diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qopenglcontext.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qopenglcontext.cpp
index 8b2378788ff..1a8a534e114 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qopenglcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qopenglcontext.cpp
@@ -350,16 +350,6 @@ QOpenGLContext *QOpenGLContextPrivate::setCurrentContext(QOpenGLContext *context
     return previous;
 }
 
-void QOpenGLContextPrivate::setGlobalShareContext(QOpenGLContext *context)
-{
-    qt_gl_set_global_share_context(context);
-}
-
-QOpenGLContext *QOpenGLContextPrivate::globalShareContext()
-{
-    return qt_gl_global_share_context();
-}
-
 int QOpenGLContextPrivate::maxTextureSize()
 {
     if (max_texture_size != -1)
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qopenglcontext_p.h b/src/gui/kernel/qopenglcontext_p.h
index 7c45737d0af..d5a31261766 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qopenglcontext_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qopenglcontext_p.h
@@ -241,9 +241,6 @@ public:
 
     static QOpenGLContext *setCurrentContext(QOpenGLContext *context);
 
-    static void setGlobalShareContext(QOpenGLContext *context);
-    static QOpenGLContext *globalShareContext();
-
     int maxTextureSize();
 
     static QOpenGLContextPrivate *get(QOpenGLContext *context)