diff --git a/.qmake.conf b/.qmake.conf
index 08e1a4723c..5c64c10981 100644
--- a/.qmake.conf
+++ b/.qmake.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 load(qt_build_config)
 CONFIG += warning_clean
 
+DEFINES += QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS
+
 QT_SOURCE_TREE = $$PWD
 QT_BUILD_TREE = $$shadowed($$PWD)
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.h
index 1261e1757c..0250b649b8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.h
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS)
 typedef QListIterator<QByteArray> QByteArrayListIterator;
 typedef QMutableListIterator<QByteArray> QMutableByteArrayListIterator;
+#endif
+
 #ifndef Q_CLANG_QDOC
 typedef QList<QByteArray> QByteArrayList;
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qiterator.h b/src/corelib/tools/qiterator.h
index 449d1049a0..84a0e116ca 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qiterator.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qiterator.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS)
+
 #define Q_DECLARE_SEQUENTIAL_ITERATOR(C) \
 \
 template <class T> \
@@ -179,6 +181,13 @@ public: \
       n = c->end(); return false; } \
 };
 
+#else // QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS
+#define Q_DECLARE_SEQUENTIAL_ITERATOR(C)
+#define Q_DECLARE_MUTABLE_SEQUENTIAL_ITERATOR(C)
+#define Q_DECLARE_ASSOCIATIVE_ITERATOR(C)
+#define Q_DECLARE_MUTABLE_ASSOCIATIVE_ITERATOR(C)
+#endif // QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS
+
 template<typename Key, typename T, class Iterator>
 class QKeyValueIterator
 {
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qset.h b/src/corelib/tools/qset.h
index 98caabfb57..19d6982133 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qset.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qset.h
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ QList<T> QList<T>::fromSet(const QSet<T> &set)
 
 Q_DECLARE_SEQUENTIAL_ITERATOR(Set)
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS)
 template <typename T>
 class QMutableSetIterator
 {
@@ -433,6 +434,7 @@ public:
     { while (c->constBegin() != i) if (*(n = --i) == t) return true;
       n = c->end(); return false;  }
 };
+#endif // QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h
index 45f51bfcc6..a464d443dc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QRegExp;
 class QRegularExpression;
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS)
 typedef QListIterator<QString> QStringListIterator;
 typedef QMutableListIterator<QString> QMutableStringListIterator;
+#endif
 
 class QStringList;
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/qfuture.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/qfuture.pro
index b1667760d6..1f21130af7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/qfuture.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/qfuture.pro
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ TARGET = tst_qfuture
 QT = core core-private testlib
 SOURCES = tst_qfuture.cpp
 DEFINES += QT_STRICT_ITERATORS
+DEFINES -= QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/collections/collections.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/collections/collections.pro
index 5c04515fa0..b074fa9338 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/collections/collections.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/collections/collections.pro
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ QT = core testlib
 
 # This test does not work with strict iterators
 DEFINES -= QT_STRICT_ITERATORS
+DEFINES -= QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qhash/qhash.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qhash/qhash.pro
index 79ffd4e9d1..e96c0d1bf1 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qhash/qhash.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qhash/qhash.pro
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ CONFIG += testcase
 TARGET = tst_qhash
 QT = core testlib
 SOURCES = $$PWD/tst_qhash.cpp
+
+DEFINES -= QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qmap/qmap.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qmap/qmap.pro
index 27820a76c8..2cc772720d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qmap/qmap.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qmap/qmap.pro
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ CONFIG += testcase
 TARGET = tst_qmap
 QT = core testlib
 SOURCES = $$PWD/tst_qmap.cpp
+
+DEFINES -= QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qset/qset.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qset/qset.pro
index 10ae3307d1..d0c6337147 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qset/qset.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qset/qset.pro
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ CONFIG += testcase
 TARGET = tst_qset
 QT = core testlib
 SOURCES = tst_qset.cpp
+
+DEFINES -= QT_NO_JAVA_STYLE_ITERATORS