diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
index de6f2be98f6..d32a43f1043 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ int QObject::receivers(const char *signal) const
 
         if (d->declarativeData && QAbstractDeclarativeData::receivers) {
             receivers += QAbstractDeclarativeData::receivers(d->declarativeData, this,
-                                                             metaObject()->indexOfMethod(signal));
+                                                             signal_index);
         }
 
         if (!d->isSignalConnected(signal_index))
@@ -3276,22 +3276,18 @@ static void queued_activate(QObject *sender, int signal, QObjectPrivate::Connect
 void QMetaObject::activate(QObject *sender, const QMetaObject *m, int local_signal_index,
                            void **argv)
 {
-    int signalOffset;
-    int methodOffset;
-    computeOffsets(m, &signalOffset, &methodOffset);
-    activate(sender, methodOffset, signalOffset, local_signal_index, argv);
+    activate(sender, QMetaObjectPrivate::signalOffset(m), local_signal_index, argv);
 }
 
 /*!\internal
  */
-void QMetaObject::activate(QObject *sender, int methodOffset, int signalOffset, int local_signal_index,
-                           void **argv)
+void QMetaObject::activate(QObject *sender, int signalOffset, int local_signal_index, void **argv)
 {
     int signal_index = signalOffset + local_signal_index;
 
     if (sender->d_func()->declarativeData && QAbstractDeclarativeData::signalEmitted)
         QAbstractDeclarativeData::signalEmitted(sender->d_func()->declarativeData, sender, 
-                                                methodOffset + local_signal_index, argv);
+                                                signal_index, argv);
 
     if (!sender->d_func()->isSignalConnected(signal_index))
         return; // nothing connected to these signals, and no spy
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
index 59ae8f1b599..9693147de87 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qobjectdefs.h
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ struct Q_CORE_EXPORT QMetaObject
     // internal index-based signal activation
     static void activate(QObject *sender, int signal_index, void **argv);
     static void activate(QObject *sender, const QMetaObject *, int local_signal_index, void **argv);
-    static void activate(QObject *sender, int method_offset, int signal_offset, int local_signal_index, void **argv);
+    static void activate(QObject *sender, int signal_offset, int local_signal_index, void **argv);
 
     static bool invokeMethod(QObject *obj, const char *member,
                              Qt::ConnectionType,