diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
index 505e89b44d..52f040e0b2 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.cpp
@@ -3214,31 +3214,6 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const QEvent *e) {
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifndef QT_NO_CLIPBOARD
-/*!
-    \class QClipboardEvent
-    \ingroup events
-    \internal
-
-    \brief The QClipboardEvent class provides the parameters used in a clipboard event.
-
-    This class is for internal use only, and exists to aid the clipboard on various
-    platforms to get all the information it needs. Use QEvent::Clipboard instead.
-
-    \sa QClipboard
-*/
-
-QClipboardEvent::QClipboardEvent(QEventPrivate *data)
-    : QEvent(QEvent::Clipboard)
-{
-    d = data;
-}
-
-QClipboardEvent::~QClipboardEvent()
-{
-}
-#endif // QT_NO_CLIPBOARD
-
 /*!
     \class QShortcutEvent
     \brief The QShortcutEvent class provides an event which is generated when
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
index 7761bab944..d94257f7c0 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent.h
@@ -682,17 +682,6 @@ protected:
 };
 #endif
 
-#ifndef QT_NO_CLIPBOARD
-class Q_GUI_EXPORT QClipboardEvent : public QEvent
-{
-public:
-    explicit QClipboardEvent(QEventPrivate *data);
-    ~QClipboardEvent();
-
-    QEventPrivate *data() { return d; }
-};
-#endif
-
 class Q_GUI_EXPORT QWindowStateChangeEvent: public QEvent
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
index fc6e926769..6e54b366b3 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -348,13 +348,6 @@ QGuiApplication::QGuiApplication(QGuiApplicationPrivate &p)
 QGuiApplication::~QGuiApplication()
 {
     Q_D(QGuiApplication);
-    // flush clipboard contents
-#ifndef QT_NO_CLIPBOARD
-    if (QGuiApplicationPrivate::qt_clipboard) {
-        QEvent event(QEvent::Clipboard);
-        QGuiApplication::sendEvent(QGuiApplicationPrivate::qt_clipboard, &event);
-    }
-#endif
 
     d->eventDispatcher->closingDown();
     d->eventDispatcher = 0;