diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
index 4159eac093..0a6295af8a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qcompilerdetection.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
 #  define Q_DECL_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
 #  define Q_DECL_IMPORT __declspec(dllimport)
 #  if _MSC_VER < 1938 // stdext is deprecated since VS 2022 17.8
-#    define QT_MAKE_UNCHECKED_ARRAY_ITERATOR(x) stdext::make_unchecked_array_iterator(x) // Since _MSC_VER >= 1800
 #    define QT_MAKE_CHECKED_ARRAY_ITERATOR(x, N) stdext::make_checked_array_iterator(x, size_t(N)) // Since _MSC_VER >= 1500
 #  endif
 #  define Q_COMPILER_COMPLAINS_ABOUT_RETURN_AFTER_UNREACHABLE
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsinputcontext.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsinputcontext.cpp
index 758490ffb7..0281025b5b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsinputcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsinputcontext.cpp
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ int QWindowsInputContext::reconvertString(RECONVERTSTRING *reconv)
     reconv->dwTargetStrOffset = reconv->dwCompStrOffset;
     auto *pastReconv = reinterpret_cast<ushort *>(reconv + 1);
     std::copy(surroundingText.utf16(), surroundingText.utf16() + surroundingText.size(),
-              QT_MAKE_UNCHECKED_ARRAY_ITERATOR(pastReconv));
+              pastReconv);
     return memSize;
 }