diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qregion.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qregion.cpp
index 5d3eb60ce3..db1504f1a7 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qregion.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qregion.cpp
@@ -694,14 +694,6 @@ QRegion QRegion::intersect(const QRect &r) const
 }
 #endif
 
-/*!
-    \obsolete
-    \fn int QRegion::numRects() const
-    \since 4.4
-
-    Returns the number of rectangles that will be returned in rects().
-*/
-
 /*!
     \fn int QRegion::rectCount() const
     \since 4.6