diff --git a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b6836df811..df7aa0eed2b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ qt_internal_add_module(Core
         global/qcontainerinfo.h
         global/qdarwinhelpers.h
         global/qendian.cpp global/qendian.h global/qendian_p.h
-        global/qexceptionhandling.cpp global/qexceptionhandling.h
+        global/qexceptionhandling.h
         global/qflags.h
         global/qfloat16.cpp global/qfloat16.h
         global/qforeach.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
index bdb811a1d0d..751c1995eda 100644
--- a/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/compat/removed_api.cpp
@@ -1248,6 +1248,15 @@ QUuid QUuid::createUuidV5(const QUuid &ns, const QByteArray &baseData) noexcept
 
 #include "qchar.h" // inlined API
 
+
+#include "qexceptionhandling.h"
+
+Q_NORETURN void qTerminate() noexcept
+{
+    std::terminate();
+}
+
+
 #include "qmetatype.h"
 
 bool QMetaType::isRegistered() const
diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp
index 25d3abf67ea..393bd5778f1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_global_qglobal.cpp
@@ -686,10 +686,6 @@ bool readConfiguration(const QFile &file)
         process(ch); // ERROR: ch is copied from deleted memory
 //! [as-const-4]
 
-//! [qterminate]
-    try { expr; } catch(...) { qTerminate(); }
-//! [qterminate]
-
 //! [qdecloverride]
     // generate error if this doesn't actually override anything:
     virtual void MyWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent*) override;
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qexceptionhandling.cpp b/src/corelib/global/qexceptionhandling.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index f74eb495464..00000000000
--- a/src/corelib/global/qexceptionhandling.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// 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
-
-#include "qexceptionhandling.h"
-
-#include <exception>
-
-QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-
-/*
-   \internal
-   Allows you to call std::terminate() without including <exception>.
-   Called internally from QT_TERMINATE_ON_EXCEPTION
-*/
-Q_NORETURN void qTerminate() noexcept
-{
-    std::terminate();
-}
-
-QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qexceptionhandling.h b/src/corelib/global/qexceptionhandling.h
index 7ffd0798f6f..6c547a90630 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qexceptionhandling.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qexceptionhandling.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
    If you can't live with those constraints, don't use these macros.
    Use the QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS macro to protect your code instead.
 */
-Q_NORETURN Q_DECL_COLD_FUNCTION Q_CORE_EXPORT void qTerminate() noexcept;
 #ifdef QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 #  define QT_TRY if (true)
 #  define QT_CATCH(A) else
@@ -35,6 +34,10 @@ Q_NORETURN Q_DECL_COLD_FUNCTION Q_CORE_EXPORT void qTerminate() noexcept;
 #  define QT_RETHROW throw
 #endif
 
+#if QT_CORE_REMOVED_SINCE(6, 9)
+Q_NORETURN Q_DECL_COLD_FUNCTION Q_CORE_EXPORT void qTerminate() noexcept;
+#endif
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 #endif // QEXCEPTIONHANDLING_H
diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp
index 926b7aea400..fc9ab3aa1a6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qthread_unix.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ void terminate_on_exception(T &&t)
         throw;
 #endif // __GLIBCXX__
     } catch (...) {
-        qTerminate();
+        std::terminate();
     }
 #endif // QT_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 }
diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestresult.cpp b/src/testlib/qtestresult.cpp
index 4a6fb5918d7..39b4c0559d9 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestresult.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestresult.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace QTest
         }();
 
         if (failed && fatalFailure)
-            qTerminate();
+            std::terminate();
         Internal::failed = failed;
     }