diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qmacnativewidget_mac.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qmacnativewidget_mac.h
index b27d877e8f3..761e55656b4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qmacnativewidget_mac.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qmacnativewidget_mac.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public:
     NSView *nativeView() const;
 
 protected:
-    void init(NSView *parentView);
     bool event(QEvent *ev);
 
 private: