diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
index 565590cb88e..c0a178f4737 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
@@ -580,12 +580,6 @@ bool CppEditorWidget::handleStringSplitting(QKeyEvent *e) const
     return false;
 }
 
-void CppEditorWidget::applyFontSettings()
-{
-    // This also makes the document apply font settings
-    TextEditorWidget::applyFontSettings();
-}
-
 void CppEditorWidget::slotCodeStyleSettingsChanged(const QVariant &)
 {
     QtStyleCodeFormatter formatter;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
index 2a4d19ede0b..c34e1827dea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ protected:
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     bool handleStringSplitting(QKeyEvent *e) const;
 
-    void applyFontSettings() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
-
     Link findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &, bool resolveTarget = true,
                     bool inNextSplit = false) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;