diff --git a/src/platformsupport/input/libinput/qlibinputhandler.cpp b/src/platformsupport/input/libinput/qlibinputhandler.cpp
index 142492ff02..733cf7d409 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/input/libinput/qlibinputhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/input/libinput/qlibinputhandler.cpp
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ void QLibInputHandler::processEvent(libinput_event *ev)
         // This is not just for hotplugging, it is also called for each input
         // device libinput reads from on startup. Hence it is suitable for doing
         // touch device registration.
-        const char *sysname = libinput_device_get_sysname(dev); // node name without path
-        const char *name = libinput_device_get_name(dev);
-        emit deviceAdded(QString::fromUtf8(sysname), QString::fromUtf8(name));
-
         QInputDeviceManagerPrivate *inputManagerPriv = QInputDeviceManagerPrivate::get(
             QGuiApplicationPrivate::inputDeviceManager());
         if (libinput_device_has_capability(dev, LIBINPUT_DEVICE_CAP_TOUCH)) {
@@ -183,10 +179,6 @@ void QLibInputHandler::processEvent(libinput_event *ev)
     }
     case LIBINPUT_EVENT_DEVICE_REMOVED:
     {
-        const char *sysname = libinput_device_get_sysname(dev);
-        const char *name = libinput_device_get_name(dev);
-        emit deviceRemoved(QString::fromUtf8(sysname), QString::fromUtf8(name));
-
         QInputDeviceManagerPrivate *inputManagerPriv = QInputDeviceManagerPrivate::get(
             QGuiApplicationPrivate::inputDeviceManager());
         if (libinput_device_has_capability(dev, LIBINPUT_DEVICE_CAP_TOUCH)) {
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/input/libinput/qlibinputhandler_p.h b/src/platformsupport/input/libinput/qlibinputhandler_p.h
index 6e01f972a4..ac7a267a4d 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/input/libinput/qlibinputhandler_p.h
+++ b/src/platformsupport/input/libinput/qlibinputhandler_p.h
@@ -68,18 +68,12 @@ class QLibInputTouch;
 
 class QLibInputHandler : public QObject
 {
-    Q_OBJECT
-
 public:
     QLibInputHandler(const QString &key, const QString &spec);
     ~QLibInputHandler();
 
     void onReadyRead();
 
-signals:
-    void deviceAdded(const QString &sysname, const QString &name);
-    void deviceRemoved(const QString &sysname, const QString &name);
-
 private:
     void processEvent(libinput_event *ev);