diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/qstring/main.cpp b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/qstring/main.cpp
index f740888fe7..3d09e3618e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/qstring/main.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/qstring/main.cpp
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ void Widget::compareSensitiveFunction()
     int z = QString::compare("auto", "Car", Qt::CaseInsensitive);   // z < 0
     //! [16]
 
-    //! [qCompareStrings-QSV-QSV]
-    int x = qCompareStrings(u"aUtO", u"AuTo", Qt::CaseInsensitive);  // x == 0
-    int y = qCompareStrings(u"auto", u"Car", Qt::CaseSensitive);     // y > 0
-    int z = qCompareStrings(u"auto", u"Car", Qt::CaseInsensitive);   // z < 0
-    //! [qCompareStrings-QSV-QSV]
+    //! [QtPrivate::compareStrings-QSV-QSV]
+    int x = QtPrivate::compareStrings(u"aUtO", u"AuTo", Qt::CaseInsensitive);  // x == 0
+    int y = QtPrivate::compareStrings(u"auto", u"Car", Qt::CaseSensitive);     // y > 0
+    int z = QtPrivate::compareStrings(u"auto", u"Car", Qt::CaseInsensitive);   // z < 0
+    //! [QtPrivate::compareStrings-QSV-QSV]
 }
 
 void Widget::containsFunction()
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
index 57a43205b7..c10987a5fe 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static inline bool qt_ends_with(QStringView haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::Ca
 static inline bool qt_ends_with(QStringView haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs);
 static inline bool qt_ends_with(QStringView haystack, QChar needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs);
 
-qssize_t qustrlen(const ushort *str) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+qssize_t QtPrivate::qustrlen(const ushort *str) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     qssize_t result = 0;
 
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ static int qt_compare_strings(QLatin1String lhs, QLatin1String rhs, Qt::CaseSens
 
 /*!
     \relates QStringView
+    \internal
     \since 5.10
 
     Returns an integer that compares to 0 as \a lhs compares to \a rhs.
@@ -771,13 +772,14 @@ static int qt_compare_strings(QLatin1String lhs, QLatin1String rhs, Qt::CaseSens
 
     \snippet qstring/main.cpp qCompareStrings-QSV-QSV
 */
-int qCompareStrings(QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+int QtPrivate::compareStrings(QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_compare_strings(lhs, rhs, cs);
 }
 
 /*!
     \relates QStringView
+    \internal
     \since 5.10
     \overload
 
@@ -790,13 +792,14 @@ int qCompareStrings(QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_
     of the characters and is very fast, but is not what a human would expect.
     Consider sorting user-visible strings with QString::localeAwareCompare().
 */
-int qCompareStrings(QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+int QtPrivate::compareStrings(QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_compare_strings(lhs, rhs, cs);
 }
 
 /*!
     \relates QStringView
+    \internal
     \since 5.10
     \overload
 
@@ -809,13 +812,14 @@ int qCompareStrings(QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
     of the characters and is very fast, but is not what a human would expect.
     Consider sorting user-visible strings with QString::localeAwareCompare().
 */
-int qCompareStrings(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+int QtPrivate::compareStrings(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_compare_strings(lhs, rhs, cs);
 }
 
 /*!
     \relates QStringView
+    \internal
     \since 5.10
     \overload
 
@@ -828,7 +832,7 @@ int qCompareStrings(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
     of the characters and is very fast, but is not what a human would expect.
     Consider sorting user-visible strings with QString::localeAwareCompare().
 */
-int qCompareStrings(QLatin1String lhs, QLatin1String rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+int QtPrivate::compareStrings(QLatin1String lhs, QLatin1String rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_compare_strings(lhs, rhs, cs);
 }
@@ -4732,15 +4736,17 @@ QByteArray QString::toLatin1_helper(const QChar *data, int length)
 
 /*!
     \since 5.10
+    \internal
     \relates QStringView
 
     Returns a Latin-1 representation of \a string as a QByteArray.
 
     The behavior is undefined if \a string contains non-Latin1 characters.
 
-    \sa QString::toLatin1(), QStringView::toLatin1(), qConvertToUtf8(), qConvertToLocal8Bit(), qConvertToUcs4()
+    \sa QString::toLatin1(), QStringView::toLatin1(), QtPrivate::convertToUtf8(),
+    QtPrivate::convertToLocal8Bit(), QtPrivate::convertToUcs4()
 */
-QByteArray qConvertToLatin1(QStringView string)
+QByteArray QtPrivate::convertToLatin1(QStringView string)
 {
     return qt_convert_to_latin1(string);
 }
@@ -4853,6 +4859,7 @@ static QByteArray qt_convert_to_local_8bit(QStringView string)
 
 /*!
     \since 5.10
+    \internal
     \relates QStringView
 
     Returns a local 8-bit representation of \a string as a QByteArray.
@@ -4864,9 +4871,10 @@ static QByteArray qt_convert_to_local_8bit(QStringView string)
     The behavior is undefined if \a string contains characters not
     supported by the locale's 8-bit encoding.
 
-    \sa QString::toLocal8Bit(), QStringView::toLocal8Bit(), qConvertToLatin1(), qConvertToUtf8(), qConvertToUcs4()
+    \sa QString::toLocal8Bit(), QStringView::toLocal8Bit(), QtPrivate::vonvertToLatin1(),
+    QtPrivate::convertToUtf8(), QtPrivate::convertToUcs4()
 */
-QByteArray qConvertToLocal8Bit(QStringView string)
+QByteArray QtPrivate::convertToLocal8Bit(QStringView string)
 {
     return qt_convert_to_local_8bit(string);
 }
@@ -4899,6 +4907,7 @@ static QByteArray qt_convert_to_utf8(QStringView str)
 
 /*!
     \since 5.10
+    \internal
     \relates QStringView
 
     Returns a UTF-8 representation of \a string as a QByteArray.
@@ -4906,9 +4915,10 @@ static QByteArray qt_convert_to_utf8(QStringView str)
     UTF-8 is a Unicode codec and can represent all characters in a Unicode
     string like QStringView.
 
-    \sa QString::toUtf8(), QStringView::toUtf8(), qConvertToLatin1(), qConvertToLocal8Bit(), qConvertToUcs4()
+    \sa QString::toUtf8(), QStringView::toUtf8(), QtPrivate::convertToLatin1(),
+    QtPrivate::convertToLocal8Bit(), QtPrivate::convertToUcs4()
 */
-QByteArray qConvertToUtf8(QStringView string)
+QByteArray QtPrivate::convertToUtf8(QStringView string)
 {
     return qt_convert_to_utf8(string);
 }
@@ -4947,6 +4957,7 @@ static QVector<uint> qt_convert_to_ucs4(QStringView string)
 
 /*!
     \since 5.10
+    \internal
     \relates QStringView
 
     Returns a UCS-4/UTF-32 representation of \a string as a QVector<uint>.
@@ -4958,9 +4969,10 @@ static QVector<uint> qt_convert_to_ucs4(QStringView string)
 
     The returned vector is not NUL terminated.
 
-    \sa QString::toUcs4(), QStringView::toUcs4(), qConvertToLatin1(), qConvertToLocal8Bit(), qConvertToUtf8()
+    \sa QString::toUcs4(), QStringView::toUcs4(), QtPrivate::convertToLatin1(),
+    QtPrivate::convertToLocal8Bit(), QtPrivate::convertToUtf8()
 */
-QVector<uint> qConvertToUcs4(QStringView string)
+QVector<uint> QtPrivate::convertToUcs4(QStringView string)
 {
     return qt_convert_to_ucs4(string);
 }
@@ -5269,6 +5281,7 @@ namespace {
 /*!
     \fn QStringView qTrimmed(QStringView s)
     \fn QLatin1String qTrimmed(QLatin1String s)
+    \internal
     \relates QStringView
     \since 5.10
 
@@ -5280,12 +5293,12 @@ namespace {
 
     \sa QString::trimmed(), QStringView::trimmed(), QLatin1String::trimmed()
 */
-QStringView qTrimmed(QStringView s) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+QStringView QtPrivate::trimmed(QStringView s) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_trimmed(s);
 }
 
-QLatin1String qTrimmed(QLatin1String s) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+QLatin1String QtPrivate::trimmed(QLatin1String s) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_trimmed(s);
 }
@@ -5646,8 +5659,6 @@ QString& QString::fill(QChar ch, int size)
     Note that no string is equal to \a s1 being 0.
 
     Equivalent to \c {s1 != 0 && compare(s1, s2) == 0}.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -5659,8 +5670,6 @@ QString& QString::fill(QChar ch, int size)
 
     For \a s1 != 0, this is equivalent to \c {compare(} \a s1, \a s2
     \c {) != 0}. Note that no string is equal to \a s1 being 0.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -5675,8 +5684,6 @@ QString& QString::fill(QChar ch, int size)
     of the characters and is very fast, but is not what a human would
     expect. Consider sorting user-interface strings using the
     QString::localeAwareCompare() function.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -5691,8 +5698,6 @@ QString& QString::fill(QChar ch, int size)
     of the characters and is very fast, but is not what a human would
     expect. Consider sorting user-interface strings with
     QString::localeAwareCompare().
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -5706,8 +5711,6 @@ QString& QString::fill(QChar ch, int size)
     of the characters and is very fast, but is not what a human would
     expect. Consider sorting user-interface strings using the
     QString::localeAwareCompare() function.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -5788,7 +5791,7 @@ QString& QString::fill(QChar ch, int size)
 
     \snippet qstring/main.cpp 16
 
-    \sa qCompareStrings(), operator==(), operator<(), operator>()
+    \sa operator==(), operator<(), operator>()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -5798,8 +5801,6 @@ QString& QString::fill(QChar ch, int size)
 
     Performs a comparison of \a s1 and \a s2, using the case
     sensitivity setting \a cs.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -5810,8 +5811,6 @@ QString& QString::fill(QChar ch, int size)
 
     Performs a comparison of \a s1 and \a s2, using the case
     sensitivity setting \a cs.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 
@@ -5825,8 +5824,6 @@ QString& QString::fill(QChar ch, int size)
     string.
 
     Same as compare(*this, \a other, \a cs).
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 int QString::compare(const QString &other, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
@@ -5852,8 +5849,6 @@ int QString::compare_helper(const QChar *data1, int length1, const QChar *data2,
     \since 4.2
 
     Same as compare(*this, \a other, \a cs).
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 int QString::compare(QLatin1String other, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
@@ -5867,8 +5862,6 @@ int QString::compare(QLatin1String other, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const Q_DECL_N
   Compares the string reference, \a ref, with the string and returns
   an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero if the string
   is less than, equal to, or greater than \a ref.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -5894,8 +5887,6 @@ int QString::compare_helper(const QChar *data1, int length1, const char *data2,
 /*!
   \fn int QString::compare(const QString &s1, const QStringRef &s2, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive)
   \overload compare()
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -10218,8 +10209,6 @@ QStringRef QStringRef::appendTo(QString *string) const
 
     If \a cs is Qt::CaseSensitive, the comparison is case sensitive;
     otherwise the comparison is case insensitive.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -10233,8 +10222,6 @@ QStringRef QStringRef::appendTo(QString *string) const
 
     If \a cs is Qt::CaseSensitive, the comparison is case sensitive;
     otherwise the comparison is case insensitive.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -10248,8 +10235,6 @@ QStringRef QStringRef::appendTo(QString *string) const
 
     If \a cs is Qt::CaseSensitive, the comparison is case sensitive;
     otherwise the comparison is case insensitive.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -10265,8 +10250,6 @@ QStringRef QStringRef::appendTo(QString *string) const
     otherwise the comparison is case insensitive.
 
     Equivalent to \c {compare(*this, other, cs)}.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -10282,8 +10265,6 @@ QStringRef QStringRef::appendTo(QString *string) const
     otherwise the comparison is case insensitive.
 
     Equivalent to \c {compare(*this, other, cs)}.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -10299,8 +10280,6 @@ QStringRef QStringRef::appendTo(QString *string) const
     otherwise the comparison is case insensitive.
 
     Equivalent to \c {compare(*this, other, cs)}.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -10317,8 +10296,6 @@ QStringRef QStringRef::appendTo(QString *string) const
     otherwise the comparison is case insensitive.
 
     Equivalent to \c {compare(*this, other, cs)}.
-
-    \sa qCompareStrings()
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -11107,14 +11084,15 @@ static inline bool qt_starts_with(QStringView haystack, QChar needle, Qt::CaseSe
 }
 
 /*!
-    \fn bool qStartsWith(QStringView haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
+    \fn bool QtPrivate::startsWith(QStringView haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
     \since 5.10
-    \fn bool qStartsWith(QStringView haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
+    \fn bool QtPrivate::startsWith(QStringView haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
     \since 5.10
-    \fn bool qStartsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringview needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
+    \fn bool QtPrivate::startsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringview needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
     \since 5.10
-    \fn bool qStartsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
+    \fn bool QtPrivate::startsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
     \since 5.10
+    \internal
     \relates QStringView
 
     Returns \c true if \a haystack starts with \a needle,
@@ -11123,25 +11101,25 @@ static inline bool qt_starts_with(QStringView haystack, QChar needle, Qt::CaseSe
     If \a cs is Qt::CaseSensitive (the default), the search is case-sensitive;
     otherwise the search is case-insensitive.
 
-    \sa qEndsWith(), QString::endsWith(), QStringView::endsWith(), QLatin1String::endsWith()
+    \sa QtPrivate::endsWith(), QString::endsWith(), QStringView::endsWith(), QLatin1String::endsWith()
 */
 
-bool qStartsWith(QStringView haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+bool QtPrivate::startsWith(QStringView haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_starts_with_impl(haystack, needle, cs);
 }
 
-bool qStartsWith(QStringView haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+bool QtPrivate::startsWith(QStringView haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_starts_with_impl(haystack, needle, cs);
 }
 
-bool qStartsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+bool QtPrivate::startsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_starts_with_impl(haystack, needle, cs);
 }
 
-bool qStartsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+bool QtPrivate::startsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_starts_with_impl(haystack, needle, cs);
 }
@@ -11179,14 +11157,15 @@ static inline bool qt_ends_with(QStringView haystack, QChar needle, Qt::CaseSens
 }
 
 /*!
-    \fn bool qEndsWith(QStringView haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
+    \fn bool QtPrivate::endsWith(QStringView haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
     \since 5.10
-    \fn bool qEndsWith(QStringView haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
+    \fn bool QtPrivate::endsWith(QStringView haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
     \since 5.10
-    \fn bool qEndsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringview needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
+    \fn bool QtPrivate::endsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringview needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
     \since 5.10
-    \fn bool qEndsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
+    \fn bool QtPrivate::endsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
     \since 5.10
+    \internal
     \relates QStringView
 
     Returns \c true if \a haystack ends with \a needle,
@@ -11195,25 +11174,25 @@ static inline bool qt_ends_with(QStringView haystack, QChar needle, Qt::CaseSens
     If \a cs is Qt::CaseSensitive (the default), the search is case-sensitive;
     otherwise the search is case-insensitive.
 
-    \sa qEndsWith(), QString::endsWith(), QStringView::endsWith(), QLatin1String::endsWith()
+    \sa QtPrivate::startsWith(), QString::endsWith(), QStringView::endsWith(), QLatin1String::endsWith()
 */
 
-bool qEndsWith(QStringView haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+bool QtPrivate::endsWith(QStringView haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_ends_with_impl(haystack, needle, cs);
 }
 
-bool qEndsWith(QStringView haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+bool QtPrivate::endsWith(QStringView haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_ends_with_impl(haystack, needle, cs);
 }
 
-bool qEndsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+bool QtPrivate::endsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringView needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_ends_with_impl(haystack, needle, cs);
 }
 
-bool qEndsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
+bool QtPrivate::endsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
 {
     return qt_ends_with_impl(haystack, needle, cs);
 }
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
index b38c7536b7..fe7e9b050b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
@@ -113,22 +113,22 @@ public:
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR QLatin1Char back() const { return at(size() - 1); }
 
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool startsWith(QStringView s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qStartsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::startsWith(*this, s, cs); }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool startsWith(QLatin1String s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qStartsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::startsWith(*this, s, cs); }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR bool startsWith(QChar c) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
     { return !isEmpty() && front() == c; }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT inline bool startsWith(QChar c, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qStartsWith(*this, QStringView(&c, 1), cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::startsWith(*this, QStringView(&c, 1), cs); }
 
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool endsWith(QStringView s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qEndsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::endsWith(*this, s, cs); }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool endsWith(QLatin1String s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qEndsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::endsWith(*this, s, cs); }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR bool endsWith(QChar c) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
     { return !isEmpty() && back() == c; }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT inline bool endsWith(QChar c, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qEndsWith(*this, QStringView(&c, 1), cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::endsWith(*this, QStringView(&c, 1), cs); }
 
     using value_type = const char;
     using reference = value_type&;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public:
     Q_DECL_RELAXED_CONSTEXPR void truncate(int n)
     { Q_ASSERT(n >= 0); Q_ASSERT(n <= size()); m_size = n; }
 
-    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QLatin1String trimmed() const Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qTrimmed(*this); }
+    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QLatin1String trimmed() const Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::trimmed(*this); }
 
     inline bool operator==(const QString &s) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
     inline bool operator!=(const QString &s) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ typedef QLatin1String QLatin1Literal;
 // QStringView members that require QLatin1String:
 //
 bool QStringView::startsWith(QLatin1String s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-{ return qStartsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+{ return QtPrivate::startsWith(*this, s, cs); }
 bool QStringView::endsWith(QLatin1String s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-{ return qEndsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+{ return QtPrivate::endsWith(*this, s, cs); }
 
 class Q_CORE_EXPORT QString
 {
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public:
     bool startsWith(const QStringRef &s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const;
 #endif
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool startsWith(QStringView s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qStartsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::startsWith(*this, s, cs); }
     bool startsWith(QLatin1String s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const;
     bool startsWith(QChar c, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const;
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ public:
     bool endsWith(const QStringRef &s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const;
 #endif
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool endsWith(QStringView s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qEndsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::endsWith(*this, s, cs); }
     bool endsWith(QLatin1String s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const;
     bool endsWith(QChar c, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const;
 
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ public:
     bool isRightToLeft() const;
 
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool startsWith(QStringView s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qStartsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::startsWith(*this, s, cs); }
     bool startsWith(QLatin1String s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const;
     bool startsWith(QChar c, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const;
 #if QT_STRINGVIEW_LEVEL < 2
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool endsWith(QStringView s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qEndsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::endsWith(*this, s, cs); }
     bool endsWith(QLatin1String s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const;
     bool endsWith(QChar c, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const;
 #if QT_STRINGVIEW_LEVEL < 2
@@ -1715,12 +1715,12 @@ inline bool operator<=(QLatin1String lhs, QChar rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return !(r
 inline bool operator>=(QLatin1String lhs, QChar rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return !(rhs >  lhs); }
 
 // QStringView <> QStringView
-inline bool operator==(QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return lhs.size() == rhs.size() && qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) == 0; }
+inline bool operator==(QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return lhs.size() == rhs.size() && QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) == 0; }
 inline bool operator!=(QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return !(lhs == rhs); }
-inline bool operator< (QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) <  0; }
-inline bool operator<=(QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) <= 0; }
-inline bool operator> (QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) >  0; }
-inline bool operator>=(QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) >= 0; }
+inline bool operator< (QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) <  0; }
+inline bool operator<=(QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) <= 0; }
+inline bool operator> (QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) >  0; }
+inline bool operator>=(QStringView lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) >= 0; }
 
 // QStringView <> QChar
 inline bool operator==(QStringView lhs, QChar rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return lhs == QStringView(&rhs, 1); }
@@ -1738,19 +1738,19 @@ inline bool operator> (QChar lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QStri
 inline bool operator>=(QChar lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QStringView(&lhs, 1) >= rhs; }
 
 // QStringView <> QLatin1String
-inline bool operator==(QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return lhs.size() == rhs.size() && qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) == 0; }
+inline bool operator==(QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return lhs.size() == rhs.size() && QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) == 0; }
 inline bool operator!=(QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return !(lhs == rhs); }
-inline bool operator< (QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) <  0; }
-inline bool operator<=(QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) <= 0; }
-inline bool operator> (QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) >  0; }
-inline bool operator>=(QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) >= 0; }
+inline bool operator< (QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) <  0; }
+inline bool operator<=(QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) <= 0; }
+inline bool operator> (QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) >  0; }
+inline bool operator>=(QStringView lhs, QLatin1String rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) >= 0; }
 
-inline bool operator==(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return lhs.size() == rhs.size() && qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) == 0; }
+inline bool operator==(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return lhs.size() == rhs.size() && QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) == 0; }
 inline bool operator!=(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return !(lhs == rhs); }
-inline bool operator< (QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) <  0; }
-inline bool operator<=(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) <= 0; }
-inline bool operator> (QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) >  0; }
-inline bool operator>=(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs) >= 0; }
+inline bool operator< (QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) <  0; }
+inline bool operator<=(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) <= 0; }
+inline bool operator> (QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) >  0; }
+inline bool operator>=(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView rhs) Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::compareStrings(lhs, rhs) >= 0; }
 
 #if !defined(QT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII) && !defined(QT_RESTRICTED_CAST_FROM_ASCII)
 // QStringRef <> QByteArray
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringalgorithms.h b/src/corelib/tools/qstringalgorithms.h
index eaa7207bec..336da87468 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringalgorithms.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstringalgorithms.h
@@ -53,31 +53,35 @@ class QLatin1String;
 class QStringView;
 template <typename T> class QVector;
 
+namespace QtPrivate {
+
 Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION qssize_t qustrlen(const ushort *str) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
 
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION int qCompareStrings(QStringView   lhs, QStringView   rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION int qCompareStrings(QStringView   lhs, QLatin1String rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION int qCompareStrings(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView   rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION int qCompareStrings(QLatin1String lhs, QLatin1String rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION int compareStrings(QStringView   lhs, QStringView   rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION int compareStrings(QStringView   lhs, QLatin1String rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION int compareStrings(QLatin1String lhs, QStringView   rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION int compareStrings(QLatin1String lhs, QLatin1String rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
 
 
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool qStartsWith(QStringView   haystack, QStringView   needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool qStartsWith(QStringView   haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool qStartsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringView   needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool qStartsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool startsWith(QStringView   haystack, QStringView   needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool startsWith(QStringView   haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool startsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringView   needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool startsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
 
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool qEndsWith(QStringView   haystack, QStringView   needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool qEndsWith(QStringView   haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool qEndsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringView   needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool qEndsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool endsWith(QStringView   haystack, QStringView   needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool endsWith(QStringView   haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool endsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QStringView   needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION bool endsWith(QLatin1String haystack, QLatin1String needle, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
 
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION QStringView   qTrimmed(QStringView   s) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION QLatin1String qTrimmed(QLatin1String s) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION QStringView   trimmed(QStringView   s) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT Q_DECL_PURE_FUNCTION QLatin1String trimmed(QLatin1String s) Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
 
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT QByteArray qConvertToLatin1(QStringView str);
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT QByteArray qConvertToUtf8(QStringView str);
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT QByteArray qConvertToLocal8Bit(QStringView str);
-Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT QVector<uint> qConvertToUcs4(QStringView str);
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT QByteArray convertToLatin1(QStringView str);
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT QByteArray convertToUtf8(QStringView str);
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT QByteArray convertToLocal8Bit(QStringView str);
+Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_CORE_EXPORT QVector<uint> convertToUcs4(QStringView str);
+
+} // namespace QtPRivate
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringview.h b/src/corelib/tools/qstringview.h
index 764da71d0b..14405f325d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringview.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstringview.h
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ private:
                 ++result;
         }
 #endif
-        return qustrlen(reinterpret_cast<const ushort *>(str));
+        return QtPrivate::qustrlen(reinterpret_cast<const ushort *>(str));
     }
     static qssize_t lengthHelperPointer(const QChar *str) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
     {
-        return qustrlen(reinterpret_cast<const ushort *>(str));
+        return QtPrivate::qustrlen(reinterpret_cast<const ushort *>(str));
     }
 
     template <typename Char>
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ public:
     // QString API
     //
 
-    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QByteArray toLatin1() const { return qConvertToLatin1(*this); }
-    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QByteArray toUtf8() const { return qConvertToUtf8(*this); }
-    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QByteArray toLocal8Bit() const { return qConvertToLocal8Bit(*this); }
+    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QByteArray toLatin1() const { return QtPrivate::convertToLatin1(*this); }
+    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QByteArray toUtf8() const { return QtPrivate::convertToUtf8(*this); }
+    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QByteArray toLocal8Bit() const { return QtPrivate::convertToLocal8Bit(*this); }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT inline QVector<uint> toUcs4() const; // defined in qvector.h
 
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR QChar at(qssize_t n) const { return (*this)[n]; }
@@ -247,23 +247,23 @@ public:
     Q_DECL_RELAXED_CONSTEXPR void chop(qssize_t n)
     { Q_ASSERT(n >= 0); Q_ASSERT(n <= size()); m_size -= n; }
 
-    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QStringView trimmed() const Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return qTrimmed(*this); }
+    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QStringView trimmed() const Q_DECL_NOTHROW { return QtPrivate::trimmed(*this); }
 
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool startsWith(QStringView s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qStartsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::startsWith(*this, s, cs); }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT inline bool startsWith(QLatin1String s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool startsWith(QChar c) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
     { return !empty() && front() == c; }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool startsWith(QChar c, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qStartsWith(*this, QStringView(&c, 1), cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::startsWith(*this, QStringView(&c, 1), cs); }
 
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool endsWith(QStringView s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qEndsWith(*this, s, cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::endsWith(*this, s, cs); }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT inline bool endsWith(QLatin1String s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW;
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool endsWith(QChar c) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
     { return !empty() && back() == c; }
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT bool endsWith(QChar c, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-    { return qEndsWith(*this, QStringView(&c, 1), cs); }
+    { return QtPrivate::endsWith(*this, QStringView(&c, 1), cs); }
 
     //
     // STL compatibility API:
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h b/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h
index f00cecbc83..4daf894887 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ Q_TEMPLATE_EXTERN template class Q_CORE_EXPORT QVector<QPointF>;
 Q_TEMPLATE_EXTERN template class Q_CORE_EXPORT QVector<QPoint>;
 #endif
 
-QVector<uint> QStringView::toUcs4() const { return qConvertToUcs4(*this); }
+QVector<uint> QStringView::toUcs4() const { return QtPrivate::convertToUcs4(*this); }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringapisymmetry/tst_qstringapisymmetry.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringapisymmetry/tst_qstringapisymmetry.cpp
index e482b409a5..61d1f86f00 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringapisymmetry/tst_qstringapisymmetry.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringapisymmetry/tst_qstringapisymmetry.cpp
@@ -482,32 +482,6 @@ struct has_qCompareStrings {
                    !is_utf8_encoded<LHS>::value && !is_utf8_encoded<RHS>::value };
 };
 
-template <typename LHS, typename RHS>
-using if_has_qCompareStrings = typename std::enable_if<has_qCompareStrings<LHS, RHS>::value, bool>::type;
-
-template <typename LHS, typename RHS>
-using if_lacks_qCompareStrings = typename std::enable_if<!has_qCompareStrings<LHS, RHS>::value, bool>::type;
-
-static inline Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR int sign(int x) Q_DECL_NOTHROW
-{
-    return x < 0 ? -1 :
-           x > 0 ? +1 :
-           /*else*/ 0 ;
-}
-
-template <typename LHS, typename RHS, if_has_qCompareStrings<LHS, RHS> = true>
-int qCompareStringsWrapper(const LHS &lhs, const RHS &rhs, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs, int)
-    Q_DECL_NOEXCEPT_EXPR(noexcept(qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs, cs)))
-{
-    return qCompareStrings(lhs, rhs, cs);
-}
-
-template <typename LHS, typename RHS, if_lacks_qCompareStrings<LHS, RHS> = true>
-int qCompareStringsWrapper(const LHS &, const RHS &, Qt::CaseSensitivity, int result)
-{
-    return result;
-}
-
 template <typename LHS, typename RHS>
 void tst_QStringApiSymmetry::compare_impl() const
 {
@@ -517,6 +491,7 @@ void tst_QStringApiSymmetry::compare_impl() const
     QFETCH(QLatin1String, rhsLatin1);
     QFETCH(int, caseSensitiveCompareResult);
     QFETCH(const int, caseInsensitiveCompareResult);
+    Q_UNUSED(caseInsensitiveCompareResult);
 
     const auto lhsU8 = lhsUnicode.toUtf8();
     const auto rhsU8 = rhsUnicode.toUtf8();
@@ -533,10 +508,6 @@ void tst_QStringApiSymmetry::compare_impl() const
 # define QVERIFY_NOEXCEPT(expr)
 #endif
 
-    QCOMPARE(sign(qCompareStringsWrapper(lhs, rhs, Qt::CaseSensitive, caseSensitiveCompareResult)),
-             sign(caseSensitiveCompareResult));
-    QCOMPARE(sign(qCompareStringsWrapper(lhs, rhs, Qt::CaseInsensitive, caseInsensitiveCompareResult)),
-             sign(caseInsensitiveCompareResult));
 #define CHECK(op) \
     QVERIFY_NOEXCEPT(lhs op rhs); \
     do { if (caseSensitiveCompareResult op 0) { \