diff --git a/src/sql/CMakeLists.txt b/src/sql/CMakeLists.txt
index b979038f35e..e5f28c0f49b 100644
--- a/src/sql/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/sql/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 qt_internal_add_module(Sql
     PLUGIN_TYPES sqldrivers
     SOURCES
+        compat/removed_api.cpp
         kernel/qsqlcachedresult.cpp kernel/qsqlcachedresult_p.h
         kernel/qsqldatabase.cpp kernel/qsqldatabase.h
         kernel/qsqldriver.cpp kernel/qsqldriver.h kernel/qsqldriver_p.h
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ qt_internal_add_module(Sql
         Qt::Core
     PRIVATE_MODULE_INTERFACE
         Qt::CorePrivate
+    NO_PCH_SOURCES
+        "compat/removed_api.cpp"
     PRECOMPILED_HEADER
         "../corelib/global/qt_pch.h"
     GENERATE_CPP_EXPORTS
diff --git a/src/sql/compat/removed_api.cpp b/src/sql/compat/removed_api.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ada26407ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sql/compat/removed_api.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
+
+#define QT_SQL_BUILD_REMOVED_API
+
+#include "qtsqlglobal.h"
+
+QT_USE_NAMESPACE
+
+#if QT_SQL_REMOVED_SINCE(6, 4)
+
+// #include <qotherheader.h>
+// // implement removed functions from qotherheader.h
+// order sections alphabetically to reduce chances of merge conflicts
+
+#endif // QT_SQL_REMOVED_SINCE(6, 4)
+
+#if QT_SQL_REMOVED_SINCE(6, 5)
+
+// #include <qotherheader.h>
+// // implement removed functions from qotherheader.h
+// order sections alphabetically to reduce chances of merge conflicts
+
+#endif // QT_SQL_REMOVED_SINCE(6, 5)