diff --git a/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp b/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp
index f115707500..60b5b6abd0 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qicon.cpp
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@
 #include "qdebug.h"
 #include "qpalette.h"
 
-#ifdef Q_DEAD_CODE_FROM_QT4_MAC
-#include <private/qt_mac_p.h>
-#include <private/qt_cocoa_helpers_mac_p.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "private/qhexstring_p.h"
 #include "private/qguiapplication_p.h"
 #include "qpa/qplatformtheme.h"