diff --git a/src/widgets/accessible/qaccessiblewidget.cpp b/src/widgets/accessible/qaccessiblewidget.cpp
index 17ba14de39..bf3c187d62 100644
--- a/src/widgets/accessible/qaccessiblewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/accessible/qaccessiblewidget.cpp
@@ -377,25 +377,6 @@ QAccessibleWidget::relations(QAccessible::Relation match /*= QAccessible::AllRel
         }
     }
 
-    if (match & QAccessible::Controller) {
-        const QAccessible::Relation rel = QAccessible::Controller;
-        QACConnectionObject *connectionObject = (QACConnectionObject*)object();
-        const QObjectList senderList = connectionObject->senderList();
-        for (int s = 0; s < senderList.count(); ++s) {
-            QObject *sender = senderList.at(s);
-            if (sender->isWidgetType() && sender != object()) {
-                QAccessibleInterface *iface = QAccessible::queryAccessibleInterface(sender);
-                QACConnectionObject *connectionSender = (QACConnectionObject*)sender;
-                QStringList senderPrimarySignals = static_cast<QAccessibleWidget*>(iface)->d->primarySignals;
-                for (int sig = 0; sig < senderPrimarySignals.count(); ++sig) {
-                    const QByteArray strSignal = senderPrimarySignals.at(sig).toLatin1();
-                    if (connectionSender->isSender(object(), strSignal.constData()))
-                        rels.append(qMakePair(iface, rel));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     if (match & QAccessible::Controlled) {
         QObjectList allReceivers;
         QACConnectionObject *connectionObject = (QACConnectionObject*)object();
diff --git a/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp b/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
index 4607be4a7a..2a4013347e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/other/qaccessibility/tst_qaccessibility.cpp
@@ -906,30 +906,6 @@ void tst_QAccessibility::buttonTest()
     toggletool.setText("Toggle");
     toggletool.setMinimumSize(20,20);
 
-    // test Controller/Controlled relations
-    {
-    QCheckBox toggler("Toggle me!", &window);
-    bool ok = connect(&pushButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), &toggler, SLOT(toggle()));
-    QCOMPARE(ok, true);
-    QAccessibleInterface *iface = QAccessible::queryAccessibleInterface(&toggler);
-    QVERIFY(iface);
-    QCOMPARE(iface->role(), QAccessible::CheckBox);
-    QAccessibleInterface *buttonIFace = relatedInterface(iface, QAccessible::Controller);
-    QVERIFY(buttonIFace);
-    QCOMPARE(buttonIFace->role(), QAccessible::Button);
-    QCOMPARE(buttonIFace->object(), &pushButton);
-    delete buttonIFace;
-    delete iface;
-
-    buttonIFace = QAccessible::queryAccessibleInterface(&pushButton);
-    QVERIFY(buttonIFace);
-    QCOMPARE(buttonIFace->role(), QAccessible::Button);
-    iface = relatedInterface(buttonIFace, QAccessible::Controlled);
-    QVERIFY(iface);
-    QCOMPARE(iface->object(), &toggler);
-
-    }
-
     // test push button
     QAccessibleInterface* interface = QAccessible::queryAccessibleInterface(&pushButton);
     QAccessibleActionInterface* actionInterface = interface->actionInterface();