diff --git a/src/gui/image/qimageiohandler.cpp b/src/gui/image/qimageiohandler.cpp
index 6a17df99558..9c9ebbccdc1 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qimageiohandler.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qimageiohandler.cpp
@@ -416,17 +416,6 @@ QByteArray QImageIOHandler::format() const
     \sa read(), QIODevice::peek()
 */
 
-/*!
-    \obsolete
-
-    Use format() instead.
-*/
-
-QByteArray QImageIOHandler::name() const // ### Qt6: remove
-{
-    return format();
-}
-
 /*!
     Writes the image \a image to the assigned device. Returns \c true on
     success; otherwise returns \c false.
diff --git a/src/gui/image/qimageiohandler.h b/src/gui/image/qimageiohandler.h
index a4acf9dfe02..b6b40029b6b 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qimageiohandler.h
+++ b/src/gui/image/qimageiohandler.h
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ public:
     void setFormat(const QByteArray &format) const;
     QByteArray format() const;
 
-    QT_DEPRECATED_X("Use QImageIOHandler::format() instead")
-    virtual QByteArray name() const;
-
     virtual bool canRead() const = 0;
     virtual bool read(QImage *image) = 0;
     virtual bool write(const QImage &image);