diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qvarlengtharray.h b/src/corelib/tools/qvarlengtharray.h
index 123faba26d..5b8d77dab0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qvarlengtharray.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qvarlengtharray.h
@@ -260,8 +260,7 @@ public:
     void insert(qsizetype i, const T &t);
     void insert(qsizetype i, qsizetype n, const T &t);
     void replace(qsizetype i, const T &t);
-    void remove(qsizetype i);
-    void remove(qsizetype i, qsizetype n);
+    void remove(qsizetype i, qsizetype n = 1);
     template <typename AT = T>
     qsizetype removeAll(const AT &t);
     template <typename AT = T>
@@ -598,10 +597,6 @@ inline void QVarLengthArray<T, Prealloc>::remove(qsizetype i, qsizetype n)
 { verify(i, n);
   erase(begin() + i, begin() + i + n); }
 template <class T, qsizetype Prealloc>
-inline void QVarLengthArray<T, Prealloc>::remove(qsizetype i)
-{ verify(i);
-  erase(begin() + i, begin() + i + 1); }
-template <class T, qsizetype Prealloc>
 template <typename AT>
 inline qsizetype QVarLengthArray<T, Prealloc>::removeAll(const AT &t)
 { return QtPrivate::sequential_erase_with_copy(*this, t); }
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qvarlengtharray.qdoc b/src/corelib/tools/qvarlengtharray.qdoc
index 0ba939ab60..b7e6cd6d6e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qvarlengtharray.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qvarlengtharray.qdoc
@@ -569,16 +569,6 @@
     \sa operator[](), remove()
 */
 
-/*! \fn template<class T, qsizetype Prealloc> void QVarLengthArray<T, Prealloc>::remove(qsizetype i)
-
-    \overload
-    \since 4.8
-
-    Removes the element at index position \a i.
-
-    \sa insert(), replace()
-*/
-
 /*! \fn template<class T, qsizetype Prealloc> void QVarLengthArray<T, Prealloc>::remove(qsizetype i, qsizetype count)
 
     \overload