diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetrepaintmanager.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetrepaintmanager.cpp
index 4383b4c168..cbad1d3f04 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetrepaintmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetrepaintmanager.cpp
@@ -1306,13 +1306,6 @@ void QWidgetRepaintManager::doSync()
 
     BeginPaintInfo beginPaintInfo;
     beginPaint(toClean, tlw, store, &beginPaintInfo);
-    if (beginPaintInfo.nothingToPaint) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < opaqueNonOverlappedWidgets.size(); ++i)
-            resetWidget(opaqueNonOverlappedWidgets[i]);
-        dirty = QRegion();
-        updateRequestSent = false;
-        return;
-    }
 
     // Must do this before sending any paint events because
     // the size may change in the paint event.
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetrepaintmanager_p.h b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetrepaintmanager_p.h
index 36f42b7e1a..933142a307 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetrepaintmanager_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetrepaintmanager_p.h
@@ -64,10 +64,8 @@ class QPlatformTextureListWatcher;
 class QWidgetRepaintManager;
 
 struct BeginPaintInfo {
-    inline BeginPaintInfo() : wasFlushed(0), nothingToPaint(0), backingStoreRecreated(0) {}
+    inline BeginPaintInfo() : wasFlushed(0) {}
     uint wasFlushed : 1;
-    uint nothingToPaint : 1;
-    uint backingStoreRecreated : 1;
 };
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_OPENGL