diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp
index 1796fe66760..fc9706bda50 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp
@@ -370,9 +370,7 @@ bool QInternal::activateCallbacks(Callback cb, void **parameters)
     \sa QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_UP_TO, QT_NO_KEYWORDS, QT_VERSION_CHECK
 */
 
-namespace QtPrivate {
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcNativeInterface, "qt.nativeinterface")
-}
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qnativeinterface_p.h b/src/corelib/global/qnativeinterface_p.h
index c6d216460af..93807f0ba67 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qnativeinterface_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qnativeinterface_p.h
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-namespace QtPrivate {
 QT_DECLARE_EXPORTED_QT_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcNativeInterface, Q_CORE_EXPORT)
-}
 
 // Provides a definition for the interface destructor
 #define QT_DEFINE_NATIVE_INTERFACE_2(Namespace, InterfaceClass)                                    \
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ QT_DECLARE_EXPORTED_QT_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcNativeInterface, Q_CORE_EXPORT)
 
 #define QT_NATIVE_INTERFACE_RETURN_IF(NativeInterface, baseType)                                   \
     {                                                                                              \
-        using QtPrivate::lcNativeInterface;                                                        \
         using QNativeInterface::Private::TypeInfo;                                                 \
         qCDebug(lcNativeInterface, "Comparing requested interface name %s with available %s",      \
                 name, TypeInfo<NativeInterface>::name());                                          \