diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.mm
index da80c6a0e4..2df85c791b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.mm
@@ -223,10 +223,6 @@ QT_USE_NAMESPACE
         application depends on.
      */
     NSAppleEventManager *eventManager = [NSAppleEventManager sharedAppleEventManager];
-    [eventManager setEventHandler:self
-                      andSelector:@selector(appleEventQuit:withReplyEvent:)
-                    forEventClass:kCoreEventClass
-                       andEventID:kAEQuitApplication];
     [eventManager setEventHandler:self
                       andSelector:@selector(getUrl:withReplyEvent:)
                     forEventClass:kInternetEventClass
@@ -237,7 +233,6 @@ QT_USE_NAMESPACE
 - (void)removeAppleEventHandlers
 {
     NSAppleEventManager *eventManager = [NSAppleEventManager sharedAppleEventManager];
-    [eventManager removeEventHandlerForEventClass:kCoreEventClass andEventID:kAEQuitApplication];
     [eventManager removeEventHandlerForEventClass:kInternetEventClass andEventID:kAEGetURL];
 }
 
@@ -360,14 +355,6 @@ QT_USE_NAMESPACE
     NSString *urlString = [[event paramDescriptorForKeyword:keyDirectObject] stringValue];
     QWindowSystemInterface::handleFileOpenEvent(QUrl(QString::fromNSString(urlString)));
 }
-
-- (void)appleEventQuit:(NSAppleEventDescriptor *)event withReplyEvent:(NSAppleEventDescriptor *)replyEvent
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(event);
-    Q_UNUSED(replyEvent);
-    [NSApp terminate:self];
-}
-
 @end
 
 @implementation QCocoaApplicationDelegate (Menus)