diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qgenericatomic.h b/src/corelib/thread/qgenericatomic.h
index aaa4f3bee2..91ccbbd1cd 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qgenericatomic.h
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qgenericatomic.h
@@ -34,335 +34,5 @@ template <typename T> struct QAtomicAdditiveType<T *>
     static const int AddScale = sizeof(T);
 };
 
-// not really atomic...
-template <typename BaseClass> struct QGenericAtomicOps
-{
-    template <typename T> struct AtomicType { typedef T Type; typedef T *PointerType; };
-
-    template <typename T> static void acquireMemoryFence(const T &_q_value) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::orderedMemoryFence(_q_value);
-    }
-    template <typename T> static void releaseMemoryFence(const T &_q_value) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::orderedMemoryFence(_q_value);
-    }
-    template <typename T> static void orderedMemoryFence(const T &) noexcept
-    {
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T load(const T &_q_value) noexcept
-    {
-        return _q_value;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    void store(T &_q_value, X newValue) noexcept
-    {
-        _q_value = newValue;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T loadRelaxed(const T &_q_value) noexcept
-    {
-        return _q_value;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    void storeRelaxed(T &_q_value, X newValue) noexcept
-    {
-        _q_value = newValue;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T loadAcquire(const T &_q_value) noexcept
-    {
-        T tmp = *static_cast<const volatile T *>(&_q_value);
-        BaseClass::acquireMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return tmp;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    void storeRelease(T &_q_value, X newValue) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::releaseMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        *static_cast<volatile T *>(&_q_value) = newValue;
-    }
-
-    static inline constexpr bool isReferenceCountingNative() noexcept
-    { return BaseClass::isFetchAndAddNative(); }
-    static inline constexpr bool isReferenceCountingWaitFree() noexcept
-    { return BaseClass::isFetchAndAddWaitFree(); }
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    bool ref(T &_q_value) noexcept
-    {
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndAddRelaxed(_q_value, 1) != T(-1);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    bool deref(T &_q_value) noexcept
-    {
-         return BaseClass::fetchAndAddRelaxed(_q_value, -1) != 1;
-    }
-
-#if 0
-    // These functions have no default implementation
-    // Architectures must implement them
-    static inline constexpr bool isTestAndSetNative() noexcept;
-    static inline constexpr bool isTestAndSetWaitFree() noexcept;
-    template <typename T, typename X> static inline
-    bool testAndSetRelaxed(T &_q_value, X expectedValue, X newValue) noexcept;
-    template <typename T, typename X> static inline
-    bool testAndSetRelaxed(T &_q_value, X expectedValue, X newValue, X *currentValue) noexcept;
-#endif
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    bool testAndSetAcquire(T &_q_value, X expectedValue, X newValue) noexcept
-    {
-        bool tmp = BaseClass::testAndSetRelaxed(_q_value, expectedValue, newValue);
-        BaseClass::acquireMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return tmp;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    bool testAndSetRelease(T &_q_value, X expectedValue, X newValue) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::releaseMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::testAndSetRelaxed(_q_value, expectedValue, newValue);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    bool testAndSetOrdered(T &_q_value, X expectedValue, X newValue) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::orderedMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::testAndSetRelaxed(_q_value, expectedValue, newValue);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    bool testAndSetAcquire(T &_q_value, X expectedValue, X newValue, X *currentValue) noexcept
-    {
-        bool tmp = BaseClass::testAndSetRelaxed(_q_value, expectedValue, newValue, currentValue);
-        BaseClass::acquireMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return tmp;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    bool testAndSetRelease(T &_q_value, X expectedValue, X newValue, X *currentValue) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::releaseMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::testAndSetRelaxed(_q_value, expectedValue, newValue, currentValue);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    bool testAndSetOrdered(T &_q_value, X expectedValue, X newValue, X *currentValue) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::orderedMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::testAndSetRelaxed(_q_value, expectedValue, newValue, currentValue);
-    }
-
-    static inline constexpr bool isFetchAndStoreNative() noexcept { return false; }
-    static inline constexpr bool isFetchAndStoreWaitFree() noexcept { return false; }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndStoreRelaxed(T &_q_value, X newValue) noexcept
-    {
-        // implement fetchAndStore on top of testAndSet
-        for (;;) {
-            T tmp = loadRelaxed(_q_value);
-            if (BaseClass::testAndSetRelaxed(_q_value, tmp, newValue))
-                return tmp;
-        }
-    }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndStoreAcquire(T &_q_value, X newValue) noexcept
-    {
-        T tmp = BaseClass::fetchAndStoreRelaxed(_q_value, newValue);
-        BaseClass::acquireMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return tmp;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndStoreRelease(T &_q_value, X newValue) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::releaseMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndStoreRelaxed(_q_value, newValue);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T, typename X> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndStoreOrdered(T &_q_value, X newValue) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::orderedMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndStoreRelaxed(_q_value, newValue);
-    }
-
-    static inline constexpr bool isFetchAndAddNative() noexcept { return false; }
-    static inline constexpr bool isFetchAndAddWaitFree() noexcept { return false; }
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndAddRelaxed(T &_q_value, typename QAtomicAdditiveType<T>::AdditiveT valueToAdd) noexcept
-    {
-        // implement fetchAndAdd on top of testAndSet
-        for (;;) {
-            T tmp = BaseClass::loadRelaxed(_q_value);
-            if (BaseClass::testAndSetRelaxed(_q_value, tmp, T(tmp + valueToAdd)))
-                return tmp;
-        }
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndAddAcquire(T &_q_value, typename QAtomicAdditiveType<T>::AdditiveT valueToAdd) noexcept
-    {
-        T tmp = BaseClass::fetchAndAddRelaxed(_q_value, valueToAdd);
-        BaseClass::acquireMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return tmp;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndAddRelease(T &_q_value, typename QAtomicAdditiveType<T>::AdditiveT valueToAdd) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::releaseMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndAddRelaxed(_q_value, valueToAdd);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndAddOrdered(T &_q_value, typename QAtomicAdditiveType<T>::AdditiveT valueToAdd) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::orderedMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndAddRelaxed(_q_value, valueToAdd);
-    }
-
-QT_WARNING_PUSH
-QT_WARNING_DISABLE_MSVC(4146)   // unary minus operator applied to unsigned type, result still unsigned
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndSubRelaxed(T &_q_value, typename QAtomicAdditiveType<T>::AdditiveT operand) noexcept
-    {
-        // implement fetchAndSub on top of fetchAndAdd
-        return fetchAndAddRelaxed(_q_value, -operand);
-    }
-QT_WARNING_POP
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndSubAcquire(T &_q_value, typename QAtomicAdditiveType<T>::AdditiveT operand) noexcept
-    {
-        T tmp = BaseClass::fetchAndSubRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-        BaseClass::acquireMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return tmp;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndSubRelease(T &_q_value, typename QAtomicAdditiveType<T>::AdditiveT operand) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::releaseMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndSubRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndSubOrdered(T &_q_value, typename QAtomicAdditiveType<T>::AdditiveT operand) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::orderedMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndSubRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndAndRelaxed(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        // implement fetchAndAnd on top of testAndSet
-        T tmp = BaseClass::loadRelaxed(_q_value);
-        for (;;) {
-            if (BaseClass::testAndSetRelaxed(_q_value, tmp, T(tmp & operand), &tmp))
-                return tmp;
-        }
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndAndAcquire(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        T tmp = BaseClass::fetchAndAndRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-        BaseClass::acquireMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return tmp;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndAndRelease(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::releaseMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndAndRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndAndOrdered(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::orderedMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndAndRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndOrRelaxed(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        // implement fetchAndOr on top of testAndSet
-        T tmp = BaseClass::loadRelaxed(_q_value);
-        for (;;) {
-            if (BaseClass::testAndSetRelaxed(_q_value, tmp, T(tmp | operand), &tmp))
-                return tmp;
-        }
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndOrAcquire(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        T tmp = BaseClass::fetchAndOrRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-        BaseClass::acquireMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return tmp;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndOrRelease(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::releaseMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndOrRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndOrOrdered(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::orderedMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndOrRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndXorRelaxed(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        // implement fetchAndXor on top of testAndSet
-        T tmp = BaseClass::loadRelaxed(_q_value);
-        for (;;) {
-            if (BaseClass::testAndSetRelaxed(_q_value, tmp, T(tmp ^ operand), &tmp))
-                return tmp;
-        }
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndXorAcquire(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        T tmp = BaseClass::fetchAndXorRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-        BaseClass::acquireMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return tmp;
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndXorRelease(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::releaseMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndXorRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-    }
-
-    template <typename T> static Q_ALWAYS_INLINE
-    T fetchAndXorOrdered(T &_q_value, typename std::enable_if<std::is_integral_v<T>, T>::type operand) noexcept
-    {
-        BaseClass::orderedMemoryFence(_q_value);
-        return BaseClass::fetchAndXorRelaxed(_q_value, operand);
-    }
-};
-
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 #endif // QGENERICATOMIC_H