diff --git a/src/corelib/configure.cmake b/src/corelib/configure.cmake
index d2e8fa42059..089892cbccc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/configure.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/configure.cmake
@@ -229,22 +229,6 @@ futimens(-1, 0);
     /* END TEST: */
     return 0;
 }
-"# FIXME: qmake: ["# Block futimens() on Apple platforms unless it's available on ALL", '# deployment targets. This simplifies the logic at the call site', "# dramatically, as it isn't strictly needed compared to futimes().", 'darwin: QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -Werror=unguarded-availability -Werror=unguarded-availability-new', 'CONFIG += warn_on']
-)
-
-# futimes
-qt_config_compile_test(futimes
-    LABEL "futimes()"
-    CODE
-"#include <sys/time.h>
-
-int main(void)
-{
-    /* BEGIN TEST: */
-futimes(-1, 0);
-    /* END TEST: */
-    return 0;
-}
 ")
 
 # getauxval
@@ -578,10 +562,6 @@ qt_feature("futimens" PRIVATE
     LABEL "futimens()"
     CONDITION NOT WIN32 AND TEST_futimens
 )
-qt_feature("futimes" PRIVATE
-    LABEL "futimes()"
-    CONDITION NOT WIN32 AND NOT QT_FEATURE_futimens AND TEST_futimes
-)
 qt_feature("getauxval" PRIVATE
     LABEL "getauxval()"
     CONDITION LINUX AND TEST_getauxval
diff --git a/src/corelib/global/qconfig-bootstrapped.h b/src/corelib/global/qconfig-bootstrapped.h
index ff5709f7af1..78d622f5e9a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/global/qconfig-bootstrapped.h
+++ b/src/corelib/global/qconfig-bootstrapped.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 #define QT_FEATURE_jalalicalendar -1
 #define QT_FEATURE_journald -1
 #define QT_FEATURE_futimens -1
-#define QT_FEATURE_futimes -1
 #define QT_FEATURE_future -1
 #define QT_FEATURE_itemmodel -1
 #define QT_FEATURE_library -1
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
index 0645952091f..b727463a3c0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
@@ -159,41 +159,6 @@ static bool isPackage(const QFileSystemMetaData &data, const QFileSystemEntry &e
 
 namespace {
 namespace GetFileTimes {
-#if !QT_CONFIG(futimens) && (QT_CONFIG(futimes))
-template <typename T>
-static inline typename std::enable_if_t<(&T::st_atim, &T::st_mtim, true)> get(const T *p, struct timeval *access, struct timeval *modification)
-{
-    access->tv_sec = p->st_atim.tv_sec;
-    access->tv_usec = p->st_atim.tv_nsec / 1000;
-
-    modification->tv_sec = p->st_mtim.tv_sec;
-    modification->tv_usec = p->st_mtim.tv_nsec / 1000;
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-static inline typename std::enable_if_t<(&T::st_atimespec, &T::st_mtimespec, true)> get(const T *p, struct timeval *access, struct timeval *modification)
-{
-    access->tv_sec = p->st_atimespec.tv_sec;
-    access->tv_usec = p->st_atimespec.tv_nsec / 1000;
-
-    modification->tv_sec = p->st_mtimespec.tv_sec;
-    modification->tv_usec = p->st_mtimespec.tv_nsec / 1000;
-}
-
-#  ifndef st_atimensec
-// if "st_atimensec" is defined, this would expand to invalid C++
-template <typename T>
-static inline typename std::enable_if_t<(&T::st_atimensec, &T::st_mtimensec, true)> get(const T *p, struct timeval *access, struct timeval *modification)
-{
-    access->tv_sec = p->st_atime;
-    access->tv_usec = p->st_atimensec / 1000;
-
-    modification->tv_sec = p->st_mtime;
-    modification->tv_usec = p->st_mtimensec / 1000;
-}
-#  endif
-#endif
-
 qint64 timespecToMSecs(const timespec &spec)
 {
     return (qint64(spec.tv_sec) * 1000) + (spec.tv_nsec / 1000000);
@@ -1567,33 +1532,6 @@ bool QFileSystemEngine::setFileTime(int fd, const QDateTime &newDate, QAbstractF
         return false;
     }
 
-    return true;
-#elif QT_CONFIG(futimes)
-    struct timeval tv[2];
-    QT_STATBUF st;
-
-    if (QT_FSTAT(fd, &st) == -1) {
-        error = QSystemError(errno, QSystemError::StandardLibraryError);
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    GetFileTimes::get(&st, &tv[0], &tv[1]);
-
-    const qint64 msecs = newDate.toMSecsSinceEpoch();
-
-    if (time == QAbstractFileEngine::AccessTime) {
-        tv[0].tv_sec = msecs / 1000;
-        tv[0].tv_usec = (msecs % 1000) * 1000;
-    } else if (time == QAbstractFileEngine::ModificationTime) {
-        tv[1].tv_sec = msecs / 1000;
-        tv[1].tv_usec = (msecs % 1000) * 1000;
-    }
-
-    if (futimes(fd, tv) == -1) {
-        error = QSystemError(errno, QSystemError::StandardLibraryError);
-        return false;
-    }
-
     return true;
 #else
     Q_UNUSED(fd);