diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.cpp
index 153b2b5c2d..b0200335d7 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.cpp
@@ -934,16 +934,6 @@ QKeySequence::QKeySequence()
     Note the "File|Open" translator comment. It is by no means
     necessary, but it provides some context for the human translator.
 */
-QKeySequence::QKeySequence(const QString &key)
-{
-    d = new QKeySequencePrivate();
-    assign(key);
-}
-
-/*!
-    \since 4.7
-    Creates a key sequence from the \a key string based on \a format.
-*/
 QKeySequence::QKeySequence(const QString &key, QKeySequence::SequenceFormat format)
 {
     d = new QKeySequencePrivate();
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.h b/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.h
index d1e7d06653..e8dd134bc3 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qkeysequence.h
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ public:
     };
 
     QKeySequence();
-    QKeySequence(const QString &key);
-    QKeySequence(const QString &key, SequenceFormat format);
+    QKeySequence(const QString &key, SequenceFormat format = NativeText);
     QKeySequence(int k1, int k2 = 0, int k3 = 0, int k4 = 0);
     QKeySequence(const QKeySequence &ks);
     QKeySequence(StandardKey key);