diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
index 5cdbef443b..f577c6d4b8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
@@ -147,34 +147,8 @@ class QString;
 # define QT_TR_FUNCTIONS
 #endif
 
-#if defined(QT_NO_QOBJECT_CHECK)
-/* qmake ignore Q_OBJECT */
-#define Q_OBJECT_CHECK
-#else
-
-/* This is a compile time check that ensures that any class cast with qobject_cast
-   actually contains a Q_OBJECT macro. Note: qobject_cast will fail if a QObject
-   subclass doesn't contain Q_OBJECT.
-
-   In qt_check_for_QOBJECT_macro, we call a dummy templated function with two
-   parameters, the first being "this" and the other the target of the qobject
-   cast. If the types are not identical, we know that a Q_OBJECT macro is missing.
-
-   If you get a compiler error here, make sure that the class you are casting
-   to contains a Q_OBJECT macro.
-*/
-
-/* qmake ignore Q_OBJECT */
-#define Q_OBJECT_CHECK \
-    template <typename ThisObject> inline void qt_check_for_QOBJECT_macro(const ThisObject &_q_argument) const \
-    { int i = qYouForgotTheQ_OBJECT_Macro(this, &_q_argument); i = i + 1; }
-
-template <typename T>
-inline int qYouForgotTheQ_OBJECT_Macro(T, T) { return 0; }
-
-template <typename T1, typename T2>
-inline void qYouForgotTheQ_OBJECT_Macro(T1, T2) {}
-#endif // QT_NO_QOBJECT_CHECK
+// ### Qt6: remove
+#define Q_OBJECT_CHECK  /* empty, unused since Qt 5.2 */
 
 #if defined(Q_CC_INTEL)
 // Cannot redefine the visibility of a method in an exported class
@@ -200,7 +174,6 @@ inline void qYouForgotTheQ_OBJECT_Macro(T1, T2) {}
 /* qmake ignore Q_OBJECT */
 #define Q_OBJECT \
 public: \
-    Q_OBJECT_CHECK \
     QT_WARNING_PUSH \
     Q_OBJECT_NO_OVERRIDE_WARNING \
     static const QMetaObject staticMetaObject; \