2 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qcollator.cpp
index a198208966..1cf223aae6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcollator.cpp
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     \sa setLocale()
  */
 QCollator::QCollator(const QLocale &locale)
-    : d(new QCollatorPrivate)
+    : d(new QCollatorPrivate(locale))
 {
-    d->locale = locale;
     d->init();
 }
 
@@ -158,8 +157,7 @@ QCollator &QCollator::operator=(const QCollator &other)
 void QCollator::detach()
 {
     if (d->ref.load() != 1) {
-        QCollatorPrivate *x = new QCollatorPrivate;
-        x->locale = d->locale;
+        QCollatorPrivate *x = new QCollatorPrivate(d->locale);
         if (!d->ref.deref())
             delete d;
         d = x;
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_p.h b/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_p.h
index 71095f845d..18a43f0de6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_p.h
@@ -104,19 +104,18 @@ public:
 
     CollatorType collator = 0;
 
+    QCollatorPrivate(const QLocale &locale) : locale(locale) {}
+    ~QCollatorPrivate() { cleanup(); }
+
     void clear() {
         cleanup();
         collator = 0;
     }
 
+    // Implemented by each back-end, in its own way:
     void init();
     void cleanup();
 
-    QCollatorPrivate()
-    { cleanup(); }
-
-    ~QCollatorPrivate() { cleanup(); }
-
 private:
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(QCollatorPrivate)
 };