diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.cpp
index 6b0b39c7bb..3f63b3b8e7 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.cpp
@@ -190,20 +190,6 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     \sa append()
 */
 
-/*!
-    \fn QStringList::QStringList(const QStringList &other)
-
-    Constructs a copy of the \a other string list.
-
-    This operation takes \l{constant time} because QStringList is
-    \l{implicitly shared}, making the process of returning a
-    QStringList from a function very fast. If a shared instance is
-    modified, it will be copied (copy-on-write), and that takes
-    \l{linear time}.
-
-    \sa operator=()
-*/
-
 /*!
     \fn QStringList::QStringList(const QList<QString> &other)
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h
index a962b7c528..11a4d87890 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ class QStringList : public QList<QString>
 public:
     inline QStringList() { }
     inline explicit QStringList(const QString &i) { append(i); }
-    inline QStringList(const QStringList &l) : QList<QString>(l) { }
     inline QStringList(const QList<QString> &l) : QList<QString>(l) { }
 #ifdef Q_COMPILER_INITIALIZER_LISTS
     inline QStringList(std::initializer_list<QString> args) : QList<QString>(args) { }