diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qevent_p.h b/src/gui/kernel/qevent_p.h
index 227b1a4303..cd25f6f174 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qevent_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qevent_p.h
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ public:
 
     static QMutableSinglePointEvent &from(QSinglePointEvent &e) { return static_cast<QMutableSinglePointEvent &>(e); }
 
-    QMutableEventPoint &mutablePoint() { return QMutableEventPoint::from(point(0)); }
-
     void setSource(Qt::MouseEventSource s) { m_source = s; }
 
     bool isDoubleClick() { return m_doubleClick; }
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
index c7a39e8bee..75ffa471cc 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
@@ -2947,7 +2947,7 @@ bool QApplication::notify(QObject *receiver, QEvent *e)
                 if (w->isWindow() || w->testAttribute(Qt::WA_NoMousePropagation))
                     break;
 
-                QMutableSinglePointEvent::from(we).mutablePoint().setPosition(we.position() + w->pos());
+                QMutableEventPoint::setPosition(we.point(0), we.position() + w->pos());
                 w = w->parentWidget();
             } while (w);
             wheel->setAccepted(eventAccepted);