diff --git a/cmake/QtBuildHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtBuildHelpers.cmake
index 327c0a536e4..16abfee01fa 100644
--- a/cmake/QtBuildHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtBuildHelpers.cmake
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ function(qt_internal_get_qt_build_private_files_to_install out_var)
         QtStandaloneTestsConfig.cmake.in
         QtWriteArgsFile.cmake
         modulecppexports.h.in
-        modulecppexports_p.h.in
         qbatchedtestrunner.in.cpp
         PARENT_SCOPE
     )
diff --git a/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake
index 6669ba97e0e..9794f05e5cf 100644
--- a/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtModuleHelpers.cmake
@@ -429,12 +429,8 @@ function(qt_internal_add_module target)
                     "CPP_EXPORT_HEADER_BASE_NAME;${arg_CPP_EXPORT_HEADER_BASE_NAME}"
                 )
             endif()
-            if(arg_GENERATE_PRIVATE_CPP_EXPORTS)
-                set(generate_private_cpp_export "GENERATE_PRIVATE_CPP_EXPORTS")
-            endif()
             qt_internal_generate_cpp_global_exports(${target} ${module_define_infix}
                 "${cpp_export_header_base_name}"
-                "${generate_private_cpp_export}"
             )
         endif()
 
@@ -1165,7 +1161,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 function(qt_internal_generate_cpp_global_exports target module_define_infix)
     cmake_parse_arguments(arg
-        "GENERATE_PRIVATE_CPP_EXPORTS"
+        ""
         "CPP_EXPORT_HEADER_BASE_NAME"
         "" ${ARGN}
     )
@@ -1190,20 +1186,6 @@ function(qt_internal_generate_cpp_global_exports target module_define_infix)
     set(${out_public_header} "${generated_header_path}" PARENT_SCOPE)
     target_sources(${target} PRIVATE "${generated_header_path}")
     set_source_files_properties("${generated_header_path}" PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
-
-    if(arg_GENERATE_PRIVATE_CPP_EXPORTS)
-        set(generated_private_header_path
-            "${module_build_interface_private_include_dir}/${header_base_name}_p.h"
-        )
-
-        configure_file("${QT_CMAKE_DIR}/modulecppexports_p.h.in"
-            "${generated_private_header_path}" @ONLY
-        )
-
-        set(${out_private_header} "${generated_private_header_path}" PARENT_SCOPE)
-        target_sources(${target} PRIVATE "${generated_private_header_path}")
-        set_source_files_properties("${generated_private_header_path}" PROPERTIES GENERATED TRUE)
-    endif()
 endfunction()
 
 function(qt_internal_install_module_headers target)
diff --git a/cmake/modulecppexports_p.h.in b/cmake/modulecppexports_p.h.in
deleted file mode 100644
index c4e029d5e1a..00000000000
--- a/cmake/modulecppexports_p.h.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2021 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
-
-#ifndef @header_base_name_upper@_P_H
-#define @header_base_name_upper@_P_H
-
-// This file is autogenerated. Changes will be overwritten.
-
-//
-//  W A R N I N G
-//  -------------
-//
-// This file is not part of the Qt API.  It exists purely as an
-// implementation detail.  This header file may change from version to
-// version without notice, or even be removed.
-//
-// We mean it.
-//
-
-#include <@module_include_name@/@header_base_name@.h>
-
-#define Q_@module_define_infix@_PRIVATE_EXPORT Q_@module_define_infix@_EXPORT
-
-#endif // @header_base_name_upper@_P_H