diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkcookie.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkcookie.cpp
index 483860f96a..8ea5fdbe57 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkcookie.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkcookie.cpp
@@ -932,15 +932,7 @@ static QDateTime parseDateString(QByteArrayView dateString)
     cookie that is parsed.
 
     \sa toRawForm()
-*/
-QList<QNetworkCookie> QNetworkCookie::parseCookies(const QByteArray &cookieString)
-{
-    return parseCookies(QByteArrayView(cookieString));
-}
-
-/*!
-    \overload
-    \since 6.7
+    \note In Qt versions prior to 6.7, this function took QByteArray only.
 */
 QList<QNetworkCookie> QNetworkCookie::parseCookies(QByteArrayView cookieString)
 {
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkcookie.h b/src/network/access/qnetworkcookie.h
index c5642f7bd7..aed9c8af12 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkcookie.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkcookie.h
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ public:
     bool hasSameIdentifier(const QNetworkCookie &other) const;
     void normalize(const QUrl &url);
 
+#if QT_NETWORK_REMOVED_SINCE(6, 7)
     static QList<QNetworkCookie> parseCookies(const QByteArray &cookieString);
+#endif
     static QList<QNetworkCookie> parseCookies(QByteArrayView cookieString);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/network/compat/removed_api.cpp b/src/network/compat/removed_api.cpp
index f445556c19..969ad9cd3b 100644
--- a/src/network/compat/removed_api.cpp
+++ b/src/network/compat/removed_api.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ bool QNetworkRequest::hasRawHeader(const QByteArray &headerName) const
     return hasRawHeader(qToByteArrayViewIgnoringNull(headerName));
 }
 
+#include "qnetworkcookie.h"
+
+QList<QNetworkCookie> QNetworkCookie::parseCookies(const QByteArray &cookieString)
+{
+    return parseCookies(qToByteArrayViewIgnoringNull(cookieString));
+}
+
 // #include "qotherheader.h"
 // // implement removed functions from qotherheader.h
 // order sections alphabetically