diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp
index adc6db22a0..8d5a39115a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.cpp
@@ -443,7 +443,6 @@ struct QBasicAtomicBitField {
 
 } // unnamed namespace
 
-static const int UserEventRegistrationBitFieldSize = QEvent::MaxUser - QEvent::User + 1;
 typedef QBasicAtomicBitField<QEvent::MaxUser - QEvent::User + 1> UserEventTypeRegistry;
 
 static UserEventTypeRegistry userEventTypeRegistry;