diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
index 9e3e1e94fa..b7f01ca5ca 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
@@ -2244,21 +2244,6 @@ namespace QtPrivate {
     };
 }
 
-namespace QtMetaTypePrivate {
-inline Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR bool isBuiltinSequentialType(int typeId)
-{
-    return typeId == qMetaTypeId<QStringList>()
-            || typeId == qMetaTypeId<QByteArrayList>()
-            || typeId == qMetaTypeId<QVariantList>();
-}
-
-inline Q_DECL_CONSTEXPR bool isBuiltinAssociativeType(int typeId)
-{
-    return typeId == qMetaTypeId<QVariantHash>()
-            || typeId == qMetaTypeId<QVariantMap>();
-}
-} // QtMetaTypePrivate
-
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #endif // QMETATYPE_H
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
index 27b19982de..4c7e498280 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ namespace QtPrivate {
         static QVariantList invoke(const QVariant &v)
         {
             const int typeId = v.userType();
-            if (QtMetaTypePrivate::isBuiltinSequentialType(typeId) || QMetaType::hasRegisteredConverterFunction(typeId, qMetaTypeId<QtMetaTypePrivate::QSequentialIterableImpl>())) {
+            if (typeId == qMetaTypeId<QStringList>() || typeId == qMetaTypeId<QByteArrayList>() || QMetaType::hasRegisteredConverterFunction(typeId, qMetaTypeId<QtMetaTypePrivate::QSequentialIterableImpl>())) {
                 QSequentialIterable iter = QVariantValueHelperInterface<QSequentialIterable>::invoke(v);
                 QVariantList l;
                 l.reserve(iter.size());
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ namespace QtPrivate {
         static QVariantHash invoke(const QVariant &v)
         {
             const int typeId = v.userType();
-            if (QtMetaTypePrivate::isBuiltinAssociativeType(typeId) || QMetaType::hasRegisteredConverterFunction(typeId, qMetaTypeId<QtMetaTypePrivate::QAssociativeIterableImpl>())) {
+            if (typeId == qMetaTypeId<QVariantMap>() || QMetaType::hasRegisteredConverterFunction(typeId, qMetaTypeId<QtMetaTypePrivate::QAssociativeIterableImpl>())) {
                 QAssociativeIterable iter = QVariantValueHelperInterface<QAssociativeIterable>::invoke(v);
                 QVariantHash l;
                 l.reserve(iter.size());
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ namespace QtPrivate {
         static QVariantMap invoke(const QVariant &v)
         {
             const int typeId = v.userType();
-            if (QtMetaTypePrivate::isBuiltinAssociativeType(typeId) || QMetaType::hasRegisteredConverterFunction(typeId, qMetaTypeId<QtMetaTypePrivate::QAssociativeIterableImpl>())) {
+            if (typeId == qMetaTypeId<QVariantHash>() || QMetaType::hasRegisteredConverterFunction(typeId, qMetaTypeId<QtMetaTypePrivate::QAssociativeIterableImpl>())) {
                 QAssociativeIterable iter = QVariantValueHelperInterface<QAssociativeIterable>::invoke(v);
                 QVariantMap l;
                 for (QAssociativeIterable::const_iterator it = iter.begin(), end = iter.end(); it != end; ++it)