diff --git a/src/testlib/qsignalspy.cpp b/src/testlib/qsignalspy.cpp
index 3f06a09deb..c56f992ad0 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qsignalspy.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qsignalspy.cpp
@@ -249,24 +249,17 @@ void QSignalSpy::init(ObjectSignal os)
     if (!os.obj)
         return;
 
-    if (!connectToSignal(os.obj, os.sig.methodIndex()))
+    const auto signalIndex = os.sig.methodIndex();
+    const auto slotIndex = QObject::staticMetaObject.methodCount();
+    if (!QMetaObject::connect(os.obj, signalIndex,
+                              this, slotIndex, Qt::DirectConnection)) {
+        qWarning("QSignalSpy: QMetaObject::connect returned false. Unable to connect.");
         return;
+    }
 
     sig = os.sig.methodSignature();
 }
 
-bool QSignalSpy::connectToSignal(const QObject *sender, int sigIndex)
-{
-    static const int memberOffset = QObject::staticMetaObject.methodCount();
-    const bool connected = QMetaObject::connect(
-                sender, sigIndex, this, memberOffset, Qt::DirectConnection, nullptr);
-
-    if (!connected)
-        qWarning("QSignalSpy: QMetaObject::connect returned false. Unable to connect.");
-
-    return connected;
-}
-
 void QSignalSpy::appendArgs(void **a)
 {
     QList<QVariant> list;
diff --git a/src/testlib/qsignalspy.h b/src/testlib/qsignalspy.h
index 3fc6d9483a..f4c322ae71 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qsignalspy.h
+++ b/src/testlib/qsignalspy.h
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ private:
     Q_TESTLIB_EXPORT static ObjectSignal verify(const QObject *obj, QMetaMethod signal);
     Q_TESTLIB_EXPORT static ObjectSignal verify(const QObject *obj, const char *aSignal);
 
-    bool connectToSignal(const QObject *sender, int sigIndex);
-
     Q_TESTLIB_EXPORT static QList<int> makeArgs(const QMetaMethod &member, const QObject *obj);
     Q_TESTLIB_EXPORT void appendArgs(void **a);