diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v5/qwaylandxdgshellv5.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v5/qwaylandxdgshellv5.cpp
index b893b36b281..4cbafbd71b5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v5/qwaylandxdgshellv5.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v5/qwaylandxdgshellv5.cpp
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace QtWaylandClient {
 
-QWaylandXdgShellV5::QWaylandXdgShellV5(struct ::xdg_shell_v5 *shell)
-    : QtWayland::xdg_shell_v5(shell)
-{
-}
-
 QWaylandXdgShellV5::QWaylandXdgShellV5(struct ::wl_registry *registry, uint32_t id)
     : QtWayland::xdg_shell_v5(registry, id, 1)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v5/qwaylandxdgshellv5_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v5/qwaylandxdgshellv5_p.h
index 5e3badeed73..67e5d32a7a3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v5/qwaylandxdgshellv5_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell-v5/qwaylandxdgshellv5_p.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ class QWaylandXdgPopupV5;
 class Q_WAYLAND_CLIENT_EXPORT QWaylandXdgShellV5 : public QtWayland::xdg_shell_v5
 {
 public:
-    QWaylandXdgShellV5(struct ::xdg_shell_v5 *shell);
     QWaylandXdgShellV5(struct ::wl_registry *registry, uint32_t id);
     ~QWaylandXdgShellV5() override;