diff --git a/src/gui/doc/src/paintsystem.qdoc b/src/gui/doc/src/paintsystem.qdoc
index f3a5248db1e..a376aa5fc75 100644
--- a/src/gui/doc/src/paintsystem.qdoc
+++ b/src/gui/doc/src/paintsystem.qdoc
@@ -242,8 +242,7 @@
     Any color in Qt is represented by the QColor class which supports
     the RGB, HSV and CMYK color models. QColor also support
     alpha-blended outlining and filling (specifying the transparency
-    effect), and the class is platform and device independent (the
-    colors are mapped to hardware using the QColormap class). For more
+    effect), and the class is platform and device independent. For more
     information, see the QColor class documentation.
 
     The available fill patterns are described by the Qt::BrushStyle
diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qcolor.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qcolor.cpp
index 71375695bc7..74723340eb8 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qcolor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qcolor.cpp
@@ -411,8 +411,7 @@ static QStringList get_colornames()
     of the provided QRgb, and the qGray() function calculates and
     return a gray value based on the given value.
 
-    QColor is platform and device independent. The QColormap class
-    maps the color to the hardware.
+    QColor is platform and device independent.
 
     For more information about painting in general, see the \l{Paint
     System} documentation.