diff --git a/src/gui/itemviews/qlistview.cpp b/src/gui/itemviews/qlistview.cpp
index c5a2a1447..3352de8cd 100644
--- a/src/gui/itemviews/qlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/itemviews/qlistview.cpp
@@ -1595,14 +1595,6 @@ bool QListView::isSelectionRectVisible() const
     return d->isSelectionRectVisible();
 }
 
-/*!
-    \reimp
-*/
-bool QListView::event(QEvent *e)
-{
-    return QAbstractItemView::event(e);
-}
-
 /*
  * private object implementation
  */
diff --git a/src/gui/itemviews/qlistview.h b/src/gui/itemviews/qlistview.h
index 21c2d8796..239ae3733 100644
--- a/src/gui/itemviews/qlistview.h
+++ b/src/gui/itemviews/qlistview.h
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 protected:
     QListView(QListViewPrivate &, QWidget *parent = Q_NULLPTR);
 
-    bool event(QEvent *e);
-
     void scrollContentsBy(int dx, int dy);
 
     void resizeContents(int width, int height);