diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index a729962d4f..4d2f801c7b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ extern "C" Q_CORE_EXPORT void qt_removeObject(QObject *)
 #endif
 
 void (*QAbstractDeclarativeData::destroyed)(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, QObject *) = nullptr;
-void (*QAbstractDeclarativeData::parentChanged)(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, QObject *, QObject *) = nullptr;
 void (*QAbstractDeclarativeData::signalEmitted)(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, QObject *, int, void **) = nullptr;
 int  (*QAbstractDeclarativeData::receivers)(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, const QObject *, int) = nullptr;
 bool (*QAbstractDeclarativeData::isSignalConnected)(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, const QObject *, int) = nullptr;
@@ -2110,8 +2109,6 @@ void QObjectPrivate::setParent_helper(QObject *o)
             }
         }
     }
-    if (!wasDeleted && !isDeletingChildren && declarativeData && QAbstractDeclarativeData::parentChanged)
-        QAbstractDeclarativeData::parentChanged(declarativeData, q, o);
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
index 4483e2b6ce..019473018f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ class Q_CORE_EXPORT QAbstractDeclarativeData
 {
 public:
     static void (*destroyed)(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, QObject *);
-    static void (*parentChanged)(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, QObject *, QObject *);
     static void (*signalEmitted)(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, QObject *, int, void **);
     static int  (*receivers)(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, const QObject *, int);
     static bool (*isSignalConnected)(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, const QObject *, int);
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
index a7b47438e0..e143aeed6d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qobject/tst_qobject.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ private slots:
     void qmlConnect();
     void qmlConnectToQObjectReceiver();
     void exceptions();
-    void noDeclarativeParentChangedOnDestruction();
     void deleteLaterInAboutToBlockHandler();
     void mutableFunctor();
     void checkArgumentsForNarrowing();
@@ -6993,42 +6992,6 @@ void tst_QObject::exceptions()
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef QT_BUILD_INTERNAL
-static bool parentChangeCalled = false;
-
-static void testParentChanged(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, QObject *, QObject *)
-{
-    parentChangeCalled = true;
-}
-#endif
-
-void tst_QObject::noDeclarativeParentChangedOnDestruction()
-{
-#ifdef QT_BUILD_INTERNAL
-    typedef void (*ParentChangedCallback)(QAbstractDeclarativeData *, QObject *, QObject *);
-    QScopedValueRollback<ParentChangedCallback> rollback(QAbstractDeclarativeData::parentChanged);
-    QAbstractDeclarativeData::parentChanged = testParentChanged;
-
-    QObject *parent = new QObject;
-    QObject *child = new QObject;
-
-    QAbstractDeclarativeData dummy;
-    QObjectPrivate::get(child)->declarativeData = &dummy;
-
-    parentChangeCalled = false;
-    child->setParent(parent);
-
-    QVERIFY(parentChangeCalled);
-    parentChangeCalled = false;
-
-    delete child;
-    QVERIFY(!parentChangeCalled);
-
-    delete parent;
-#else
-    QSKIP("Needs QT_BUILD_INTERNAL");
-#endif
-}
 
 struct MutableFunctor {
     int count;