diff --git a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
index cd2873fb59..09ca8169af 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt.cpp
@@ -1699,41 +1699,6 @@ HRESULT QNativeSocketEnginePrivate::handleClientConnection(IStreamSocketListener
     return S_OK;
 }
 
-HRESULT QNativeSocketEnginePrivate::handleNewDatagram(IDatagramSocket *socket, IDatagramSocketMessageReceivedEventArgs *args)
-{
-    qCDebug(lcNetworkSocketVerbose) << this << Q_FUNC_INFO;
-    Q_Q(QNativeSocketEngine);
-    Q_UNUSED(socket);
-
-    WinRtDatagram datagram;
-    QHostAddress returnAddress;
-    ComPtr<IHostName> remoteHost;
-    HRESULT hr = args->get_RemoteAddress(&remoteHost);
-    RETURN_OK_IF_FAILED("Could not obtain remote host");
-    HString remoteHostString;
-    remoteHost->get_CanonicalName(remoteHostString.GetAddressOf());
-    RETURN_OK_IF_FAILED("Could not obtain remote host's canonical name");
-    returnAddress.setAddress(qt_QStringFromHString(remoteHostString));
-    datagram.header.senderAddress = returnAddress;
-    HString remotePort;
-    hr = args->get_RemotePort(remotePort.GetAddressOf());
-    RETURN_OK_IF_FAILED("Could not obtain remote port");
-    datagram.header.senderPort = qt_QStringFromHString(remotePort).toInt();
-
-    ComPtr<IDataReader> reader;
-    hr = args->GetDataReader(&reader);
-    RETURN_OK_IF_FAILED("Could not obtain data reader");
-    quint32 length;
-    hr = reader->get_UnconsumedBufferLength(&length);
-    RETURN_OK_IF_FAILED("Could not obtain unconsumed buffer length");
-    datagram.data.resize(length);
-    hr = reader->ReadBytes(length, reinterpret_cast<BYTE *>(datagram.data.data()));
-    RETURN_OK_IF_FAILED("Could not read datagram");
-    emit q->newDatagramReceived(datagram);
-
-    return S_OK;
-}
-
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #include "qnativesocketengine_winrt.moc"
diff --git a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt_p.h b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt_p.h
index d7b44174b0..f47e2a7dd7 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt_p.h
+++ b/src/network/socket/qnativesocketengine_winrt_p.h
@@ -229,8 +229,6 @@ private:
 
     bool emitReadReady = true;
 
-    HRESULT handleNewDatagram(ABI::Windows::Networking::Sockets::IDatagramSocket *socket,
-                              ABI::Windows::Networking::Sockets::IDatagramSocketMessageReceivedEventArgs *args);
     HRESULT handleClientConnection(ABI::Windows::Networking::Sockets::IStreamSocketListener *tcpListener,
                                    ABI::Windows::Networking::Sockets::IStreamSocketListenerConnectionReceivedEventArgs *args);
 };