diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index 78a28cc50e5..8d133a24ee1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -626,25 +626,6 @@ void QMetaCallEvent::placeMetaCall(QObject *object)
     }
 }
 
-QMetaCallEvent* QMetaCallEvent::create_impl(QtPrivate::SlotObjUniquePtr slotObj,
-                                            const QObject *sender, int signal_index,
-                                            size_t argc, const void* const argp[],
-                                            const QMetaType metaTypes[])
-{
-    auto metaCallEvent = std::make_unique<QMetaCallEvent>(std::move(slotObj), sender,
-                                                          signal_index, int(argc));
-
-    void **args = metaCallEvent->args();
-    QMetaType *types = metaCallEvent->types();
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
-        types[i] = metaTypes[i];
-        args[i] = types[i].create(argp[i]);
-        Q_CHECK_PTR(!i || args[i]);
-    }
-
-    return metaCallEvent.release();
-}
-
 /*!
     \class QSignalBlocker
     \brief Exception-safe wrapper around QObject::blockSignals().
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
index 2b6e1eebd03..20c454506ab 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject_p.h
@@ -382,25 +382,6 @@ public:
 
     ~QMetaCallEvent() override;
 
-    template<typename ...Args>
-    static QMetaCallEvent *create(QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slotObj, const QObject *sender,
-                                  int signal_index, const Args &...argv)
-    {
-        const void* const argp[] = { nullptr, std::addressof(argv)... };
-        const QMetaType metaTypes[] = { QMetaType::fromType<void>(), QMetaType::fromType<Args>()... };
-        constexpr auto argc = sizeof...(Args) + 1;
-        return create_impl(slotObj, sender, signal_index, argc, argp, metaTypes);
-    }
-    template<typename ...Args>
-    static QMetaCallEvent *create(QtPrivate::SlotObjUniquePtr slotObj, const QObject *sender,
-                                  int signal_index, const Args &...argv)
-    {
-        const void* const argp[] = { nullptr, std::addressof(argv)... };
-        const QMetaType metaTypes[] = { QMetaType::fromType<void>(), QMetaType::fromType<Args>()... };
-        constexpr auto argc = sizeof...(Args) + 1;
-        return create_impl(std::move(slotObj), sender, signal_index, argc, argp, metaTypes);
-    }
-
     inline int id() const { return d.method_offset_ + d.method_relative_; }
     inline const void * const* args() const { return d.args_; }
     inline void ** args() { return d.args_; }
@@ -410,18 +391,6 @@ public:
     virtual void placeMetaCall(QObject *object) override;
 
 private:
-    static QMetaCallEvent *create_impl(QtPrivate::QSlotObjectBase *slotObj, const QObject *sender,
-                                       int signal_index, size_t argc, const void * const argp[],
-                                       const QMetaType metaTypes[])
-    {
-        if (slotObj)
-            slotObj->ref();
-        return create_impl(QtPrivate::SlotObjUniquePtr{slotObj}, sender,
-                           signal_index, argc, argp, metaTypes);
-    }
-    static QMetaCallEvent *create_impl(QtPrivate::SlotObjUniquePtr slotObj, const QObject *sender,
-                                       int signal_index, size_t argc, const void * const argp[],
-                                       const QMetaType metaTypes[]);
     inline void allocArgs();
 
     struct Data {