diff --git a/src/tools/qdoc/htmlgenerator.cpp b/src/tools/qdoc/htmlgenerator.cpp
index 6ab6e9f915..b8ad119466 100644
--- a/src/tools/qdoc/htmlgenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qdoc/htmlgenerator.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ void HtmlGenerator::generateTree(const Tree *tree)
 
     QString fileBase = project.toLower().simplified().replace(" ", "-");
     generateIndex(fileBase, projectUrl, projectDescription);
-    generatePageIndex(outputDir() + QLatin1Char('/') + fileBase + ".pageindex");
 
     helpProjectWriter->generate(myTree);
     generateManifestFiles();
@@ -4289,225 +4288,6 @@ void HtmlGenerator::generateInstantiatedBy(const ClassNode* cn, CodeMarker* mark
     }
 }
 
-/*!
-  Generate the <page> element for the given \a node using the \a writer.
-  Return true if a <page> element was written; otherwise return false.
- */
-bool HtmlGenerator::generatePageElement(QXmlStreamWriter& writer,
-                                        const Node* node,
-                                        CodeMarker* marker) const
-{
-    if (node->pageType() == Node::NoPageType)
-        return false;
-    if (node->name().isEmpty())
-        return true;
-    if (node->access() == Node::Private)
-        return false;
-
-    QString guid = QUuid::createUuid().toString();
-    QString title;
-    QString rawTitle;
-    QString fullTitle;
-    QStringList pageWords;
-    QXmlStreamAttributes attributes;
-
-    QString url = node->outputSubdirectory();
-    if (!url.isEmpty())
-        url.append(QLatin1Char('/'));
-    url.append(Generator::fileName(node));
-
-    writer.writeStartElement("page");
-
-    if (node->isInnerNode()) {
-        const InnerNode* inner = static_cast<const InnerNode*>(node);
-        if (!inner->pageKeywords().isEmpty())
-            pageWords << inner->pageKeywords();
-
-        switch (node->type()) {
-        case Node::Fake:
-        {
-            const FakeNode* fake = static_cast<const FakeNode*>(node);
-            title = fake->fullTitle();
-            pageWords << title;
-            break;
-        }
-        case Node::Class:
-        {
-            title = node->name() + " Class";
-            pageWords << node->name() << "class" << "reference";
-            break;
-        }
-        case Node::Namespace:
-        {
-            rawTitle = marker->plainName(inner);
-            fullTitle = marker->plainFullName(inner);
-            title = rawTitle + " Namespace";
-            pageWords << rawTitle << "namespace" << "reference";
-            break;
-        }
-        default:
-            title = node->name();
-            pageWords << title;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        switch (node->type()) {
-        case Node::Enum:
-        {
-            title = node->name() + " Enum";
-            pageWords << node->name() << "enum" << "type";
-            url += QLatin1Char('#') + node->name() + "-enum";
-            break;
-        }
-        case Node::Function:
-        {
-            title = node->name() + " Function";
-            pageWords << node->name() << "function";
-            url += QLatin1Char('#') + node->name();
-            break;
-        }
-        case Node::Property:
-        {
-            title = node->name() + " Property";
-            pageWords << node->name() << "property";
-            url += QLatin1Char('#') + node->name() + "-prop";
-            break;
-        }
-        case Node::Typedef:
-        {
-            title = node->name() + " Type";
-            pageWords << node->name() << "typedef" << "type";
-            url += QLatin1Char('#') + node->name();
-            break;
-        }
-        default:
-            title = node->name();
-            pageWords << title;
-            break;
-        }
-
-        Node* parent = node->parent();
-        if (parent && ((parent->type() == Node::Class) ||
-                       (parent->type() == Node::Namespace))) {
-            pageWords << parent->name();
-        }
-    }
-
-    writer.writeAttribute("id",guid);
-    writer.writeStartElement("pageWords");
-    writer.writeCharacters(pageWords.join(" "));
-
-    writer.writeEndElement();
-    writer.writeStartElement("pageTitle");
-    writer.writeCharacters(title);
-    writer.writeEndElement();
-    writer.writeStartElement("pageUrl");
-    writer.writeCharacters(url);
-    writer.writeEndElement();
-    writer.writeStartElement("pageType");
-    QString ptype = "Article";
-    switch (node->pageType()) {
-    case Node::ApiPage:
-        ptype = "APIPage";
-        break;
-    case Node::ArticlePage:
-        ptype = "Article";
-        break;
-    case Node::ExamplePage:
-        ptype = "Example";
-        break;
-    case Node::HowToPage:
-        ptype = "HowTo";
-        break;
-    case Node::OverviewPage:
-        ptype = "Overview";
-        break;
-    case Node::TutorialPage:
-        ptype = "Tutorial";
-        break;
-    case Node::FAQPage:
-        ptype = "FAQ";
-        break;
-    default:
-        break;
-    }
-    writer.writeCharacters(ptype);
-    writer.writeEndElement();
-    writer.writeEndElement();
-
-    if (node->type() == Node::Fake && node->doc().hasTableOfContents()) {
-        QList<Atom*> toc = node->doc().tableOfContents();
-        if (!toc.isEmpty()) {
-            for (int i = 0; i < toc.size(); ++i) {
-                Text headingText = Text::sectionHeading(toc.at(i));
-                QString s = headingText.toString();
-                writer.writeStartElement("page");
-                guid = QUuid::createUuid().toString();
-                QString internalUrl = url + QLatin1Char('#') + Doc::canonicalTitle(s);
-                writer.writeAttribute("id",guid);
-                writer.writeStartElement("pageWords");
-                writer.writeCharacters(pageWords.join(" "));
-                writer.writeCharacters(" ");
-                writer.writeCharacters(s);
-                writer.writeEndElement();
-                writer.writeStartElement("pageTitle");
-                writer.writeCharacters(s);
-                writer.writeEndElement();
-                writer.writeStartElement("pageUrl");
-                writer.writeCharacters(internalUrl);
-                writer.writeEndElement();
-                writer.writeStartElement("pageType");
-                writer.writeCharacters("Article");
-                writer.writeEndElement();
-                writer.writeEndElement();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-/*!
-  Traverse the tree recursively and generate the <keyword>
-  elements.
- */
-void HtmlGenerator::generatePageElements(QXmlStreamWriter& writer, const Node* node, CodeMarker* marker) const
-{
-    if (generatePageElement(writer, node, marker)) {
-
-        if (node->isInnerNode()) {
-            const InnerNode *inner = static_cast<const InnerNode *>(node);
-
-            // Recurse to write an element for this child node and all its children.
-            foreach (const Node *child, inner->childNodes())
-                generatePageElements(writer, child, marker);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/*!
-  Outputs the file containing the index used for searching the html docs.
- */
-void HtmlGenerator::generatePageIndex(const QString& fileName) const
-{
-    QFile file(fileName);
-    if (!file.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Text))
-        return ;
-
-    CodeMarker *marker = CodeMarker::markerForFileName(fileName);
-
-    QXmlStreamWriter writer(&file);
-    writer.setAutoFormatting(true);
-    writer.writeStartDocument();
-    writer.writeStartElement("qtPageIndex");
-
-    generatePageElements(writer, myTree->root(), marker);
-
-    writer.writeEndElement(); // qtPageIndex
-    writer.writeEndDocument();
-    file.close();
-}
-
 void HtmlGenerator::generateExtractionMark(const Node *node, ExtractionMarkType markType)
 {
     if (markType != EndMark) {
diff --git a/src/tools/qdoc/htmlgenerator.h b/src/tools/qdoc/htmlgenerator.h
index 841c226b75..1ba88f83df 100644
--- a/src/tools/qdoc/htmlgenerator.h
+++ b/src/tools/qdoc/htmlgenerator.h
@@ -239,13 +239,6 @@ private:
                    const Node *relative,
                    CodeMarker *marker);
     void endLink();
-    bool generatePageElement(QXmlStreamWriter& writer,
-                             const Node* node,
-                             CodeMarker* marker) const;
-    void generatePageElements(QXmlStreamWriter& writer,
-                              const Node* node,
-                              CodeMarker* marker) const;
-    void generatePageIndex(const QString& fileName) const;
     void generateExtractionMark(const Node *node, ExtractionMarkType markType);
     void reportOrphans(const InnerNode* parent);