diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qoffscreensurface.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qoffscreensurface.cpp
index c74fe0b3a1a..fbd5c6a079f 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qoffscreensurface.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qoffscreensurface.cpp
@@ -147,19 +147,6 @@ QOffscreenSurface::QOffscreenSurface(QScreen *targetScreen, QObject *parent)
     connect(d->screen, SIGNAL(destroyed(QObject*)), this, SLOT(screenDestroyed(QObject*)));
 }
 
-/*!
-    Creates an offscreen surface for the \a targetScreen.
-
-    The underlying platform surface is not created until create() is called.
-
-    \sa setScreen(), create()
-*/
-QOffscreenSurface::QOffscreenSurface(QScreen *targetScreen)
-    : QOffscreenSurface(targetScreen, nullptr)
-{
-}
-
-
 /*!
     Destroys the offscreen surface.
 */
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qoffscreensurface.h b/src/gui/kernel/qoffscreensurface.h
index cfdcd758ecc..1a3c4762446 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qoffscreensurface.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qoffscreensurface.h
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ class Q_GUI_EXPORT QOffscreenSurface : public QObject, public QSurface
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(QOffscreenSurface)
 
 public:
-    // ### Qt 6: merge overloads
-    explicit QOffscreenSurface(QScreen *screen, QObject *parent);
-    explicit QOffscreenSurface(QScreen *screen = nullptr);
+    explicit QOffscreenSurface(QScreen *screen = nullptr, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~QOffscreenSurface();
 
     SurfaceType surfaceType() const override;