diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.cpp
index ec719e9cdcb..2a5db0ee265 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.cpp
@@ -126,14 +126,6 @@
     points to.
 */
 
-/*!
-    \fn QPointer::QPointer(const QPointer<T> &p)
-
-    Copies one guarded pointer from another. The constructed guarded
-    pointer points to the same object that \a p points to (which may
-    be 0).
-*/
-
 /*!
     \fn QPointer::~QPointer()
 
@@ -142,13 +134,6 @@
     pointed to.
 */
 
-/*!
-    \fn QPointer<T>& QPointer::operator=(const QPointer<T> &p)
-
-    Assignment operator. This guarded pointer will now point to the
-    same object that \a p points to.
-*/
-
 /*!
     \fn QPointer<T> & QPointer::operator=(T* p)
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.h
index ef1d4dc1d55..7a623faef04 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qpointer.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public:
     { return data(); }
 #ifdef qdoc
     inline bool isNull() const;
-    inline void clear() const;
+    inline void clear();
 #else
     using QPointerBase::isNull;
     using QPointerBase::clear;