diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs_impl.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs_impl.h
index 17872d830e..a6ad00ea22 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs_impl.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs_impl.h
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 **
 ****************************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef Q_QDOC
-
 #ifndef QOBJECTDEFS_H
 #error Do not include qobjectdefs_impl.h directly
 #include <QtCore/qnamespace.h>
@@ -446,4 +444,3 @@ namespace QtPrivate {
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
-#endif