diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp
index 5a99754d101..7b93dbcd7c5 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.cpp
@@ -313,15 +313,6 @@ static bool isCrashingType(QQmlType *type)
     return false;
 }
 
-void readPropertyValue(QObject *, const QByteArray &, QQmlContext *, bool *)
-{
-#if QT_VERSION >= 0x056000
-    DesignerSupport::readPropertyValue(object, propertyName, qmlContext, ok);
-#else
-    //DesignerSupport::readPropertyValue(object, propertyName, qmlContext, ok); //### Move to Qt
-#endif
-}
-
 void createNewDynamicProperty(const ObjectNodeInstancePointer &nodeInstance, const QString &name)
 {
     MetaObject::getNodeInstanceMetaObject(nodeInstance)->createNewDynamicProperty(name);
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h
index fe7c1cb53ad..c5c14042942 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public:
 #endif
 };
 
-    void readPropertyValue(QObject *object, const QByteArray &propertyName, QQmlContext *qmlContext, bool *ok);
     void createNewDynamicProperty(const ObjectNodeInstancePointer &nodeInstance, const QString &name);
     void registerNodeInstanceMetaObject(const ObjectNodeInstancePointer &nodeInstance);
     QVariant fixResourcePaths(const QVariant &value);