diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
index 06c5ea4048..f4f1015231 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
@@ -2591,16 +2591,6 @@ QSequentialIterable::const_iterator::const_iterator(const QtMetaTypePrivate::QSe
     ref->ref();
 }
 
-void QSequentialIterable::const_iterator::begin()
-{
-    m_impl.moveToBegin();
-}
-
-void QSequentialIterable::const_iterator::end()
-{
-    m_impl.moveToEnd();
-}
-
 /*! \fn QSequentialIterable::const_iterator QSequentialIterable::begin() const
 
     Returns a QSequentialIterable::const_iterator for the beginning of the container. This
@@ -2611,7 +2601,7 @@ void QSequentialIterable::const_iterator::end()
 QSequentialIterable::const_iterator QSequentialIterable::begin() const
 {
     const_iterator it(*this, new QAtomicInt(0));
-    it.begin();
+    it.m_impl.moveToBegin();
     return it;
 }
 
@@ -2624,7 +2614,7 @@ QSequentialIterable::const_iterator QSequentialIterable::begin() const
 QSequentialIterable::const_iterator QSequentialIterable::end() const
 {
     const_iterator it(*this, new QAtomicInt(0));
-    it.end();
+    it.m_impl.moveToEnd();
     return it;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
index e2394fc469..0854711e1a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
@@ -593,8 +593,6 @@ public:
 
         explicit const_iterator(const QtMetaTypePrivate::QSequentialIterableImpl &impl, QAtomicInt *ref_);
 
-        void begin();
-        void end();
     public:
         ~const_iterator();