diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index cba80c8362..bbbfe43c5e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -1836,9 +1836,7 @@ void QCoreApplication::removePostedEvents(QObject *receiver, int eventType)
     }
 
     locker.unlock();
-    for (int i = 0; i < events.count(); ++i) {
-        delete events[i];
-    }
+    qDeleteAll(events);
 }
 
 /*!