diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Lexer.cpp b/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Lexer.cpp
index a5112ba8195..c1cec4a756f 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Lexer.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Lexer.cpp
@@ -104,12 +104,6 @@ void Lexer::pushLineStartOffset()
         _translationUnit->pushLineOffset(_currentChar - _firstChar);
 }
 
-unsigned Lexer::tokenOffset() const
-{ return _tokenStart - _firstChar; }
-
-unsigned Lexer::tokenLength() const
-{ return _currentChar - _tokenStart; }
-
 void Lexer::scan(Token *tok)
 {
     tok->reset();
diff --git a/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Lexer.h b/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Lexer.h
index 85fe6d2d6bf..43a877e7a84 100644
--- a/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Lexer.h
+++ b/src/libs/3rdparty/cplusplus/Lexer.h
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ public:
     inline void operator()(Token *tok)
     { scan(tok); }
 
-    unsigned tokenOffset() const;
-    unsigned tokenLength() const;
-
     bool scanCommentTokens() const;
     void setScanCommentTokens(bool onoff);
 
diff --git a/src/libs/cplusplus/SimpleLexer.cpp b/src/libs/cplusplus/SimpleLexer.cpp
index 44115775890..578c09ac9e3 100644
--- a/src/libs/cplusplus/SimpleLexer.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/cplusplus/SimpleLexer.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ QList<Token> SimpleLexer::operator()(const QString &text, int state)
             break;
         }
 
-        QStringRef spell = text.midRef(lex.tokenOffset(), lex.tokenLength());
+        QStringRef spell = text.midRef(tk.begin(), tk.length());
         lex.setScanAngleStringLiteralTokens(false);
 
         if (tk.f.newline && tk.is(T_POUND))