diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.cpp
index 563d65a304c..3950da53c08 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditorwidget.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ static bool trySplitComment(TextEditor::TextEditorWidget *editorWidget,
             doxygen.setStyle(style);
             doxygen.setAddLeadingAsterisks(settings.leadingAsterisks);
             doxygen.setGenerateBrief(settings.generateBrief);
-            doxygen.setStartComment(false);
 
             // Move until we reach any possibly meaningful content.
             while (textDocument->characterAt(cursor.position()).isSpace()
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/doxygengenerator.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/doxygengenerator.cpp
index 5a57fdc3a3f..ae83e0e23d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/doxygengenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/doxygengenerator.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ void DoxygenGenerator::setStyle(DocumentationStyle style)
     m_style = style;
 }
 
-void DoxygenGenerator::setStartComment(bool start)
-{
-    m_startComment = start;
-}
-
 void DoxygenGenerator::setGenerateBrief(bool get)
 {
     m_generateBrief = get;
@@ -136,8 +131,6 @@ QString DoxygenGenerator::generate(QTextCursor cursor, DeclarationAST *decl)
     assignCommentOffset(cursor);
 
     QString comment;
-    if (m_startComment)
-        writeStart(&comment);
     writeNewLine(&comment);
     writeContinuation(&comment);
 
@@ -221,13 +214,6 @@ QString DoxygenGenerator::generate(QTextCursor cursor, DeclarationAST *decl)
     return comment;
 }
 
-QChar DoxygenGenerator::startMark() const
-{
-    if (m_style == QtStyle)
-        return QLatin1Char('!');
-    return QLatin1Char('*');
-}
-
 QChar DoxygenGenerator::styleMark() const
 {
     if (m_style == QtStyle || m_style == CppStyleA || m_style == CppStyleB)
@@ -246,16 +232,6 @@ QString DoxygenGenerator::commandSpelling(Command command)
     return QLatin1String("brief ");
 }
 
-void DoxygenGenerator::writeStart(QString *comment) const
-{
-    if (m_style == CppStyleA)
-        comment->append(QLatin1String("///"));
-    if (m_style == CppStyleB)
-        comment->append(QLatin1String("//!"));
-    else
-        comment->append(offsetString() + "/*" + startMark());
-}
-
 void DoxygenGenerator::writeEnd(QString *comment) const
 {
     if (m_style == CppStyleA)
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/doxygengenerator.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/doxygengenerator.h
index 3b80f83c73c..32d23945bb2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/doxygengenerator.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/doxygengenerator.h
@@ -26,17 +26,15 @@ public:
     };
 
     void setStyle(DocumentationStyle style);
-    void setStartComment(bool start);
     void setGenerateBrief(bool gen);
     void setAddLeadingAsterisks(bool add);
 
     QString generate(QTextCursor cursor,
                      const CPlusPlus::Snapshot &snapshot,
                      const Utils::FilePath &documentFilePath);
-    QString generate(QTextCursor cursor, CPlusPlus::DeclarationAST *decl);
 
 private:
-    QChar startMark() const;
+    QString generate(QTextCursor cursor, CPlusPlus::DeclarationAST *decl);
     QChar styleMark() const;
 
     enum Command {
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ private:
     };
     static QString commandSpelling(Command command);
 
-    void writeStart(QString *comment) const;
     void writeEnd(QString *comment) const;
     void writeContinuation(QString *comment) const;
     void writeNewLine(QString *comment) const;
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ private:
 
     bool m_addLeadingAsterisks = true;
     bool m_generateBrief = true;
-    bool m_startComment = true;
     DocumentationStyle m_style = QtStyle;
     CPlusPlus::Overview m_printer;
     QString m_commentOffset;