diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.h b/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.h
index 70cc206f13..c5966f7893 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.h
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ public:
     operator T() const;
 #endif
 
-    bool operator==(const QFuture &other) const { return (d == other.d); }
-    bool operator!=(const QFuture &other) const { return (d != other.d); }
-
     void cancel() { d.cancel(); }
     bool isCanceled() const { return d.isCanceled(); }
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc b/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc
index c1ead6b893..59f80da4af 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qfuture.qdoc
@@ -167,17 +167,6 @@
      Assigns \a other to this future and returns a reference to this future.
 */
 
-/*! \fn template <typename T> bool QFuture<T>::operator==(const QFuture &other) const
-
-    Returns \c true if \a other is a copy of this future; otherwise returns \c false.
-*/
-
-/*! \fn template <typename T> bool QFuture<T>::operator!=(const QFuture &other) const
-
-    Returns \c true if \a other is \e not a copy of this future; otherwise returns
-    false.
-*/
-
 /*! \fn template <typename T> void QFuture<T>::cancel()
 
     Cancels the asynchronous computation represented by this future. Note that
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qfuturewatcher.h b/src/corelib/thread/qfuturewatcher.h
index 4a630dfbe8..0e7490d9a5 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qfuturewatcher.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qfuturewatcher.h
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ private:
 template <typename T>
 Q_INLINE_TEMPLATE void QFutureWatcher<T>::setFuture(const QFuture<T> &_future)
 {
-    if (_future == m_future)
+    if (_future.d == m_future.d)
         return;
 
     disconnectOutputInterface(true);
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
index 2d78af8f94..0faa8e0be7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
@@ -1504,8 +1504,6 @@ void tst_QFuture::voidConversions()
 
         QFuture<void> voidFuture(intFuture);
         voidFuture = intFuture;
-
-        QVERIFY(voidFuture == intFuture);
     }
 
     {
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuturesynchronizer/tst_qfuturesynchronizer.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuturesynchronizer/tst_qfuturesynchronizer.cpp
index 2a8a340925..a05687f4e5 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuturesynchronizer/tst_qfuturesynchronizer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuturesynchronizer/tst_qfuturesynchronizer.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void tst_QFutureSynchronizer::futures()
         synchronizer.addFuture(future);
     }
 
-    QCOMPARE(futures, synchronizer.futures());
+    QCOMPARE(futures.count(), synchronizer.futures().count());
 }
 
 void tst_QFutureSynchronizer::setFuture()
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ void tst_QFutureSynchronizer::setFuture()
     QFuture<void> future;
     synchronizer.setFuture(future);
     QCOMPARE(synchronizer.futures().size(), 1);
-    QCOMPARE(synchronizer.futures().first(), future);
 }
 
 void tst_QFutureSynchronizer::waitForFinished()