diff --git a/src/gui/image/qimage.cpp b/src/gui/image/qimage.cpp
index 23a8b2580..b0771e361 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qimage.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qimage.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ QImageData::QImageData()
       detach_no(0),
       dpmx(QX11Info::appDpiX() * 100 / qreal(2.54)),
       dpmy(QX11Info::appDpiY() * 100 / qreal(2.54)),
-      offset(0, 0), own_data(true), ro_data(false), has_alpha_clut(false),
+      own_data(true), ro_data(false), has_alpha_clut(false),
       paintEngine(0)
 {
 }
@@ -256,10 +256,7 @@ bool QImageData::checkForAlphaPixels() const
 
     The rect() function returns the image's enclosing rectangle. The
     valid() function tells if a given pair of coordinates is within
-    this rectangle. The offset() function returns the number of pixels
-    by which the image is intended to be offset by when positioned
-    relative to other images, which also can be manipulated using the
-    setOffset() function.
+    this rectangle.
 
     \row
     \o Colors
@@ -1002,7 +999,6 @@ QImage QImage::copy(const QRect& r) const
         image.d->colortable = d->colortable;
         image.d->dpmx = d->dpmx;
         image.d->dpmy = d->dpmy;
-        image.d->offset = d->offset;
         image.d->has_alpha_clut = d->has_alpha_clut;
         return image;
     }
@@ -1090,7 +1086,6 @@ QImage QImage::copy(const QRect& r) const
     image.d->colortable = d->colortable;
     image.d->dpmx = d->dpmx;
     image.d->dpmy = d->dpmy;
-    image.d->offset = d->offset;
     image.d->has_alpha_clut = d->has_alpha_clut;
     return image;
 }
@@ -3946,37 +3941,6 @@ void QImage::setDotsPerMeterY(int y)
     d->dpmy = y;
 }
 
-/*!
-    \fn QPoint QImage::offset() const
-
-    Returns the number of pixels by which the image is intended to be
-    offset by when positioning relative to other images.
-
-    \sa setOffset(), {QImage#Image Information}{Image Information}
-*/
-QPoint QImage::offset() const
-{
-    return d ? d->offset : QPoint();
-}
-
-
-/*!
-    \fn void QImage::setOffset(const QPoint& offset)
-
-    Sets the number of pixels by which the image is intended to be
-    offset by when positioning relative to other images, to \a offset.
-
-    \sa offset(), {QImage#Image Information}{Image Information}
-*/
-void QImage::setOffset(const QPoint& p)
-{
-    if (!d)
-        return;
-    detach();
-
-    d->offset = p;
-}
-
 /*
     Sets the image bits to the \a pixmap contents and returns a
     reference to the image.
diff --git a/src/gui/image/qimage.h b/src/gui/image/qimage.h
index 2712b85f8..53b2610ce 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qimage.h
+++ b/src/gui/image/qimage.h
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ public:
     int dotsPerMeterY() const;
     void setDotsPerMeterX(int);
     void setDotsPerMeterY(int);
-    QPoint offset() const;
-    void setOffset(const QPoint&);
 
 protected:
     virtual int metric(PaintDeviceMetric metric) const;
diff --git a/src/gui/image/qimage_p.h b/src/gui/image/qimage_p.h
index 8afdf7e07..1cfff72b8 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qimage_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/image/qimage_p.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ struct Q_GUI_EXPORT QImageData {        // internal image data
 
     qreal  dpmx;                // dots per meter X (or 0)
     qreal  dpmy;                // dots per meter Y (or 0)
-    QPoint  offset;           // offset in pixels
 
     bool own_data;
     bool ro_data;
diff --git a/src/gui/image/qpnghandler.cpp b/src/gui/image/qpnghandler.cpp
index f52c1f362..efd702c36 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qpnghandler.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qpnghandler.cpp
@@ -411,9 +411,6 @@ bool QPngHandlerPrivate::readPngImage(QImage *outImage)
     outImage->setDotsPerMeterX(png_get_x_pixels_per_meter(png_ptr,info_ptr));
     outImage->setDotsPerMeterY(png_get_y_pixels_per_meter(png_ptr,info_ptr));
 
-    if (unit_type == PNG_OFFSET_PIXEL)
-        outImage->setOffset(QPoint(offset_x, offset_y));
-
     state = ReadingEnd;
     png_read_end(png_ptr, end_info);
 
@@ -585,13 +582,6 @@ bool QPNGImageWriter::writeImage(const QImage& image, int quality_in)
     png_set_bgr(png_ptr);
 #endif
 
-    QPoint offset = image.offset();
-    int off_x = offset.x();
-    int off_y = offset.y();
-    if (off_x || off_y) {
-        png_set_oFFs(png_ptr, info_ptr, off_x, off_y, PNG_OFFSET_PIXEL);
-    }
-
     if (frames_written > 0)
         png_set_sig_bytes(png_ptr, 8);