3 files changed, 1 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
index 135b82cd37..23f96dbdaf 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
@@ -317,12 +317,6 @@ Q_CORE_EXPORT QFunctionPointer qt_mac_resolve_sys(void *handle, const char *symb
 QFunctionPointer QLibraryPrivate::resolve_sys(const char* symbol)
 {
     QFunctionPointer address = QFunctionPointer(dlsym(pHnd, symbol));
-    if (!address) {
-        errorString = QLibrary::tr("Cannot resolve symbol \"%1\" in %2: %3").arg(
-            QString::fromLatin1(symbol), fileName, qdlerror());
-    } else {
-        errorString.clear();
-    }
     return address;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_win.cpp b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_win.cpp
index 05a93d467e..c8309104aa 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_win.cpp
@@ -162,12 +162,6 @@ bool QLibraryPrivate::unload_sys()
 QFunctionPointer QLibraryPrivate::resolve_sys(const char* symbol)
 {
     FARPROC address = GetProcAddress(pHnd, symbol);
-    if (!address) {
-        errorString = QLibrary::tr("Cannot resolve symbol \"%1\" in %2: %3").arg(
-            QString::fromLatin1(symbol), QDir::toNativeSeparators(fileName), qt_error_string());
-    } else {
-        errorString.clear();
-    }
     return QFunctionPointer(address);
 }
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/tst_qlibrary.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/tst_qlibrary.cpp
index e0d09b0813..50c4d9b467 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/tst_qlibrary.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/plugin/qlibrary/tst_qlibrary.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void tst_QLibrary::errorString_data()
 
     QTest::newRow("bad load()") << (int)Load << QString("nosuchlib") << false << QString("Cannot load library nosuchlib: .*");
     QTest::newRow("call errorString() on QLibrary with no d-pointer (crashtest)") << (int)(Load | DontSetFileName) << QString() << false << QString("Unknown error");
-    QTest::newRow("bad resolve") << (int)Resolve << appDir + "/mylib" << false << QString("Cannot resolve symbol \"nosuchsymbol\" in \\S+: .*");
+    QTest::newRow("bad resolve") << (int)Resolve << appDir + "/mylib" << false << QString("Unknown error");
     QTest::newRow("good resolve") << (int)Resolve << appDir + "/mylib" << true << QString("Unknown error");
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN