diff --git a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
index fda9a3fe72f..6c0a3c853ee 100644
--- a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,18 @@ QByteArray QtPrivate::QByteArrayList_join(const QByteArrayList *that, const char
 }
 # endif
 
+#include "qlocale.h"
+
+QString QLocale::languageToCode(Language language)
+{
+    return languageToCode(language, QLocale::AnyLanguageCode);
+}
+
+QLocale::Language QLocale::codeToLanguage(QStringView languageCode) noexcept
+{
+    return codeToLanguage(languageCode, QLocale::AnyLanguageCode);
+}
+
 #include "qoperatingsystemversion.h"
 
 int QOperatingSystemVersion::compare(const QOperatingSystemVersion &v1,
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
index dbfdbceac5a..4d859d32ee0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
@@ -1430,17 +1430,6 @@ QString QLocale::languageToCode(Language language, LanguageCodeTypes codeTypes)
     return QLocalePrivate::languageToCode(language, codeTypes);
 }
 
-#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(7, 0, 0)
-/*!
-    \overload
-    \since 6.1
-*/
-QString QLocale::languageToCode(Language language)
-{
-    return QLocalePrivate::languageToCode(language);
-}
-#endif
-
 /*!
     Returns the QLocale::Language enum corresponding to the two- or three-letter
     \a languageCode, as defined in the ISO 639 standards.
@@ -1461,17 +1450,6 @@ QLocale::Language QLocale::codeToLanguage(QStringView languageCode,
     return QLocalePrivate::codeToLanguage(languageCode, codeTypes);
 }
 
-#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(7, 0, 0)
-/*!
-    \overload
-    \since 6.1
-*/
-QLocale::Language QLocale::codeToLanguage(QStringView languageCode) noexcept
-{
-    return QLocalePrivate::codeToLanguage(languageCode);
-}
-#endif
-
 /*!
     \since 6.2
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h
index 7f1d47063b3..5612d460d27 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h
@@ -1104,16 +1104,13 @@ public:
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(LanguageCodeTypes, LanguageCodeType)
 
-#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(7, 0, 0)
+#if QT_CORE_REMOVED_SINCE(6, 3)
     static QString languageToCode(Language language);
-    static QString languageToCode(Language language, LanguageCodeTypes codeTypes);
     static Language codeToLanguage(QStringView languageCode) noexcept;
-    static Language codeToLanguage(QStringView languageCode, LanguageCodeTypes codeTypes) noexcept;
-#else
+#endif
     static QString languageToCode(Language language, LanguageCodeTypes codeTypes = AnyLanguageCode);
     static Language codeToLanguage(QStringView languageCode,
                                    LanguageCodeTypes codeTypes = AnyLanguageCode) noexcept;
-#endif
     static QString territoryToCode(Territory territory);
     static Territory codeToTerritory(QStringView territoryCode) noexcept;
 #if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 6)