diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h
index 2c942f9037..47be74c0a6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h
@@ -213,19 +213,6 @@ inline bool QCoreApplication::sendSpontaneousEvent(QObject *receiver, QEvent *ev
 { if (event) event->spont = true; return self ? self->notifyInternal(receiver, event) : false; }
 
 #ifdef QT_NO_TRANSLATION
-// Simple versions
-inline QString QCoreApplication::translate(const char *, const char *sourceText,
-                                           const char *, Encoding encoding)
-{
-#ifndef QT_NO_TEXTCODEC
-    if (encoding == UnicodeUTF8)
-        return QString::fromUtf8(sourceText);
-#else
-    Q_UNUSED(encoding)
-#endif
-    return QString::fromLatin1(sourceText);
-}
-
 // Simple versions
 inline QString QCoreApplication::translate(const char *, const char *sourceText,
                                            const char *, Encoding encoding, int)