diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine.cpp
index de228d50f49..43ceb21a57d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine.cpp
@@ -1033,16 +1033,6 @@ QFileInfo QAbstractFileEngineIterator::currentFileInfo() const
 
     \sa QDirListing
 */
-QAbstractFileEngine::IteratorUniquePtr
-QAbstractFileEngine::beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDir::Filters filters,
-                                    const QStringList &filterNames)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(path);
-    Q_UNUSED(filters);
-    Q_UNUSED(filterNames);
-    return {};
-}
-
 QAbstractFileEngine::IteratorUniquePtr
 QAbstractFileEngine::beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDirListing::IteratorFlags filters,
                                     const QStringList &filterNames)
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine_p.h b/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine_p.h
index 13168479304..cc35d3c45d5 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine_p.h
@@ -127,10 +127,7 @@ public:
     typedef QAbstractFileEngineIterator Iterator;
     using IteratorUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<Iterator>;
 
-    virtual IteratorUniquePtr
-    beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDir::Filters filters, const QStringList &filterNames);
     virtual IteratorUniquePtr endEntryList() { return {}; }
-
     virtual IteratorUniquePtr
     beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDirListing::IteratorFlags filters,
                    const QStringList &filterNames);
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine.cpp
index 6610b6ecd66..a71b6f8e1e3 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine.cpp
@@ -792,13 +792,6 @@ qint64 QFSFileEnginePrivate::writeFdFh(const char *data, qint64 len)
 /*!
     \internal
 */
-QAbstractFileEngine::IteratorUniquePtr
-QFSFileEngine::beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDir::Filters filters,
-                              const QStringList &filterNames)
-{
-    return std::make_unique<QFSFileEngineIterator>(path, filters, filterNames);
-}
-
 QAbstractFileEngine::IteratorUniquePtr
 QFSFileEngine::beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDirListing::IteratorFlags filters,
                               const QStringList &filterNames)
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine_p.h b/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine_p.h
index f6b3a39e647..c8ed1f71dc8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine_p.h
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ public:
     int handle() const override;
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_FILESYSTEMITERATOR
-    IteratorUniquePtr beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDir::Filters filters,
-                                     const QStringList &filterNames) override;
     IteratorUniquePtr beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDirListing::IteratorFlags filters,
                                      const QStringList &filterNames) override;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qresource.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qresource.cpp
index bd208896861..eb82b7fd0e9 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qresource.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qresource.cpp
@@ -1585,13 +1585,6 @@ QDateTime QResourceFileEngine::fileTime(QFile::FileTime time) const
 /*!
     \internal
 */
-QAbstractFileEngine::IteratorUniquePtr
-QResourceFileEngine::beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDir::Filters filters,
-                                    const QStringList &filterNames)
-{
-    return std::make_unique<QResourceFileEngineIterator>(path, filters, filterNames);
-}
-
 QAbstractFileEngine::IteratorUniquePtr
 QResourceFileEngine::beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDirListing::IteratorFlags filters,
                                     const QStringList &filterNames)
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qresource_p.h b/src/corelib/io/qresource_p.h
index 00b6bddf3ec..7fbf4bc30a0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qresource_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qresource_p.h
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ public:
 
     QDateTime fileTime(QFile::FileTime time) const override;
 
-    IteratorUniquePtr beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDir::Filters filters,
-                                     const QStringList &filterNames) override;
     IteratorUniquePtr beginEntryList(const QString &path, QDirListing::IteratorFlags filters,
                                      const QStringList &filterNames) override;
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdiriterator/tst_qdiriterator.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdiriterator/tst_qdiriterator.cpp
index a0a8917c270..bb67f277775 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdiriterator/tst_qdiriterator.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdiriterator/tst_qdiriterator.cpp
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ public:
     { }
 
     IteratorUniquePtr
-    beginEntryList(const QString &, QDir::Filters, const QStringList &) override
+    beginEntryList(const QString &, QDirListing::IteratorFlags, const QStringList &) override
     { return nullptr; }
 };