diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine_raster.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine_raster.cpp
index f3dc7588f9d..13a1cd54371 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine_raster.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qpaintengine_raster.cpp
@@ -276,15 +276,6 @@ QRasterPaintEnginePrivate::QRasterPaintEnginePrivate() :
     \reimp
 */
 
-/*!
-    \typedef QSpan
-    \relates QRasterPaintEngine
-
-    A struct equivalent to QT_FT_Span, containing a position (x,
-    y), the span's length in pixels and its color/coverage (a value
-    ranging from 0 to 255).
-*/
-
 /*!
     \since 4.5