diff --git a/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.cpp b/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.cpp
index fb338d16dfa..99aa82428e4 100644
--- a/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.cpp
@@ -473,29 +473,16 @@ void QSqlQueryModel::setQuery(const QString &query, const QSqlDatabase &db)
     \since 6.9
     Re-executes the current query to fetch the data from the same database connection.
 
-    \note \c refreshQuery() is not applicable when the query contains bound values.
+    \note \c refresh() is not applicable when the query contains bound values.
 
     \sa setQuery(QSqlQuery &&query), QSqlQuery::boundValue()
 */
-void QSqlQueryModel::refreshQuery()
+void QSqlQueryModel::refresh()
 {
     Q_D(QSqlQueryModel);
-    setQuery(d->query.executedQuery());
-}
-
-/*!
-    \overload
-    \since 6.9
-    Re-executes the current query to fetch the data from the given database connection \a db.
-
-    \note \c refreshQuery(const QSqlDatabase &db) is not applicable when the query contains bound values.
-
-    \sa setQuery(const QString &query, const QSqlDatabase &db), QSqlQuery::boundValue()
-*/
-void QSqlQueryModel::refreshQuery(const QSqlDatabase &db)
-{
-    Q_D(QSqlQueryModel);
-    setQuery(d->query.executedQuery(), db);
+    const auto connName = d->query.driver()
+        ? d->query.driver()->connectionName() : QString();
+    setQuery(d->query.executedQuery(), QSqlDatabase::database(connName));
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.h b/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.h
index f9fddbb9752..f168d0bda13 100644
--- a/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.h
+++ b/src/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel.h
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ public:
 #endif
     void setQuery(QSqlQuery &&query);
     void setQuery(const QString &query, const QSqlDatabase &db = QSqlDatabase());
-    void refreshQuery();
-    void refreshQuery(const QSqlDatabase &db);
+    void refresh();
 #if QT_SQL_REMOVED_SINCE(6, 5)
     QSqlQuery query() const;
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/auto/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel/tst_qsqlquerymodel.cpp b/tests/auto/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel/tst_qsqlquerymodel.cpp
index 81aed273e18..2b68b1397bf 100644
--- a/tests/auto/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel/tst_qsqlquerymodel.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/sql/models/qsqlquerymodel/tst_qsqlquerymodel.cpp
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ private slots:
     void task_180617();
     void task_180617_data() { generic_data(); }
     void task_QTBUG_4963_setHeaderDataWithProxyModel();
-    void refreshQuery_data() { generic_data(); }
-    void refreshQuery();
-    void refreshQueryWithBoundValues_data() { generic_data(); }
-    void refreshQueryWithBoundValues();
+    void refresh_data() { generic_data(); }
+    void refresh();
+    void refreshWithBoundValues_data() { generic_data(); }
+    void refreshWithBoundValues();
 private:
     void generic_data(const QString &engine = QString());
     void dropTestTables(const QSqlDatabase &db);
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ void tst_QSqlQueryModel::task_QTBUG_4963_setHeaderDataWithProxyModel()
     // And it should not crash.
 }
 
-void tst_QSqlQueryModel::refreshQuery()
+void tst_QSqlQueryModel::refresh()
 {
     QFETCH(QString, dbName);
     QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::database(dbName);
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ void tst_QSqlQueryModel::refreshQuery()
 
     QSqlQuery(db).exec("UPDATE " + qTableName("test", __FILE__, QSqlDatabase::database(dbName))
                                                    + " SET name = 'updated_harry' WHERE id = 1");
-    model.refreshQuery(db);
+    model.refresh();
     QCOMPARE(model.rowCount(), 2);
     QCOMPARE(model.data(model.index(0, 0)).toInt(), 1);
     QCOMPARE(model.data(model.index(0, 1)).toString(), QString("updated_harry"));
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ void tst_QSqlQueryModel::refreshQuery()
                                                    + " SET name = 'harry' WHERE id = 1");
 }
 
-void tst_QSqlQueryModel::refreshQueryWithBoundValues()
+void tst_QSqlQueryModel::refreshWithBoundValues()
 {
     QFETCH(QString, dbName);
     QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::database(dbName);
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ void tst_QSqlQueryModel::refreshQueryWithBoundValues()
 
     QSqlQuery(db).exec("UPDATE " + qTableName("test", __FILE__, QSqlDatabase::database(dbName))
                                                    + " SET name = 'updated_harry' WHERE id = 1");
-    model.refreshQuery(db);
+    model.refresh();
     QCOMPARE(model.rowCount(), 0);
     QCOMPARE_NE(model.data(model.index(0, 0)).toString(), QString("updated_harry"));
     QCOMPARE(model.data(model.index(0, 0)).toString(), QString(""));