3 files changed, 0 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
index 179a33ca6e..10b86bcb48 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
@@ -1349,19 +1349,6 @@ QVariant::QVariant(const char *val)
   Constructs a new variant with the regular expression value \a re.
 */
 
-/*! \since 4.2
-  \fn QVariant::QVariant(Qt::GlobalColor color)
-
-  Constructs a new variant of type QVariant::Color and initializes
-  it with \a color.
-
-  This is a convenience constructor that allows \c{QVariant(Qt::blue);}
-  to create a valid QVariant storing a QColor.
-
-  Note: This constructor will assert if the application does not link
-  to the Qt GUI library.
- */
-
 QVariant::QVariant(Type type)
 { create(type, 0); }
 QVariant::QVariant(int typeId, const void *copy)
@@ -1443,7 +1430,6 @@ QVariant::QVariant(const QRegExp &regExp) { d.is_null = false; d.type = RegExp;
 QVariant::QVariant(const QRegularExpression &re) { d.is_null = false; d.type = QMetaType::QRegularExpression; v_construct<QRegularExpression>(&d, re); }
 #endif // QT_BOOTSTRAPPED
 #endif // QT_NO_REGEXP
-QVariant::QVariant(Qt::GlobalColor color) { create(62, &color); }
 
 /*!
     Returns the storage type of the value stored in the variant.
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
index fb0e059f45..cd8ac9823d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ class Q_CORE_EXPORT QVariant
     QVariant(const QUrl &url);
     QVariant(const QEasingCurve &easing);
 #endif
-    QVariant(Qt::GlobalColor color);
 
     QVariant& operator=(const QVariant &other);
 #ifdef Q_COMPILER_RVALUE_REFS
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguivariant.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguivariant.cpp
index 44dc2d27ca..9d1294d588 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguivariant.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguivariant.cpp
@@ -108,15 +108,6 @@ struct GuiTypesFilter {
 static void construct(QVariant::Private *x, const void *copy)
 {
     const int type = x->type;
-    if (Q_UNLIKELY(type == 62)) {
-        // small 'trick' to let a QVariant(Qt::blue) create a variant
-        // of type QColor
-        // TODO Get rid of this hack.
-        x->type = QVariant::Color;
-        QColor color(*reinterpret_cast<const Qt::GlobalColor *>(copy));
-        v_construct<QColor>(x, &color);
-        return;
-    }
     QVariantConstructor<GuiTypesFilter> constructor(x, copy);
     QMetaTypeSwitcher::switcher<void>(constructor, type, 0);
 }