diff -ur qgis-2.12.0.orig/python/console/console.py qgis-2.12.0/python/console/console.py
--- qgis-2.12.0.orig/python/console/console.py
+++ qgis-2.12.0/python/console/console.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     QSplitter, QTreeWidget, QAction, QFileDialog, QCheckBox, QSizePolicy, QMenu, QGridLayout, QApplication, \
     QDesktopServices
 from PyQt4.QtGui import QVBoxLayout
-from PyQt4 import pyqtconfig
 from qgis.utils import iface
 from console_sci import ShellScintilla
 from console_output import ShellOutputScintilla
@@ -482,10 +481,7 @@
         self.lineEditFind = QgsFilterLineEdit()
         placeHolderTxt = QCoreApplication.translate("PythonConsole", "Enter text to find...")
 
-        if pyqtconfig.Configuration().qt_version >= 0x40700:
-            self.lineEditFind.setPlaceholderText(placeHolderTxt)
-        else:
-            self.lineEditFind.setToolTip(placeHolderTxt)
+        self.lineEditFind.setPlaceholderText(placeHolderTxt)
         self.findNextButton = QToolButton()
         self.findNextButton.setEnabled(False)
         toolTipfindNext = QCoreApplication.translate("PythonConsole", "Find Next")