diff --git a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
index a54c24c2b6e..abfb11c8724 100644
--- a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
@@ -859,11 +859,6 @@ void QObject::moveToThread(QThread *targetThread)
 
 #include "qobjectdefs.h"
 
-int QMetaObject::indexOfEnumerator(const char *name) const
-{
-    return indexOfEnumerator(QByteArrayView(name));
-}
-
 bool QMetaObject::invokeMethodImpl(QObject *object, QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slot, Qt::ConnectionType type, void *ret)
 {
     return invokeMethodImpl(object, slot, type, 1, &ret, nullptr, nullptr);
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
index d45673ef25b..e0181041fdf 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject.cpp
@@ -1061,16 +1061,17 @@ static const QMetaObject *QMetaObject_findMetaObject(const QMetaObject *self, QB
     -1.
 
     \sa enumerator(), enumeratorCount(), enumeratorOffset()
-
-    \note Starting from Qt 6.7 this method takes a \c QByteArrayView, before
-    that it took a \c {const char *}. This change is source compatible i.e.
-    calling this method on a \c {const char *} should still work.
 */
-int QMetaObject::indexOfEnumerator(QByteArrayView name) const
+int QMetaObject::indexOfEnumerator(const char *name) const
+{
+    return QMetaObjectPrivate::indexOfEnumerator(this, name);
+}
+
+int QMetaObjectPrivate::indexOfEnumerator(const QMetaObject *m, QByteArrayView name)
 {
     using W = QMetaObjectPrivate::Which;
     for (auto which : { W::Name, W::Alias }) {
-        if (int index = QMetaObjectPrivate::indexOfEnumerator(this, name, which); index != -1)
+        if (int index = indexOfEnumerator(m, name, which); index != -1)
             return index;
     }
     return -1;
@@ -3661,7 +3662,7 @@ QMetaProperty::QMetaProperty(const QMetaObject *mobj, int index)
     if (!(data.flags() & EnumOrFlag))
         return;
     QByteArrayView enum_name = typeNameFromTypeInfo(mobj, data.type());
-    menum = mobj->enumerator(mobj->indexOfEnumerator(enum_name));
+    menum = mobj->enumerator(QMetaObjectPrivate::indexOfEnumerator(mobj, enum_name));
     if (menum.isValid())
         return;
 
@@ -3681,7 +3682,7 @@ QMetaProperty::QMetaProperty(const QMetaObject *mobj, int index)
         scope = QMetaObject_findMetaObject(mobj, QByteArrayView(scope_name));
 
     if (scope)
-        menum = scope->enumerator(scope->indexOfEnumerator(enum_name));
+        menum = scope->enumerator(QMetaObjectPrivate::indexOfEnumerator(scope, enum_name));
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h
index c3b61212414..d2c36fceb46 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetaobject_p.h
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ struct QMetaObjectPrivate
 
     enum class Which { Name, Alias };
     static int indexOfEnumerator(const QMetaObject *m, QByteArrayView name, Which which);
+    static int indexOfEnumerator(const QMetaObject *m, QByteArrayView name);
 
     Q_CORE_EXPORT static QMetaMethod signal(const QMetaObject *m, int signal_index);
     static inline int signalOffset(const QMetaObject *m)
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
index 00da1cc6409..ff06d3762c6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
@@ -262,11 +262,7 @@ struct Q_CORE_EXPORT QMetaObject
     int indexOfMethod(const char *method) const;
     int indexOfSignal(const char *signal) const;
     int indexOfSlot(const char *slot) const;
-
-#if QT_CORE_REMOVED_SINCE(6, 7)
     int indexOfEnumerator(const char *name) const;
-#endif
-    int indexOfEnumerator(QByteArrayView name) const;
 
     int indexOfProperty(const char *name) const;
     int indexOfClassInfo(const char *name) const;