diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp
index 7564fc3197a..e7df47da6f2 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo.cpp
@@ -818,13 +818,6 @@ int QHostInfo::lookupHostImpl(const QString &name,
     return id;
 }
 
-QHostInfoRunnable::QHostInfoRunnable(const QString &hn, int i, const QObject *receiver,
-                                     QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slotObj) :
-    toBeLookedUp(hn), id(i), resultEmitter(receiver, slotObj)
-{
-    setAutoDelete(true);
-}
-
 QHostInfoRunnable::QHostInfoRunnable(const QString &hn, int i, const QObject *receiver,
                                      QtPrivate::SlotObjUniquePtr slotObj)
     : toBeLookedUp{hn}, id{i}, resultEmitter{receiver, std::move(slotObj)}
diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_p.h b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_p.h
index 9303a19fc70..70cacc6b3d5 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_p.h
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qhostinfo_p.h
@@ -43,16 +43,7 @@ class QHostInfoResult : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    QHostInfoResult(const QObject *receiver, QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slotObj)
-        : receiver(receiver), slotObj(slotObj),
-          withContextObject(slotObj && receiver)
-    {
-        if (receiver)
-            moveToThread(receiver->thread());
-    }
-
     explicit QHostInfoResult(const QObject *receiver, QtPrivate::SlotObjUniquePtr slot);
-
     ~QHostInfoResult() override;
 
     void postResultsReady(const QHostInfo &info);
@@ -145,8 +136,6 @@ private:
 class QHostInfoRunnable : public QRunnable
 {
 public:
-    QHostInfoRunnable(const QString &hn, int i, const QObject *receiver,
-                      QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slotObj);
     explicit QHostInfoRunnable(const QString &hn, int i, const QObject *receiver,
                                QtPrivate::SlotObjUniquePtr slotObj);
     ~QHostInfoRunnable() override;