diff --git a/src/gui/text/qdistancefield.cpp b/src/gui/text/qdistancefield.cpp
index 82bb617733..75e2e4e745 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qdistancefield.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qdistancefield.cpp
@@ -899,11 +899,6 @@ QDistanceField::QDistanceField(int width, int height)
 {
 }
 
-QDistanceField::QDistanceField(const QDistanceField &other)
-{
-    d = other.d;
-}
-
 QDistanceField::QDistanceField(const QRawFont &font, glyph_t glyph, bool doubleResolution)
 {
     setGlyph(font, glyph, doubleResolution);
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qdistancefield_p.h b/src/gui/text/qdistancefield_p.h
index 31cdf7edd2..c0873cedab 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qdistancefield_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/qdistancefield_p.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ public:
     QDistanceField(const QRawFont &font, glyph_t glyph, bool doubleResolution = false);
     QDistanceField(QFontEngine *fontEngine, glyph_t glyph, bool doubleResolution = false);
     QDistanceField(const QPainterPath &path, glyph_t glyph, bool doubleResolution = false);
-    QDistanceField(const QDistanceField &other);
 
     bool isNull() const;