diff --git a/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_tcp.cpp b/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_tcp.cpp
index 03a45e85af2..d4401521706 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_tcp.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_tcp.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ void QLocalSocketPrivate::setSocket(QLocalUnixSocket* socket)
 
     Q_Q(QLocalSocket);
     // QIODevice signals
-    q->connect(tcpSocket, SIGNAL(aboutToClose()), q, SIGNAL(aboutToClose()));
     q->connect(tcpSocket, SIGNAL(bytesWritten(qint64)),
                q, SIGNAL(bytesWritten(qint64)));
     q->connect(tcpSocket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), q, SIGNAL(readyRead()));
diff --git a/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_unix.cpp b/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_unix.cpp
index 1bca5f76f8d..5df3e093998 100644
--- a/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket/qlocalsocket_unix.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ void QLocalSocketPrivate::init()
 {
     Q_Q(QLocalSocket);
     // QIODevice signals
-    q->connect(&unixSocket, SIGNAL(aboutToClose()), q, SIGNAL(aboutToClose()));
     q->connect(&unixSocket, SIGNAL(bytesWritten(qint64)),
                q, SIGNAL(bytesWritten(qint64)));
     q->connect(&unixSocket, SIGNAL(readyRead()), q, SIGNAL(readyRead()));
diff --git a/tests/auto/network/socket/qlocalsocket/tst_qlocalsocket.cpp b/tests/auto/network/socket/qlocalsocket/tst_qlocalsocket.cpp
index db0daad2d7e..4570a8e8ccf 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/socket/qlocalsocket/tst_qlocalsocket.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/socket/qlocalsocket/tst_qlocalsocket.cpp
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ void tst_QLocalSocket::connectWithOpen()
     QVERIFY(server.listen("tst_qlocalsocket"));
 
     LocalSocket socket;
+    QSignalSpy spyAboutToClose(&socket, SIGNAL(aboutToClose()));
     socket.setServerName("tst_qlocalsocket");
     QVERIFY(socket.open());
 
@@ -481,6 +482,8 @@ void tst_QLocalSocket::connectWithOpen()
 
     socket.close();
     server.close();
+
+    QCOMPARE(spyAboutToClose.count(), 1);
 }
 
 void tst_QLocalSocket::connectWithOldOpen()