, plugintype, requires):
             os.path.join("lib", "cmake", "Qt5Core", "Qt5CoreConfigExtrasMkspecDir.cmake"))
         mkspecs_dir_begin = qt5core_config_extras_mkspec_dir_cmake.find("mkspecs/")
         mkspecs_dir_end = qt5core_config_extras_mkspec_dir_cmake.find("\"", mkspecs_dir_begin)
-        mkspecs_dir = qt5core_config_extras_mkspec_dir_cmake[mkspecs_dir_begin:mkspecs_dir_end].split('/')
-        mkspecs_path = os.path.join("bin", "archdatadir", *mkspecs_dir)
+        mkspecs_path = qt5core_config_extras_mkspec_dir_cmake[mkspecs_dir_begin:mkspecs_dir_end]
         assert os.path.exists(mkspecs_path)
         self.cpp_info.components["qtCore"].includedirs.append(mkspecs_path)
 
diff --git a/recipes/qt/5.x.x/test_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/qt/5.x.x/test_package/conanfile.py
index 5a7b088d4aa41..9146ff6c3fbe3 100644
--- a/recipes/qt/5.x.x/test_package/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/qt/5.x.x/test_package/conanfile.py
@@ -28,17 +28,6 @@ def generate(self):
         qt_conf = textwrap.dedent(f"""\
             [Paths]
             Prefix = {qt_install_prefix}
-            ArchData = bin/archdatadir
-            HostData = bin/archdatadir
-            Data = bin/datadir
-            Sysconf = bin/sysconfdir
-            LibraryExecutables = bin/archdatadir/bin
-            Plugins = bin/archdatadir/plugins
-            Imports = bin/archdatadir/imports
-            Qml2Imports = bin/archdatadir/qml
-            Translations = bin/datadir/translations
-            Documentation = bin/datadir/doc
-            Examples = bin/datadir/examples
         """)
         save(self, "qt.conf", qt_conf)
 
diff --git a/recipes/qt/5.x.x/test_v1_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/qt/5.x.x/test_v1_package/conanfile.py
index 5cb2041d25d7d..45d17b452e41f 100644
--- a/recipes/qt/5.x.x/test_v1_package/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/qt/5.x.x/test_v1_package/conanfile.py
@@ -25,18 +25,7 @@ def build_requirements(self):
 
     def generate(self):
         save(self, "qt.conf", """[Paths]
-Prefix = {}
-ArchData = bin/archdatadir
-HostData = bin/archdatadir
-Data = bin/datadir
-Sysconf = bin/sysconfdir
-LibraryExecutables = bin/archdatadir/bin
-Plugins = bin/archdatadir/plugins
-Imports = bin/archdatadir/imports
-Qml2Imports = bin/archdatadir/qml
-Translations = bin/datadir/translations
-Documentation = bin/datadir/doc
-Examples = bin/datadir/examples""".format(self.dependencies["qt"].package_folder.replace('\\', '/')))
+Prefix = {}""".format(self.dependencies["qt"].package_folder.replace('\\', '/')))
 
     def _is_mingw(self):
         return self.settings.os == "Windows" and self.settings.compiler == "gcc"
diff --git a/recipes/qt/6.x.x/conanfile.py b/recipes/qt/6.x.x/conanfile.py
index 4a2fb7512fa85..d49e3b9dd5b80 100644
--- a/recipes/qt/6.x.x/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/qt/6.x.x/conanfile.py
@@ -477,13 +477,6 @@ def generate(self):
 
         tc = CMakeToolchain(self, generator="Ninja")
 
-        package_folder = self.package_folder.replace('\\', '/')
-        tc.variables["INSTALL_MKSPECSDIR"] = f"{package_folder}/res/archdatadir/mkspecs"
-        tc.variables["INSTALL_ARCHDATADIR"] = f"{package_folder}/res/archdatadir"
-        tc.variables["INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR"] = f"{package_folder}/bin"
-        tc.variables["INSTALL_DATADIR"] = f"{package_folder}/res/datadir"
-        tc.variables["INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR"] = f"{package_folder}/res/sysconfdir"
-
         tc.variables["QT_BUILD_TESTS"] = "OFF"
         tc.variables["QT_BUILD_EXAMPLES"] = "OFF"
 
@@ -818,7 +811,7 @@ def package(self):
         rm(self, "*.la*", os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib"), recursive=True)
         rm(self, "*.pdb*", self.package_folder, recursive=True)
         rm(self, "ensure_pro_file.cmake", self.package_folder, recursive=True)
-        os.remove(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "bin", "qt-cmake-private-install.cmake"))
+        os.remove(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "libexec" if Version(self.version) >= "6.5.0" else "bin", "qt-cmake-private-install.cmake"))
 
         for m in os.listdir(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib", "cmake")):
             if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self.package_folder, "lib", "cmake", m, f"{m}Macros.cmake")):
@@ -865,10 +858,13 @@ def package(self):
         for target in targets:
             exe_path = None
             for path_ in [f"bin/{target}{extension}",
-                          f"lib/{target}{extension}"]:
+                          f"lib/{target}{extension}",
+                          f"libexec/{target}{extension}"]:
                 if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self.package_folder, path_)):
                     exe_path = path_
                     break
+            else:
+                assert False, f"Could not find executable {target}{extension} in {self.package_folder}"
             if not exe_path:
                 self.output.warning(f"Could not find path to {target}{extension}")
             filecontents += textwrap.dedent(f"""\
@@ -943,8 +939,8 @@ def package_info(self):
         self.cpp_info.names["cmake_find_package_multi"] = "Qt6"
 
         # consumers will need the QT_PLUGIN_PATH defined in runenv
-        self.runenv_info.define("QT_PLUGIN_PATH", os.path.join(self.package_folder, "res", "archdatadir", "plugins"))
-        self.buildenv_info.define("QT_PLUGIN_PATH", os.path.join(self.package_folder, "res", "archdatadir", "plugins"))
+        self.runenv_info.define("QT_PLUGIN_PATH", os.path.join(self.package_folder, "plugins"))
+        self.buildenv_info.define("QT_PLUGIN_PATH", os.path.join(self.package_folder, "plugins"))
 
         self.buildenv_info.define("QT_HOST_PATH", self.package_folder)
 
@@ -1001,7 +997,7 @@ def _create_plugin(pluginname, libname, plugintype, requires):
             self.cpp_info.components[componentname].names["cmake_find_package_multi"] = pluginname
             if not self.options.shared:
                 self.cpp_info.components[componentname].libs = [libname + libsuffix]
-            self.cpp_info.components[componentname].libdirs = [os.path.join("res", "archdatadir", "plugins", plugintype)]
+            self.cpp_info.components[componentname].libdirs = [os.path.join("plugins", plugintype)]
             self.cpp_info.components[componentname].includedirs = []
             if "Core" not in requires:
                 requires.append("Core")
@@ -1024,7 +1020,7 @@ def _create_plugin(pluginname, libname, plugintype, requires):
         _create_module("Core", core_reqs)
         pkg_config_vars = [
             "bindir=${prefix}/bin",
-            "libexecdir=${prefix}/bin",
+            "libexecdir=${prefix}/libexec",
             "exec_prefix=${prefix}",
         ]
         self.cpp_info.components["qtCore"].set_property("pkg_config_custom_content", "\n".join(pkg_config_vars))
@@ -1041,7 +1037,7 @@ def _create_plugin(pluginname, libname, plugintype, requires):
         self.cpp_info.components["qtPlatform"].set_property("cmake_target_name", "Qt6::Platform")
         self.cpp_info.components["qtPlatform"].names["cmake_find_package"] = "Platform"
         self.cpp_info.components["qtPlatform"].names["cmake_find_package_multi"] = "Platform"
-        self.cpp_info.components["qtPlatform"].includedirs = [os.path.join("res", "archdatadir", "mkspecs", self._xplatform())]
+        self.cpp_info.components["qtPlatform"].includedirs = [os.path.join("mkspecs", self._xplatform())]
         if self.options.with_dbus:
             _create_module("DBus", ["dbus::dbus"])
             if self.settings.os == "Windows":
@@ -1501,7 +1497,7 @@ def _create_plugin(pluginname, libname, plugintype, requires):
                     # https://github.com/qt/qtbase/blob/v6.6.1/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt#L1079-L1082
                     self.cpp_info.components["qtCore"].frameworks.append("WatchKit")
 
-        self.cpp_info.components["qtCore"].builddirs.append(os.path.join("res", "archdatadir", "bin"))
+        self.cpp_info.components["qtCore"].builddirs.append(os.path.join("bin"))
         _add_build_module("qtCore", self._cmake_executables_file)
         _add_build_module("qtCore", self._cmake_qt6_private_file("Core"))
         if self.settings.os in ["Windows", "iOS"]:
diff --git a/recipes/qt/6.x.x/test_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/qt/6.x.x/test_package/conanfile.py
index 1153f37c5a877..01ccf4f452670 100644
--- a/recipes/qt/6.x.x/test_package/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/qt/6.x.x/test_package/conanfile.py
@@ -24,22 +24,8 @@ def build_requirements(self):
 
     def generate(self):
         path = self.dependencies["qt"].package_folder.replace("\\", "/")
-        folder = os.path.join(path, "bin")
-        bin_folder = "bin" if self.settings.os == "Windows" else "libexec"
         save(self, "qt.conf", f"""[Paths]
-Prefix = {path}
-ArchData = {folder}/archdatadir
-HostData = {folder}/archdatadir
-Data = {folder}/datadir
-Sysconf = {folder}/sysconfdir
-LibraryExecutables = {folder}/archdatadir/{bin_folder}
-HostLibraryExecutables = bin
-Plugins = {folder}/archdatadir/plugins
-Imports = {folder}/archdatadir/imports
-Qml2Imports = {folder}/archdatadir/qml
-Translations = {folder}/datadir/translations
-Documentation = {folder}/datadir/doc
-Examples = {folder}/datadir/examples""")
+Prefix = {path}""")
 
         VirtualRunEnv(self).generate()
         if can_run(self):
diff --git a/recipes/qt/6.x.x/test_v1_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/qt/6.x.x/test_v1_package/conanfile.py
index 85db60ab1408b..a586ad3bd4cbc 100644
--- a/recipes/qt/6.x.x/test_v1_package/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/qt/6.x.x/test_v1_package/conanfile.py
@@ -22,18 +22,7 @@ def build_requirements(self):
 
     def generate(self):
         save(self, "qt.conf", """[Paths]
-Prefix = {}
-ArchData = bin/archdatadir
-HostData = bin/archdatadir
-Data = bin/datadir
-Sysconf = bin/sysconfdir
-LibraryExecutables = bin/archdatadir/bin
-Plugins = bin/archdatadir/plugins
-Imports = bin/archdatadir/imports
-Qml2Imports = bin/archdatadir/qml
-Translations = bin/datadir/translations
-Documentation = bin/datadir/doc
-Examples = bin/datadir/examples""".format(self.dependencies["qt"].package_folder.replace('\\', '/')))
+Prefix = {}""".format(self.dependencies["qt"].package_folder.replace('\\', '/')))
 
     def _is_mingw(self):
         return self.settings.os == "Windows" and self.settings.compiler == "gcc"