diff --git a/src/tools/qdoc/doc.cpp b/src/tools/qdoc/doc.cpp
index 3c1bab17af..eb0efc53d8 100644
--- a/src/tools/qdoc/doc.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qdoc/doc.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ enum {
     CMD_ENDSIDEBAR,
     CMD_ENDTABLE,
     CMD_ENDTOPICREF,
-    CMD_EXPIRE,
     CMD_FOOTNOTE,
     CMD_GENERATELIST,
     CMD_GRANULARITY,
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ static struct {
     { "endsidebar", CMD_ENDSIDEBAR, 0 },
     { "endtable", CMD_ENDTABLE, 0 },
     { "endtopicref", CMD_ENDTOPICREF, 0 },
-    { "expire", CMD_EXPIRE, 0 },
     { "footnote", CMD_FOOTNOTE, 0 },
     { "generatelist", CMD_GENERATELIST, 0 },
     { "granularity", CMD_GRANULARITY, 0 }, // ### don't document for now
@@ -462,7 +460,6 @@ private:
     Location& location();
     QString detailsUnknownCommand(const QSet<QString>& metaCommandSet,
                                   const QString& str);
-    void checkExpiry(const QString& date);
     void insertBaseName(const QString &baseName);
     void insertTarget(const QString& target, bool keyword);
     void include(const QString& fileName, const QString& identifier);
@@ -859,9 +856,6 @@ void DocParser::parse(const QString& source,
                         append(Atom::TableRight);
                     }
                     break;
-                case CMD_EXPIRE:
-                    checkExpiry(getArgument());
-                    break;
                 case CMD_FOOTNOTE:
                     if (openCommand(cmd)) {
                         enterPara();
@@ -1662,43 +1656,6 @@ QString DocParser::detailsUnknownCommand(const QSet<QString> &metaCommandSet,
     return tr("Maybe you meant '\\%1'?").arg(best);
 }
 
-void DocParser::checkExpiry(const QString& date)
-{
-    QRegExp ymd("(\\d{4})(?:-(\\d{2})(?:-(\\d{2})))");
-
-    if (ymd.exactMatch(date)) {
-        int y = ymd.cap(1).toInt();
-        int m = ymd.cap(2).toInt();
-        int d = ymd.cap(3).toInt();
-
-        if (m == 0)
-            m = 1;
-        if (d == 0)
-            d = 1;
-        QDate expiryDate(y, m, d);
-        if (expiryDate.isValid()) {
-            int days = expiryDate.daysTo(QDate::currentDate());
-            if (days == 0) {
-                location().warning(tr("Documentation expires today"));
-            }
-            else if (days == 1) {
-                location().warning(tr("Documentation expired yesterday"));
-            }
-            else if (days >= 2) {
-                location().warning(tr("Documentation expired %1 days ago")
-                                   .arg(days));
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            location().warning(tr("Date '%1' invalid").arg(date));
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        location().warning(tr("Date '%1' not in YYYY-MM-DD format")
-                           .arg(date));
-    }
-}
-
 void DocParser::insertBaseName(const QString &baseName)
 {
     priv->constructExtra();
diff --git a/src/tools/qdoc/doc/qdoc-manual.qdoc b/src/tools/qdoc/doc/qdoc-manual.qdoc
index fa3301e072..6983f6345f 100644
--- a/src/tools/qdoc/doc/qdoc-manual.qdoc
+++ b/src/tools/qdoc/doc/qdoc-manual.qdoc
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@
     \li \l {04-qdoc-commands-textmarkup.html#e-command} {\\e} \span {class="newStuff"} {(new 5/3/2012)}
     \li \l {12-0-qdoc-commands-miscellaneous.html#else-command} {\\else}
     \li \l {12-0-qdoc-commands-miscellaneous.html#endif-command} {\\endif}
-    \li \l {12-0-qdoc-commands-miscellaneous.html#expire-command} {\\expire}
     \li \l {11-qdoc-commands-specialcontent.html#footnote-command} {\\footnote}
     \li \l {12-0-qdoc-commands-miscellaneous.html#generatelist-command} {\\generatelist}
     \li \l {10-qdoc-commands-tablesandlists.html#header-command} {\\header}
@@ -3506,41 +3505,6 @@
     visual appearance of the documentation, and to the process of
     generating the documentation.
 
-    \target expire-command
-    \section1 \\expire
-
-    The \\expire command allows you to define an expiration
-    date for your documentation.
-
-    When using the \\expire command, QDoc will emit a warning when the
-    current date is larger than the specified date. The command
-    accepts one argument; the argument's format is yyyy-mm-dd. For
-    example:
-
-           \code
-           / *!
-               \page porting.html
-
-               \title Porting to Qt 3.x
-
-               \expire 2004-12-31
-
-               This document describes porting applications from Qt
-               2.x to Qt 3.x.
-
-               The Qt 3.x series is not binary compatible with the
-               2.x series.
-               ...
-           * /
-           \endcode
-
-    If you run QDoc on 4 July 2005, it will emit the warning
-
-           \quotation
-               porting.qdoc:6: Documentation expired 185 days ago
-           \endquotation
-
-
     \target annotatedlist-command
     \section1 \\annotatedlist
 
@@ -8673,7 +8637,6 @@
     \li \l {12-0-qdoc-commands-miscellaneous.html#endif-command} {\\endif}
     \li \l {13-qdoc-commands-topics.html#enum-command} {\\enum}
     \li \l {13-qdoc-commands-topics.html#example-command} {\\example}
-    \li \l {12-0-qdoc-commands-miscellaneous.html#expire-command} {\\expire}
     \li \l {13-qdoc-commands-topics.html#externalpage-command} {\\externalpage}
     \li \l {13-qdoc-commands-topics.html#fn-command} {\\fn}
     \li \l {11-qdoc-commands-specialcontent.html#footnote-command} {\\footnote}