diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.h b/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.h
index 08632d9c2..ac9717912 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.h
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ private:
     static void parseFontName(const QString &name, QString &foundry, QString &family);
     static QString resolveFontFamilyAlias(const QString &family);
     static void load(const QFontPrivate *d, int script);
-#ifdef Q_WS_X11
-    static QFontEngine *loadXlfd(int script, const QFontDef &request, int force_encoding_id = -1);
-#endif
 
     friend struct QFontDef;
     friend class QFontPrivate;