diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
index 758cd70ed05..55a0aee1c08 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
@@ -2391,7 +2391,6 @@ void BaseTextEditorWidgetPrivate::setupDocumentSignals()
     QObject::connect(documentLayout, SIGNAL(updateBlock(QTextBlock)), q, SLOT(slotUpdateBlockNotify(QTextBlock)));
     QObject::connect(documentLayout, SIGNAL(updateExtraArea()), q, SLOT(slotUpdateExtraArea()));
     QObject::connect(q, SIGNAL(requestBlockUpdate(QTextBlock)), documentLayout, SIGNAL(updateBlock(QTextBlock)));
-    QObject::connect(doc, SIGNAL(modificationChanged(bool)), q, SIGNAL(changed()));
     QObject::connect(doc, SIGNAL(contentsChange(int,int,int)), q,
         SLOT(editorContentsChange(int,int,int)), Qt::DirectConnection);
     QObject::connect(m_document.data(), SIGNAL(aboutToReload()), q, SLOT(documentAboutToBeReloaded()));
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
index 5edf5c815d5..c97bdca0b0f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ public slots:
     void abortAssist();
 
 signals:
-    void changed();
     void assistFinished();
     void readOnlyChanged();