2 files changed, 2 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.cpp b/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.cpp
index ded9bd7246..c25762cd01 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.cpp
@@ -59,11 +59,7 @@ Q_GLOBAL_STATIC_WITH_ARGS(QFactoryLoader, loader,
                           (QSqlDriverFactoryInterface_iid,
                            QLatin1String("/sqldrivers")))
 
-#if !defined(Q_CC_MSVC) || _MSC_VER >= 1900
-// ### Qt6: remove the #ifdef
-const
-#endif
-char *QSqlDatabase::defaultConnection = const_cast<char *>("qt_sql_default_connection");
+const char *QSqlDatabase::defaultConnection = const_cast<char *>("qt_sql_default_connection");
 
 typedef QHash<QString, QSqlDriverCreatorBase*> DriverDict;
 
diff --git a/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.h b/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.h
index 684b9c04a1..3aadab9b2f 100644
--- a/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.h
+++ b/src/sql/kernel/qsqldatabase.h
@@ -111,12 +111,7 @@ public:
 
     QSqlDriver* driver() const;
 
-    static
-#if !defined(Q_CC_MSVC) || _MSC_VER >= 1900
-    // ### Qt6: remove the #ifdef
-    const
-#endif
-    char *defaultConnection;
+    static const char *defaultConnection;
 
     static QSqlDatabase addDatabase(const QString& type,
                                  const QString& connectionName = QLatin1String(defaultConnection));