diff --git a/src/platformsupport/inputcontext/qplatforminputcontextfactory_qpa.cpp b/src/platformsupport/inputcontext/qplatforminputcontextfactory_qpa.cpp
index 3e261ae765..595c3cc1f0 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/inputcontext/qplatforminputcontextfactory_qpa.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/inputcontext/qplatforminputcontextfactory_qpa.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ QPlatformInputContext *QPlatformInputContextFactory::create(const QString& key)
     const QString platform = paramList.takeFirst().toLower();
 
 #if !defined(QT_NO_LIBRARY) && !defined(QT_NO_SETTINGS)
-    if (QPlatformInputContext *ret = qLoadPlugin1<QPlatformInputContext, QPlatformInputContextFactoryInterface>(loader(), platform, paramList))
+    if (QPlatformInputContext *ret = qLoadPlugin1<QPlatformInputContext, QPlatformInputContextPlugin>(loader(), platform, paramList))
         return ret;
 #endif
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/inputcontext/qplatforminputcontextplugin_p.h b/src/platformsupport/inputcontext/qplatforminputcontextplugin_p.h
index e9e419546b..e7b173ee94 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/inputcontext/qplatforminputcontextplugin_p.h
+++ b/src/platformsupport/inputcontext/qplatforminputcontextplugin_p.h
@@ -63,24 +63,15 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 class QPlatformInputContext;
 
-    struct QPlatformInputContextFactoryInterface : public QFactoryInterface
-{
-    virtual QPlatformInputContext *create(const QString &key, const QStringList &paramList) = 0;
-};
-
 #define QPlatformInputContextFactoryInterface_iid "org.qt-project.Qt.QPlatformInputContextFactoryInterface"
 
-Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(QPlatformInputContextFactoryInterface, QPlatformInputContextFactoryInterface_iid)
-
-class Q_PLATFORMSUPPORT_EXPORT QPlatformInputContextPlugin : public QObject, public QPlatformInputContextFactoryInterface
+class Q_PLATFORMSUPPORT_EXPORT QPlatformInputContextPlugin : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_INTERFACES(QPlatformInputContextFactoryInterface:QFactoryInterface)
 public:
     explicit QPlatformInputContextPlugin(QObject *parent = 0);
     ~QPlatformInputContextPlugin();
 
-    virtual QStringList keys() const = 0;
     virtual QPlatformInputContext *create(const QString &key, const QStringList &paramList) = 0;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/main.cpp b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/main.cpp
index d841426ea7..a77076d034 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/main.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/main.cpp
@@ -51,15 +51,9 @@ class QIbusPlatformInputContextPlugin : public QPlatformInputContextPlugin
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.qt-project.Qt.QPlatformInputContextFactoryInterface" FILE "ibus.json")
 
 public:
-    QStringList keys() const;
     QIBusPlatformInputContext *create(const QString&, const QStringList&);
 };
 
-QStringList QIbusPlatformInputContextPlugin::keys() const
-{
-    return QStringList(QStringLiteral("ibus"));
-}
-
 QIBusPlatformInputContext *QIbusPlatformInputContextPlugin::create(const QString& system, const QStringList& paramList)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(paramList);
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/maliit/main.cpp b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/maliit/main.cpp
index adeaa7bb31..1762c14553 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/maliit/main.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/maliit/main.cpp
@@ -51,15 +51,9 @@ class QMaliitPlatformInputContextPlugin : public QPlatformInputContextPlugin
     Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.qt-project.Qt.QPlatformInputContextFactoryInterface" FILE "maliit.json")
 
 public:
-    QStringList keys() const;
     QPlatformInputContext *create(const QString&, const QStringList&);
 };
 
-QStringList QMaliitPlatformInputContextPlugin::keys() const
-{
-    return QStringList(QStringLiteral("maliit"));
-}
-
 QPlatformInputContext *QMaliitPlatformInputContextPlugin::create(const QString& system, const QStringList& paramList)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(paramList);