diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
index ab542f638a..aabdb3b213 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
@@ -565,16 +565,6 @@ bool qt_splitLocaleName(QStringView name, QStringView *lang, QStringView *script
     return state != LangState;
 }
 
-// TODO: kill this !  Still in use by qttools, patch submitted (2020 October).
-void QLocalePrivate::getLangAndCountry(const QString &name, QLocale::Language &lang,
-                                       QLocale::Script &script, QLocale::Country &land)
-{
-    const auto id = QLocaleId::fromName(name);
-    lang = QLocale::Language(id.language_id);
-    script = QLocale::Script(id.script_id);
-    land = QLocale::Country(id.country_id);
-}
-
 QLocaleId QLocaleId::fromName(const QString &name)
 {
     QStringView lang;
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_p.h
index 4bad1c698e..1b5cc0aa55 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_p.h
@@ -418,8 +418,6 @@ public:
     static QLocale::Language codeToLanguage(QStringView code) noexcept;
     static QLocale::Script codeToScript(QStringView code) noexcept;
     static QLocale::Country codeToCountry(QStringView code) noexcept;
-    static void getLangAndCountry(const QString &name, QLocale::Language &lang,
-                                  QLocale::Script &script, QLocale::Country &cntry);
 
     QLocale::MeasurementSystem measurementSystem() const;