diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoroverlay.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoroverlay.cpp
index 7837fd52b53..025b3206386 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoroverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditoroverlay.cpp
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QTextBlock>
 
-#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 6, 0)
-#include <private/qtextcursor_p.h>
-#endif
-
 using namespace TextEditor;
 using namespace TextEditor::Internal;
 
@@ -96,13 +92,8 @@ void TextEditorOverlay::addOverlaySelection(int begin, int end,
     selection.m_fg = fg;
     selection.m_bg = bg;
 
-#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,6,0)
-    selection.m_cursor_begin = QTextCursorPrivate::fromPosition(document->docHandle(), begin);
-    selection.m_cursor_end = QTextCursorPrivate::fromPosition(document->docHandle(), end);
-#else
     selection.m_cursor_begin = QTextCursor(document->docHandle(), begin);
     selection.m_cursor_end = QTextCursor(document->docHandle(), end);
-#endif
 
     if (overlaySelectionFlags & ExpandBegin)
         selection.m_cursor_begin.setKeepPositionOnInsert(true);