diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplication.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplication.h
index e92bef4011..7bd3c8c76c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplication.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplication.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
 
 @interface NSApplication (QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QApplicationIntegration))
 - (void)QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(qt_setDockMenu):(NSMenu *)newMenu;
-- (QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QCocoaMenuLoader) *)QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(qt_qcocoamenuLoader);
 - (int)QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(qt_validModesForFontPanel):(NSFontPanel *)fontPanel;
 
 - (void)QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(qt_sendPostedMessage):(NSEvent *)event;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplication.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplication.mm
index 170f17504f..c5ae4bc2bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplication.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplication.mm
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ QT_USE_NAMESPACE
     [[QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QCocoaApplicationDelegate) sharedDelegate] setDockMenu:newMenu];
 }
 
-- (QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QCocoaMenuLoader) *)QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(qt_qcocoamenuLoader)
-{
-    return [[QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QCocoaApplicationDelegate) sharedDelegate] menuLoader];
-}
-
 - (int)QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(qt_validModesForFontPanel):(NSFontPanel *)fontPanel
 {
     Q_UNUSED(fontPanel);
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.h
index 68ee92ad05..59c71017e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.h
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@
 }
 + (QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QCocoaApplicationDelegate)*)sharedDelegate;
 - (void)setDockMenu:(NSMenu *)newMenu;
-- (void)setMenuLoader:(QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QCocoaMenuLoader)*)menuLoader;
-- (QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QCocoaMenuLoader) *)menuLoader;
 - (void)setReflectionDelegate:(NSObject <NSApplicationDelegate> *)oldDelegate;
 - (void)getUrl:(NSAppleEventDescriptor *)event withReplyEvent:(NSAppleEventDescriptor *)replyEvent;
 - (void) removeAppleEventHandlers;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.mm
index 062ffc3933..4874fcf807 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoaapplicationdelegate.mm
@@ -168,23 +168,12 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
     return [[dockMenu retain] autorelease];
 }
 
-- (void)setMenuLoader:(QCocoaMenuLoader *)menuLoader
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(menuLoader);
-    qWarning("-[QCocoaApplicationDelegate setMenuLoader:] is deprecated and is currently a no-op.");
-}
-
-- (QCocoaMenuLoader *)menuLoader
-{
-    return [QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QCocoaMenuLoader) sharedMenuLoader];
-}
-
 - (BOOL) canQuit
 {
     [[NSApp mainMenu] cancelTracking];
 
     bool handle_quit = true;
-    NSMenuItem *quitMenuItem = [[[QCocoaApplicationDelegate sharedDelegate] menuLoader] quitMenuItem];
+    NSMenuItem *quitMenuItem = [[QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QCocoaMenuLoader) sharedMenuLoader] quitMenuItem];
     if (!QGuiApplicationPrivate::instance()->modalWindowList.isEmpty()
         && [quitMenuItem isEnabled]) {
         int visible = 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm
index 06ec2aa479..32cf9ebc53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenu.mm
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ NSString *qt_mac_removePrivateUnicode(NSString* string)
     return string;
 }
 
-static inline QCocoaMenuLoader *getMenuLoader()
-{
-    return [NSApp QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(qt_qcocoamenuLoader)];
-}
-
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 @interface QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QCocoaMenuDelegate) : NSObject <NSMenuDelegate> {
@@ -408,7 +403,7 @@ void QCocoaMenu::syncMenuItem(QPlatformMenuItem *menuItem)
     }
 
     bool wasMerged = cocoaItem->isMerged();
-    NSMenu *oldMenu = wasMerged ? [getMenuLoader() applicationMenu] : m_nativeMenu;
+    NSMenu *oldMenu = wasMerged ? [[QCocoaMenuLoader sharedMenuLoader] applicationMenu] : m_nativeMenu;
     NSMenuItem *oldItem = [oldMenu itemWithTag:(NSInteger) cocoaItem];
 
     if (cocoaItem->sync() != oldItem) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenubar.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenubar.mm
index 96b40259b4..ded7ab541b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenubar.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenubar.mm
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 static QList<QCocoaMenuBar*> static_menubars;
 
-static inline QCocoaMenuLoader *getMenuLoader()
-{
-    return [NSApp QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(qt_qcocoamenuLoader)];
-}
-
 QCocoaMenuBar::QCocoaMenuBar() :
     m_window(0)
 {
@@ -330,7 +325,7 @@ void QCocoaMenuBar::updateMenuBarImmediately()
         menu->syncModalState(disableForModal);
     }
 
-    QCocoaMenuLoader *loader = getMenuLoader();
+    QCocoaMenuLoader *loader = [QCocoaMenuLoader sharedMenuLoader];
     [loader ensureAppMenuInMenu:mb->nsMenu()];
 
     NSMutableSet *mergedItems = [[NSMutableSet setWithCapacity:0] retain];
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
index 64c460feb9..3504f967bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoamenuitem.mm
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-static inline QCocoaMenuLoader *getMenuLoader()
-{
-    return [NSApp QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(qt_qcocoamenuLoader)];
-}
-
-
 static quint32 constructModifierMask(quint32 accel_key)
 {
     quint32 ret = 0;
@@ -221,7 +215,7 @@ NSMenuItem *QCocoaMenuItem::sync()
 
     if ((m_role != NoRole && !m_textSynced) || m_merged) {
         NSMenuItem *mergeItem = nil;
-        QCocoaMenuLoader *loader = getMenuLoader();
+        QCocoaMenuLoader *loader = [QCocoaMenuLoader sharedMenuLoader];
         switch (m_role) {
         case ApplicationSpecificRole:
             mergeItem = [loader appSpecificMenuItem:reinterpret_cast<NSInteger>(this)];
@@ -359,7 +353,7 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 QString QCocoaMenuItem::mergeText()
 {
-    QCocoaMenuLoader *loader = getMenuLoader();
+    QCocoaMenuLoader *loader = [QCocoaMenuLoader sharedMenuLoader];
     if (m_native == [loader aboutMenuItem]) {
         return qt_mac_applicationmenu_string(6).arg(qt_mac_applicationName());
     } else if (m_native== [loader aboutQtMenuItem]) {
@@ -379,7 +373,7 @@ QString QCocoaMenuItem::mergeText()
 
 QKeySequence QCocoaMenuItem::mergeAccel()
 {
-    QCocoaMenuLoader *loader = getMenuLoader();
+    QCocoaMenuLoader *loader = [QCocoaMenuLoader sharedMenuLoader];
     if (m_native == [loader preferencesMenuItem])
         return QKeySequence(QKeySequence::Preferences);
     else if (m_native == [loader quitMenuItem])