diff --git a/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblewidgets.cpp b/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblewidgets.cpp
index eac31b80688..9d0d3f01452 100644
--- a/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblewidgets.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblewidgets.cpp
@@ -592,11 +592,6 @@ int QAccessibleDockWidget::indexOfChild(const QAccessibleInterface *child) const
     return -1;
 }
 
-QAccessible::Role QAccessibleDockWidget::role() const
-{
-    return QAccessible::Window;
-}
-
 QRect QAccessibleDockWidget::rect() const
 {
     QRect rect;
diff --git a/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblewidgets.h b/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblewidgets.h
index ec2583235f8..b309d59c54d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblewidgets.h
+++ b/src/plugins/accessible/widgets/qaccessiblewidgets.h
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ public:
     int indexOfChild(const QAccessibleInterface *child) const;
     int childCount() const;
     QRect rect () const;
-    QAccessible::Role role() const;
 
     QDockWidget *dockWidget() const;
 };