diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
index 82b9fec37f..269fe452c1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #include "qtranslator.h"
 #include "qvariant.h"
 #include "qwidget.h"
-#include "qgraphicssceneevent.h"
 #include "private/qdnd_p.h"
 #include "private/qguiapplication_p.h"
 #include "qcolormap.h"
@@ -2287,31 +2286,6 @@ QWidget *QApplicationPrivate::focusNextPrevChild_helper(QWidget *toplevel, bool
     return w;
 }
 
-Qt::MouseEventSource QApplicationPrivate::mouseEventSource(const QEvent *e)
-{
-    switch (e->type()) {
-    case QEvent::NonClientAreaMouseButtonDblClick:
-    case QEvent::NonClientAreaMouseButtonPress:
-    case QEvent::NonClientAreaMouseButtonRelease:
-    case QEvent::NonClientAreaMouseMove:
-    case QEvent::MouseButtonDblClick:
-    case QEvent::MouseButtonPress:
-    case QEvent::MouseButtonRelease:
-    case QEvent::MouseMove:
-        return static_cast<const QMouseEvent *>(e)->source();
-#ifndef QT_NO_GRAPHICSVIEW
-    case QEvent::GraphicsSceneMouseDoubleClick:
-    case QEvent::GraphicsSceneMousePress:
-    case QEvent::GraphicsSceneMouseRelease:
-    case QEvent::GraphicsSceneMouseMove:
-        return static_cast<const QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *>(e)->source();
-#endif // !QT_NO_GRAPHICSVIEW
-    default:
-        break;
-    }
-    return Qt::MouseEventNotSynthesized;
-}
-
 /*!
     \fn void QApplicationPrivate::dispatchEnterLeave(QWidget* enter, QWidget* leave, const QPointF &globalPosF)
     \internal
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h
index b24b592fbe..7d97235c66 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication_p.h
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ public:
     static void setFocusWidget(QWidget *focus, Qt::FocusReason reason);
     static QWidget *focusNextPrevChild_helper(QWidget *toplevel, bool next,
                                               bool *wrappingOccurred = 0);
-    static Qt::MouseEventSource mouseEventSource(const QEvent *e);
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_GRAPHICSVIEW
     // Maintain a list of all scenes to ensure font and palette propagation to
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
index 8f017b7b87..dfec6a14d4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qwidgettextcontrol.cpp
@@ -1580,10 +1580,8 @@ void QWidgetTextControlPrivate::mousePressEvent(QEvent *e, Qt::MouseButton butto
             cursor.clearSelection();
         }
     }
-    // Do not start selection on a mouse event synthesized from a touch event.
     if (!(button & Qt::LeftButton) ||
-        !((interactionFlags & Qt::TextSelectableByMouse) || (interactionFlags & Qt::TextEditable))
-        || QApplicationPrivate::mouseEventSource(e) != Qt::MouseEventNotSynthesized) {
+        !((interactionFlags & Qt::TextSelectableByMouse) || (interactionFlags & Qt::TextEditable))) {
             e->ignore();
             return;
     }
@@ -1754,11 +1752,6 @@ void QWidgetTextControlPrivate::mouseReleaseEvent(QEvent *e, Qt::MouseButton but
 {
     Q_Q(QWidgetTextControl);
 
-    if (QApplicationPrivate::mouseEventSource(e) != Qt::MouseEventNotSynthesized) {
-        setCursorPosition(pos); // Emulate Tap to set cursor for events synthesized from touch.
-        return;
-    }
-
     const QTextCursor oldSelection = cursor;
     if (sendMouseEventToInputContext(
             e, QEvent::MouseButtonRelease, button, pos, modifiers, buttons, globalPos)) {