diff --git a/examples/corelib/mimetypes/mimetypebrowser/mimetypemodel.cpp b/examples/corelib/mimetypes/mimetypebrowser/mimetypemodel.cpp
index f755e060c64..64732ba980a 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/mimetypes/mimetypebrowser/mimetypemodel.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/mimetypes/mimetypebrowser/mimetypemodel.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ QVariant MimetypeModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
     if (role != Qt::DecorationRole || !index.isValid() || index.data(iconQueriedRole).toBool())
         return QStandardItemModel::data(index, role);
     QStandardItem *item = itemFromIndex(index);
-    const QString iconName = item->data(mimeTypeRole).value<QMimeType>().iconName();
+    const QString iconName = qvariant_cast<QMimeType>(item->data(mimeTypeRole)).iconName();
     if (!iconName.isEmpty())
         item->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(iconName));
     item->setData(QVariant(true), iconQueriedRole);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ QVariant MimetypeModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 
 QMimeType MimetypeModel::mimeType(const QModelIndex &index) const
 {
-    return index.data(mimeTypeRole).value<QMimeType>();
+    return qvariant_cast<QMimeType>(index.data(mimeTypeRole));
 }
 
 void MimetypeModel::populate()
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/cborconverter.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/cborconverter.cpp
index f907bb0af61..60410ed26a5 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/cborconverter.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/cborconverter.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static QCborValue convertFromVariant(const QVariant &v, TrimFloatingPoint fpTrim
     }
 
     if (v.userType() == qMetaTypeId<VariantOrderedMap>()) {
-        const auto m = v.value<VariantOrderedMap>();
+        const auto m = qvariant_cast<VariantOrderedMap>(v);
         QCborMap map;
         for (const auto &pair : m)
             map.insert(convertFromVariant(pair.first, fpTrimming),
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/datastreamconverter.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/datastreamconverter.cpp
index 7cdb8441411..7e9f5e1bdcb 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/datastreamconverter.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/datastreamconverter.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static QString dumpVariant(const QVariant &v, const QString &indent = QLatin1Str
     int type = v.userType();
     if (type == qMetaTypeId<VariantOrderedMap>() || type == QVariant::Map) {
         const auto map = (type == QVariant::Map) ?
-                    VariantOrderedMap(v.toMap()) : v.value<VariantOrderedMap>();
+                    VariantOrderedMap(v.toMap()) : qvariant_cast<VariantOrderedMap>(v);
 
         result = QLatin1String("Map {");
         for (const auto &pair : map) {
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/xmlconverter.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/xmlconverter.cpp
index e62801bf761..d9e724dfe13 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/xmlconverter.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/convert/xmlconverter.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static void variantToXml(QXmlStreamWriter &xml, const QVariant &v)
     } else if (type == QVariant::Map || type == qMetaTypeId<VariantOrderedMap>()) {
         const VariantOrderedMap map = (type == QVariant::Map) ?
                     VariantOrderedMap(v.toMap()) :
-                    v.value<VariantOrderedMap>();
+                    qvariant_cast<VariantOrderedMap>(v);
 
         xml.writeStartElement("map");
         for (const auto &pair : map) {
@@ -425,10 +425,10 @@ static void variantToXml(QXmlStreamWriter &xml, const QVariant &v)
         default:
             if (type == qMetaTypeId<qfloat16>()) {
                 xml.writeAttribute(typeString, "number");
-                xml.writeCharacters(QString::number(float(v.value<qfloat16>())));
+                xml.writeCharacters(QString::number(float(qvariant_cast<qfloat16>(v))));
             } else if (type == qMetaTypeId<QCborSimpleType>()) {
                 xml.writeAttribute(typeString, "CBOR simple type");
-                xml.writeCharacters(QString::number(int(v.value<QCborSimpleType>())));
+                xml.writeCharacters(QString::number(int(qvariant_cast<QCborSimpleType>(v))));
             } else {
                 // does this convert to string?
                 const char *typeName = v.typeName();
diff --git a/examples/corelib/tools/customtype/main.cpp b/examples/corelib/tools/customtype/main.cpp
index d50bf9efeac..af8e233a19c 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/tools/customtype/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/tools/customtype/main.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     qDebug() << "Stored:" << stored;
 
 //! [retrieving a custom value]
-    Message retrieved = stored.value<Message>();
+    Message retrieved = qvariant_cast<Message>(stored);
     qDebug() << "Retrieved:" << retrieved;
     retrieved = qvariant_cast<Message>(stored);
     qDebug() << "Retrieved:" << retrieved;
diff --git a/examples/widgets/tools/regularexpression/regularexpressiondialog.cpp b/examples/widgets/tools/regularexpression/regularexpressiondialog.cpp
index ea3cb00a021..6398098eee8 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/tools/regularexpression/regularexpressiondialog.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/tools/regularexpression/regularexpressiondialog.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void RegularExpressionDialog::refresh()
 
     setResultUiEnabled(true);
 
-    QRegularExpression::MatchType matchType = matchTypeComboBox->currentData().value<QRegularExpression::MatchType>();
+    QRegularExpression::MatchType matchType = qvariant_cast<QRegularExpression::MatchType>(matchTypeComboBox->currentData());
     QRegularExpression::PatternOptions patternOptions = QRegularExpression::NoPatternOption;
     QRegularExpression::MatchOptions matchOptions = QRegularExpression::NoMatchOption;
 
diff --git a/examples/widgets/widgets/charactermap/mainwindow.cpp b/examples/widgets/widgets/charactermap/mainwindow.cpp
index b0f9705c211..702b50156b6 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/widgets/charactermap/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/widgets/charactermap/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void MainWindow::findStyles(const QFont &font)
 void MainWindow::filterChanged(int f)
 {
     const QFontComboBox::FontFilter filter =
-        filterCombo->itemData(f).value<QFontComboBox::FontFilter>();
+        qvariant_cast<QFontComboBox::FontFilter>(filterCombo->itemData(f));
     fontCombo->setFontFilters(filter);
     statusBar()->showMessage(tr("%n font(s) found", nullptr, fontCombo->count()));
 }
diff --git a/examples/widgets/widgets/tablet/mainwindow.cpp b/examples/widgets/widgets/tablet/mainwindow.cpp
index 8bcb9ada63a..c5b631ee44e 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/widgets/tablet/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/widgets/tablet/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -85,21 +85,21 @@ void MainWindow::setBrushColor()
 //! [2]
 void MainWindow::setAlphaValuator(QAction *action)
 {
-    m_canvas->setAlphaChannelValuator(action->data().value<TabletCanvas::Valuator>());
+    m_canvas->setAlphaChannelValuator(qvariant_cast<TabletCanvas::Valuator>(action->data()));
 }
 //! [2]
 
 //! [3]
 void MainWindow::setLineWidthValuator(QAction *action)
 {
-    m_canvas->setLineWidthType(action->data().value<TabletCanvas::Valuator>());
+    m_canvas->setLineWidthType(qvariant_cast<TabletCanvas::Valuator>(action->data()));
 }
 //! [3]
 
 //! [4]
 void MainWindow::setSaturationValuator(QAction *action)
 {
-    m_canvas->setColorSaturationValuator(action->data().value<TabletCanvas::Valuator>());
+    m_canvas->setColorSaturationValuator(qvariant_cast<TabletCanvas::Valuator>(action->data()));
 }
 //! [4]
 
diff --git a/examples/widgets/widgets/validators/localeselector.cpp b/examples/widgets/widgets/validators/localeselector.cpp
index 1382da0cc91..3dcd04d9fff 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/widgets/validators/localeselector.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/widgets/validators/localeselector.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@ void LocaleSelector::emitLocaleSelected(int index)
     QVariant v = itemData(index);
     if (!v.isValid())
         return;
-    const QLocale l = v.value<QLocale>();
+    const QLocale l = qvariant_cast<QLocale>(v);
     emit localeSelected(l);
 }
diff --git a/examples/xml/dombookmarks/xbeltree.cpp b/examples/xml/dombookmarks/xbeltree.cpp
index d90cdc03b42..76ea5fb2bbe 100644
--- a/examples/xml/dombookmarks/xbeltree.cpp
+++ b/examples/xml/dombookmarks/xbeltree.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ bool XbelTree::write(QIODevice *device) const
 
 void XbelTree::updateDomElement(const QTreeWidgetItem *item, int column)
 {
-    QDomElement element = item->data(0, DomElementRole).value<QDomElement>();
+    QDomElement element = qvariant_cast<QDomElement>(item->data(0, DomElementRole));
     if (!element.isNull()) {
         if (column == 0) {
             QDomElement oldTitleElement = element.firstChildElement(titleElement());
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
index c00efc0afe6..f3ac3fcdbac 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ static void customStreamDebug(QDebug dbg, const QVariant &variant) {
 #ifndef QT_BOOTSTRAPPED
     QMetaType::TypeFlags flags = QMetaType::typeFlags(variant.userType());
     if (flags & QMetaType::PointerToQObject)
-        dbg.nospace() << variant.value<QObject*>();
+        dbg.nospace() << qvariant_cast<QObject*>(variant);
 #else
     Q_UNUSED(dbg);
     Q_UNUSED(variant);
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
index 0dddfc59b35..0ffac5ad54e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ namespace QtPrivate {
                 return QSequentialIterable(QtMetaTypePrivate::QSequentialIterableImpl(reinterpret_cast<const QByteArrayList*>(v.constData())));
             }
 #endif
-            return QSequentialIterable(v.value<QtMetaTypePrivate::QSequentialIterableImpl>());
+            return QSequentialIterable(qvariant_cast<QtMetaTypePrivate::QSequentialIterableImpl>(v));
         }
     };
     template<>
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ namespace QtPrivate {
             if (typeId == qMetaTypeId<QVariantHash>()) {
                 return QAssociativeIterable(QtMetaTypePrivate::QAssociativeIterableImpl(reinterpret_cast<const QVariantHash*>(v.constData())));
             }
-            return QAssociativeIterable(v.value<QtMetaTypePrivate::QAssociativeIterableImpl>());
+            return QAssociativeIterable(qvariant_cast<QtMetaTypePrivate::QAssociativeIterableImpl>(v));
         }
     };
     template<>
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ namespace QtPrivate {
                 return QVariantValueHelper<QPair<QVariant, QVariant> >::invoke(v);
 
             if (QMetaType::hasRegisteredConverterFunction(typeId, qMetaTypeId<QtMetaTypePrivate::QPairVariantInterfaceImpl>())) {
-                QtMetaTypePrivate::QPairVariantInterfaceImpl pi = v.value<QtMetaTypePrivate::QPairVariantInterfaceImpl>();
+                QtMetaTypePrivate::QPairVariantInterfaceImpl pi = qvariant_cast<QtMetaTypePrivate::QPairVariantInterfaceImpl>(v);
 
                 const QtMetaTypePrivate::VariantData d1 = pi.first();
                 QVariant v1(d1.metaTypeId, d1.data, d1.flags);
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qjsoncbor.cpp b/src/corelib/serialization/qjsoncbor.cpp
index 7136a163ee5..5097f4eb81d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qjsoncbor.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qjsoncbor.cpp
@@ -757,13 +757,13 @@ QCborValue QCborValue::fromVariant(const QVariant &variant)
         return QCborMap::fromJsonObject(doc.object());
     }
     case QMetaType::QCborValue:
-        return variant.value<QCborValue>();
+        return qvariant_cast<QCborValue>(variant);
     case QMetaType::QCborArray:
-        return variant.value<QCborArray>();
+        return qvariant_cast<QCborArray>(variant);
     case QMetaType::QCborMap:
-        return variant.value<QCborMap>();
+        return qvariant_cast<QCborMap>(variant);
     case QMetaType::QCborSimpleType:
-        return variant.value<QCborSimpleType>();
+        return qvariant_cast<QCborSimpleType>(variant);
 #endif
     default:
         break;
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qjsonvalue.cpp b/src/corelib/serialization/qjsonvalue.cpp
index 033e438580f..6cf4c7fdf9a 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qjsonvalue.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qjsonvalue.cpp
@@ -482,11 +482,11 @@ QJsonValue QJsonValue::fromVariant(const QVariant &variant)
         return doc.isArray() ? QJsonValue(doc.array()) : QJsonValue(doc.object());
     }
     case QMetaType::QCborValue:
-        return variant.value<QCborValue>().toJsonValue();
+        return qvariant_cast<QCborValue>(variant).toJsonValue();
     case QMetaType::QCborArray:
-        return variant.value<QCborArray>().toJsonArray();
+        return qvariant_cast<QCborArray>(variant).toJsonArray();
     case QMetaType::QCborMap:
-        return variant.value<QCborMap>().toJsonObject();
+        return qvariant_cast<QCborMap>(variant).toJsonObject();
 #endif
     default:
         break;
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
index 694d4912735..bc38437f8ee 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
@@ -3065,7 +3065,7 @@ QList<Qt::DayOfWeek> QLocale::weekdays() const
     if (d->m_data == systemData()) {
         QVariant res = systemLocale()->query(QSystemLocale::Weekdays, QVariant());
         if (!res.isNull())
-            return static_cast<QList<Qt::DayOfWeek> >(res.value<QList<Qt::DayOfWeek> >());
+            return static_cast<QList<Qt::DayOfWeek> >(qvariant_cast<QList<Qt::DayOfWeek> >(res));
     }
 #endif
     QList<Qt::DayOfWeek> weekdays;
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_unix.cpp
index ff4274d932a..5e1e47eae76 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_unix.cpp
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ QVariant QSystemLocale::query(QueryType type, QVariant in) const
         return d->uiLanguages.isEmpty() ? QVariant() : QVariant(d->uiLanguages);
     }
     case StringToStandardQuotation:
-        return lc_messages.quoteString(in.value<QStringRef>());
+        return lc_messages.quoteString(qvariant_cast<QStringRef>(in));
     case StringToAlternateQuotation:
-        return lc_messages.quoteString(in.value<QStringRef>(), QLocale::AlternateQuotation);
+        return lc_messages.quoteString(qvariant_cast<QStringRef>(in), QLocale::AlternateQuotation);
     case ListToSeparatedString:
         return lc_messages.createSeparatedList(in.toStringList());
     case LocaleChanged:
diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusinterface.cpp b/src/dbus/qdbusinterface.cpp
index 72b9d422471..fb958a89544 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusinterface.cpp
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ static void copyArgument(void *to, int id, const QVariant &arg)
             return;
 
         case QMetaType::UChar:
-            *reinterpret_cast<uchar *>(to) = arg.value<uchar>();
+            *reinterpret_cast<uchar *>(to) = qvariant_cast<uchar>(arg);
             return;
 
         case QMetaType::Short:
-            *reinterpret_cast<short *>(to) = arg.value<short>();
+            *reinterpret_cast<short *>(to) = qvariant_cast<short>(arg);
             return;
 
         case QMetaType::UShort:
-            *reinterpret_cast<ushort *>(to) = arg.value<ushort>();
+            *reinterpret_cast<ushort *>(to) = qvariant_cast<ushort>(arg);
             return;
 
         case QVariant::Int:
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ static void copyArgument(void *to, int id, const QVariant &arg)
         }
 
         if (id == QDBusMetaTypeId::variant()) {
-            *reinterpret_cast<QDBusVariant *>(to) = arg.value<QDBusVariant>();
+            *reinterpret_cast<QDBusVariant *>(to) = qvariant_cast<QDBusVariant>(arg);
             return;
         } else if (id == QDBusMetaTypeId::objectpath()) {
-            *reinterpret_cast<QDBusObjectPath *>(to) = arg.value<QDBusObjectPath>();
+            *reinterpret_cast<QDBusObjectPath *>(to) = qvariant_cast<QDBusObjectPath>(arg);
             return;
         } else if (id == QDBusMetaTypeId::signature()) {
-            *reinterpret_cast<QDBusSignature *>(to) = arg.value<QDBusSignature>();
+            *reinterpret_cast<QDBusSignature *>(to) = qvariant_cast<QDBusSignature>(arg);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static void copyArgument(void *to, int id, const QVariant &arg)
     }
 
     // is it the same signature?
-    QDBusArgument dbarg = arg.value<QDBusArgument>();
+    QDBusArgument dbarg = qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(arg);
     if (dbarg.currentSignature() != QLatin1String(userSignature)) {
         // not the same signature, another mismatch
         //qWarning?
diff --git a/src/gui/image/qimagereader.cpp b/src/gui/image/qimagereader.cpp
index 5e3b608d208..6139cf99c9d 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qimagereader.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qimagereader.cpp
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ QList<QByteArray> QImageReader::supportedSubTypes() const
         return QList<QByteArray>();
 
     if (d->handler->supportsOption(QImageIOHandler::SupportedSubTypes))
-        return d->handler->option(QImageIOHandler::SupportedSubTypes).value< QList<QByteArray> >();
+        return qvariant_cast<QList<QByteArray> >(d->handler->option(QImageIOHandler::SupportedSubTypes));
     return QList<QByteArray>();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/image/qimagewriter.cpp b/src/gui/image/qimagewriter.cpp
index 9dcc955fe26..512da5c4327 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qimagewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qimagewriter.cpp
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ QList<QByteArray> QImageWriter::supportedSubTypes() const
 {
     if (!supportsOption(QImageIOHandler::SupportedSubTypes))
         return QList<QByteArray>();
-    return d->handler->option(QImageIOHandler::SupportedSubTypes).value< QList<QByteArray> >();
+    return qvariant_cast<QList<QByteArray> >(d->handler->option(QImageIOHandler::SupportedSubTypes));
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfontengine_qpf2.cpp b/src/gui/text/qfontengine_qpf2.cpp
index d22239c0400..e00f9d058ce 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfontengine_qpf2.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfontengine_qpf2.cpp
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ glyph_metrics_t QFontEngineQPF2::boundingBox(glyph_t glyph)
 
 QFixed QFontEngineQPF2::ascent() const
 {
-    return QFixed::fromReal(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_Ascent).value<qreal>());
+    return QFixed::fromReal(qvariant_cast<qreal>(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_Ascent)));
 }
 
 QFixed QFontEngineQPF2::capHeight() const
@@ -466,37 +466,37 @@ QFixed QFontEngineQPF2::capHeight() const
 
 QFixed QFontEngineQPF2::descent() const
 {
-    return QFixed::fromReal(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_Descent).value<qreal>());
+    return QFixed::fromReal(qvariant_cast<qreal>(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_Descent)));
 }
 
 QFixed QFontEngineQPF2::leading() const
 {
-    return QFixed::fromReal(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_Leading).value<qreal>());
+    return QFixed::fromReal(qvariant_cast<qreal>(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_Leading)));
 }
 
 qreal QFontEngineQPF2::maxCharWidth() const
 {
-    return extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_MaxCharWidth).value<qreal>();
+    return qvariant_cast<qreal>(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_MaxCharWidth));
 }
 
 qreal QFontEngineQPF2::minLeftBearing() const
 {
-    return extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_MinLeftBearing).value<qreal>();
+    return qvariant_cast<qreal>(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_MinLeftBearing));
 }
 
 qreal QFontEngineQPF2::minRightBearing() const
 {
-    return extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_MinRightBearing).value<qreal>();
+    return qvariant_cast<qreal>(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_MinRightBearing));
 }
 
 QFixed QFontEngineQPF2::underlinePosition() const
 {
-    return QFixed::fromReal(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_UnderlinePosition).value<qreal>());
+    return QFixed::fromReal(qvariant_cast<qreal>(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_UnderlinePosition)));
 }
 
 QFixed QFontEngineQPF2::lineThickness() const
 {
-    return QFixed::fromReal(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_LineThickness).value<qreal>());
+    return QFixed::fromReal(qvariant_cast<qreal>(extractHeaderField(fontData, Tag_LineThickness)));
 }
 
 bool QFontEngineQPF2::isValid() const
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qsyntaxhighlighter.cpp b/src/gui/text/qsyntaxhighlighter.cpp
index c345e89a21c..b50957d63dc 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qsyntaxhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qsyntaxhighlighter.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ QSyntaxHighlighter::QSyntaxHighlighter(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(*new QSyntaxHighlighterPrivate, parent)
 {
     if (parent && parent->inherits("QTextEdit")) {
-        QTextDocument *doc = parent->property("document").value<QTextDocument *>();
+        QTextDocument *doc = qvariant_cast<QTextDocument *>(parent->property("document"));
         if (doc)
             setDocument(doc);
     }
diff --git a/src/gui/util/qshadergenerator.cpp b/src/gui/util/qshadergenerator.cpp
index bcb985de542..4beed8ed25c 100644
--- a/src/gui/util/qshadergenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/util/qshadergenerator.cpp
@@ -273,11 +273,11 @@ namespace
             const QByteArray placeholder = QByteArray(QByteArrayLiteral("$") + parameterName.toUtf8());
             const QVariant parameter = node.parameter(parameterName);
             if (parameter.userType() == qMetaTypeId<QShaderLanguage::StorageQualifier>()) {
-                const QShaderLanguage::StorageQualifier qualifier = parameter.value<QShaderLanguage::StorageQualifier>();
+                const QShaderLanguage::StorageQualifier qualifier = qvariant_cast<QShaderLanguage::StorageQualifier>(parameter);
                 const QByteArray value = toGlsl(qualifier, format);
                 result.replace(placeholder, value);
             } else if (parameter.userType() == qMetaTypeId<QShaderLanguage::VariableType>()) {
-                const QShaderLanguage::VariableType type = parameter.value<QShaderLanguage::VariableType>();
+                const QShaderLanguage::VariableType type = qvariant_cast<QShaderLanguage::VariableType>(parameter);
                 const QByteArray value = toGlsl(type);
                 result.replace(placeholder, value);
             } else {
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
index ba9d0a76d5e..5a775142b09 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreplyhttpimpl.cpp
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ void QNetworkReplyHttpImplPrivate::postRequest(const QNetworkRequest &newHttpReq
     auto redirectPolicy = QNetworkRequest::ManualRedirectPolicy;
     const QVariant value = newHttpRequest.attribute(QNetworkRequest::RedirectPolicyAttribute);
     if (value.isValid())
-        redirectPolicy = value.value<QNetworkRequest::RedirectPolicy>();
+        redirectPolicy = qvariant_cast<QNetworkRequest::RedirectPolicy>(value);
     else if (newHttpRequest.attribute(QNetworkRequest::FollowRedirectsAttribute).toBool())
         redirectPolicy = QNetworkRequest::NoLessSafeRedirectPolicy;
 
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/eglconvenience/qeglplatformcontext.cpp b/src/platformsupport/eglconvenience/qeglplatformcontext.cpp
index aa87a620d83..63cf771f32b 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/eglconvenience/qeglplatformcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/eglconvenience/qeglplatformcontext.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void QEGLPlatformContext::adopt(const QVariant &nativeHandle, QPlatformOpenGLCon
         qWarning("QEGLPlatformContext: Requires a QEGLNativeContext");
         return;
     }
-    QEGLNativeContext handle = nativeHandle.value<QEGLNativeContext>();
+    QEGLNativeContext handle = qvariant_cast<QEGLNativeContext>(nativeHandle);
     EGLContext context = handle.context();
     if (!context) {
         qWarning("QEGLPlatformContext: No EGLContext given");
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/linuxaccessibility/atspiadaptor.cpp b/src/platformsupport/linuxaccessibility/atspiadaptor.cpp
index 4a83c6eb809..0f34e1a4ca0 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/linuxaccessibility/atspiadaptor.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/linuxaccessibility/atspiadaptor.cpp
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ bool AtSpiAdaptor::valueInterface(QAccessibleInterface *interface, const QString
         return false;
 
     if (function == QLatin1String("SetCurrentValue")) {
-        QDBusVariant v = message.arguments().at(2).value<QDBusVariant>();
+        QDBusVariant v = qvariant_cast<QDBusVariant>(message.arguments().at(2));
         double value = v.variant().toDouble();
         //Temporary fix
         //See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652596
diff --git a/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/dbusmenu/qdbusmenutypes.cpp b/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/dbusmenu/qdbusmenutypes.cpp
index 82a13d2fa09..ccf2180dc58 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/dbusmenu/qdbusmenutypes.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/themes/genericunix/dbusmenu/qdbusmenutypes.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ const QDBusArgument &operator>>(const QDBusArgument &arg, QDBusMenuLayoutItem &i
     while (!arg.atEnd()) {
         QDBusVariant dbusVariant;
         arg >> dbusVariant;
-        QDBusArgument childArgument = dbusVariant.variant().value<QDBusArgument>();
+        QDBusArgument childArgument = qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(dbusVariant.variant());
 
         QDBusMenuLayoutItem child;
         childArgument >> child;
diff --git a/src/plugins/bearer/networkmanager/qnetworkmanagerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/bearer/networkmanager/qnetworkmanagerengine.cpp
index e74b1cf7449..85a9f9b9e0c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bearer/networkmanager/qnetworkmanagerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bearer/networkmanager/qnetworkmanagerengine.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void QNetworkManagerEngine::interfacePropertiesChanged(const QMap<QString, QVari
         if (i.key() == QLatin1String("ActiveConnections")) {
             // Active connections changed, update configurations.
 
-            const auto activeConnections = qdbus_cast<QList<QDBusObjectPath> >(i.value().value<QDBusArgument>());
+            const auto activeConnections = qdbus_cast<QList<QDBusObjectPath> >(qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(i.value()));
 
             QStringList identifiers = accessPointConfigurations.keys();
             QStringList priorActiveConnections = activeConnectionsList.keys();
diff --git a/src/plugins/bearer/networkmanager/qnetworkmanagerservice.cpp b/src/plugins/bearer/networkmanager/qnetworkmanagerservice.cpp
index 35199eb7a26..2d6cba17911 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bearer/networkmanager/qnetworkmanagerservice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bearer/networkmanager/qnetworkmanagerservice.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ QList <QDBusObjectPath> QNetworkManagerInterface::activeConnections() const
 {
     if (propertyMap.contains("ActiveConnections")) {
 
-        const QDBusArgument &dbusArgs = propertyMap.value("ActiveConnections").value<QDBusArgument>();
+        const QDBusArgument &dbusArgs = qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(propertyMap.value("ActiveConnections"));
         QDBusObjectPath path;
         QList <QDBusObjectPath> list;
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ quint32 QNetworkManagerInterfaceDevice::deviceType() const
 QDBusObjectPath QNetworkManagerInterfaceDevice::ip4config() const
 {
     if (propertyMap.contains("Ip4Config"))
-        return propertyMap.value("Ip4Config").value<QDBusObjectPath>();
+        return qvariant_cast<QDBusObjectPath>(propertyMap.value("Ip4Config"));
     return QDBusObjectPath();
 }
 
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ void QNetworkManagerInterfaceDevice::propertiesSwap(QMap<QString,QVariant> map)
 {
     for (auto i = map.cbegin(), end = map.cend(); i != end; ++i) {
         if (i.key() == QLatin1String("AvailableConnections")) { //Device
-            const QDBusArgument &dbusArgs = i.value().value<QDBusArgument>();
+            const QDBusArgument &dbusArgs = qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(i.value());
             QDBusObjectPath path;
             QStringList paths;
             dbusArgs.beginArray();
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ QStringList QNetworkManagerInterfaceDeviceWired::availableConnections()
 {
     QStringList list;
     if (propertyMap.contains("AvailableConnections")) {
-        const QDBusArgument &dbusArgs = propertyMap.value("Carrier").value<QDBusArgument>();
+        const QDBusArgument &dbusArgs = qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(propertyMap.value("Carrier"));
         QDBusObjectPath path;
         dbusArgs.beginArray();
         while (!dbusArgs.atEnd()) {
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ quint32 QNetworkManagerInterfaceDeviceWireless::bitrate() const
 QDBusObjectPath QNetworkManagerInterfaceDeviceWireless::activeAccessPoint() const
 {
     if (propertyMap.contains("ActiveAccessPoint"))
-        return propertyMap.value("ActiveAccessPoint").value<QDBusObjectPath>();
+        return qvariant_cast<QDBusObjectPath>(propertyMap.value("ActiveAccessPoint"));
     return QDBusObjectPath();
 }
 
@@ -931,14 +931,14 @@ QNetworkManagerConnectionActive::~QNetworkManagerConnectionActive()
 QDBusObjectPath QNetworkManagerConnectionActive::connection() const
 {
     if (propertyMap.contains("Connection"))
-        return propertyMap.value("Connection").value<QDBusObjectPath>();
+        return qvariant_cast<QDBusObjectPath>(propertyMap.value("Connection"));
     return QDBusObjectPath();
 }
 
 QDBusObjectPath QNetworkManagerConnectionActive::specificObject() const
 {
     if (propertyMap.contains("SpecificObject"))
-        return propertyMap.value("SpecificObject").value<QDBusObjectPath>();
+        return qvariant_cast<QDBusObjectPath>(propertyMap.value("SpecificObject"));
     return QDBusObjectPath();
 }
 
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ QStringList QNetworkManagerConnectionActive::devices() const
 {
     QStringList list;
     if (propertyMap.contains("Devices")) {
-        const QDBusArgument &dbusArgs = propertyMap.value("Devices").value<QDBusArgument>();
+        const QDBusArgument &dbusArgs = qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(propertyMap.value("Devices"));
         QDBusObjectPath path;
 
         dbusArgs.beginArray();
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibusplatforminputcontext.cpp b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibusplatforminputcontext.cpp
index f2429f24ff0..47ac54927bc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibusplatforminputcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibusplatforminputcontext.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void QIBusPlatformInputContext::commitText(const QDBusVariant &text)
     if (!input)
         return;
 
-    const QDBusArgument arg = text.variant().value<QDBusArgument>();
+    const QDBusArgument arg = qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(text.variant());
 
     QIBusText t;
     if (debug)
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void QIBusPlatformInputContext::updatePreeditText(const QDBusVariant &text, uint
     if (!input)
         return;
 
-    const QDBusArgument arg = text.variant().value<QDBusArgument>();
+    const QDBusArgument arg = qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(text.variant());
 
     QIBusText t;
     arg >> t;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibusproxy.cpp b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibusproxy.cpp
index 156e9b7c901..6b46e106ab4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibusproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibusproxy.cpp
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ QIBusEngineDesc QIBusProxy::getGlobalEngine()
     QVariant variant = reply.value().variant();
     if (!variant.isValid())
         return desc;
-    QVariant child = variant.value<QDBusVariant>().variant();
+    QVariant child = qvariant_cast<QDBusVariant>(variant).variant();
     if (!child.isValid())
         return desc;
-    const QDBusArgument argument = child.value<QDBusArgument>();
+    const QDBusArgument argument = qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(child);
     argument >> desc;
     return desc;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibustypes.cpp b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibustypes.cpp
index a2551f1320e..443df271a8c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibustypes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/ibus/qibustypes.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void QIBusSerializable::deserializeFrom(const QDBusArgument &argument)
         argument >> key;
         argument >> value;
         argument.endMapEntry();
-        attachments[key] = value.variant().value<QDBusArgument>();
+        attachments[key] = qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(value.variant());
     }
     argument.endMap();
 }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void QIBusAttributeList::deserializeFrom(const QDBusArgument &arg)
         arg >> var;
 
         QIBusAttribute attr;
-        var.variant().value<QDBusArgument>() >> attr;
+        qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(var.variant()) >> attr;
         attributes.append(std::move(attr));
     }
     arg.endArray();
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void QIBusText::deserializeFrom(const QDBusArgument &argument)
     argument >> text;
     QDBusVariant variant;
     argument >> variant;
-    variant.variant().value<QDBusArgument>() >> attributes;
+    qvariant_cast<QDBusArgument>(variant.variant()) >> attributes;
 
     argument.endStructure();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qglxintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qglxintegration.cpp
index 57805d55713..75189a9c800 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qglxintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qglxintegration.cpp
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ void QGLXContext::init(QXcbScreen *screen, QPlatformOpenGLContext *share, const
         qWarning("QGLXContext: Requires a QGLXNativeContext");
         return;
     }
-    QGLXNativeContext handle = nativeHandle.value<QGLXNativeContext>();
+    QGLXNativeContext handle = qvariant_cast<QGLXNativeContext>(nativeHandle);
     GLXContext context = handle.context();
     if (!context) {
         qWarning("QGLXContext: No GLXContext given");
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp
index 66030b9ad45..23ed80ab5a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ void QXcbWindow::setWindowFlags(Qt::WindowFlags flags)
     QXcbWindowFunctions::WmWindowTypes wmWindowTypes;
     if (window()->dynamicPropertyNames().contains(wm_window_type_property_id)) {
         wmWindowTypes = static_cast<QXcbWindowFunctions::WmWindowTypes>(
-            window()->property(wm_window_type_property_id).value<int>());
+            qvariant_cast<int>(window()->property(wm_window_type_property_id)));
     }
 
     setWmWindowType(wmWindowTypes, flags);
diff --git a/src/plugins/printsupport/cups/qcupsprintengine.cpp b/src/plugins/printsupport/cups/qcupsprintengine.cpp
index c9683eb99d7..43d5e119add 100644
--- a/src/plugins/printsupport/cups/qcupsprintengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/printsupport/cups/qcupsprintengine.cpp
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ void QCupsPrintEngine::setProperty(PrintEnginePropertyKey key, const QVariant &v
         d->cupsOptions = value.toStringList();
         break;
     case PPK_QPageSize:
-        d->setPageSize(value.value<QPageSize>());
+        d->setPageSize(qvariant_cast<QPageSize>(value));
         break;
     case PPK_QPageLayout: {
-        QPageLayout pageLayout = value.value<QPageLayout>();
+        QPageLayout pageLayout = qvariant_cast<QPageLayout>(value);
         if (pageLayout.isValid() && (d->m_printDevice.isValidPageLayout(pageLayout, d->resolution)
                                      || d->m_printDevice.supportsCustomPageSizes()
                                      || d->m_printDevice.supportedPageSizes().isEmpty())) {
diff --git a/src/printsupport/dialogs/qpagesetupdialog_unix.cpp b/src/printsupport/dialogs/qpagesetupdialog_unix.cpp
index ab7a2edb673..78e5b8d1ef9 100644
--- a/src/printsupport/dialogs/qpagesetupdialog_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/printsupport/dialogs/qpagesetupdialog_unix.cpp
@@ -533,10 +533,10 @@ void QPageSetupWidget::setupPrinter() const
 {
     m_printer->setPageLayout(m_pageLayout);
 #if QT_CONFIG(cups)
-    QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheet pagesPerSheet = m_ui.pagesPerSheetCombo->currentData()
-                                                    .value<QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheet>();
-    QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheetLayout pagesPerSheetLayout = m_ui.pagesPerSheetLayoutCombo->currentData()
-                                                                .value<QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheetLayout>();
+    QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheet pagesPerSheet = qvariant_cast<QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheet>(m_ui.pagesPerSheetCombo->currentData()
+);
+    QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheetLayout pagesPerSheetLayout = qvariant_cast<QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheetLayout>(m_ui.pagesPerSheetLayoutCombo->currentData()
+);
     QCUPSSupport::setPagesPerSheetLayout(m_printer, pagesPerSheet, pagesPerSheetLayout);
 #endif
 #ifdef PSD_ENABLE_PAPERSOURCE
@@ -587,11 +587,11 @@ void QPageSetupWidget::pageSizeChanged()
 {
     QPageSize pageSize;
     if (m_ui.pageSizeCombo->currentIndex() != m_realCustomPageSizeIndex) {
-        pageSize = m_ui.pageSizeCombo->currentData().value<QPageSize>();
+        pageSize = qvariant_cast<QPageSize>(m_ui.pageSizeCombo->currentData());
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(cups)
         if (m_pageSizePpdOption) {
-            ppd_file_t *ppd = m_printDevice->property(PDPK_PpdFile).value<ppd_file_t*>();
+            ppd_file_t *ppd = qvariant_cast<ppd_file_t*>(m_printDevice->property(PDPK_PpdFile));
             QTextCodec *cupsCodec = QTextCodec::codecForName(ppd->lang_encoding);
             for (int i = 0; i < m_pageSizePpdOption->num_choices; ++i) {
                 const ppd_choice_t *choice = &m_pageSizePpdOption->choices[i];
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ void QPageSetupWidget::unitChanged()
 {
     if (m_blockSignals)
         return;
-    m_units = m_ui.unitCombo->currentData().value<QPageLayout::Unit>();
+    m_units = qvariant_cast<QPageLayout::Unit>(m_ui.unitCombo->currentData());
     m_pageLayout.setUnits(m_units);
     updateWidget();
 }
diff --git a/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp b/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp
index d9293675572..bf1633930ca 100644
--- a/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ bool QPrintPropertiesDialog::createAdvancedOptionsWidget()
 {
     bool anyWidgetCreated = false;
 
-    ppd_file_t *ppd = m_currentPrintDevice->property(PDPK_PpdFile).value<ppd_file_t*>();
+    ppd_file_t *ppd = qvariant_cast<ppd_file_t*>(m_currentPrintDevice->property(PDPK_PpdFile));
 
     if (ppd) {
         m_cupsCodec = QTextCodec::codecForName(ppd->lang_encoding);
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ bool QPrintPropertiesDialog::createAdvancedOptionsWidget()
 void QPrintPropertiesDialog::setPrinterAdvancedCupsOptions() const
 {
     for (const QComboBox *choicesCb : m_advancedOptionsCombos) {
-        const ppd_option_t *option = choicesCb->property(ppdOptionProperty).value<const ppd_option_t *>();
+        const ppd_option_t *option = qvariant_cast<const ppd_option_t *>(choicesCb->property(ppdOptionProperty));
 
         // We can't use choicesCb->currentIndex() to know the index of the option in the choices[] array
         // because some of them may not be present in the list because they conflict with the
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ void QPrintPropertiesDialog::setPrinterAdvancedCupsOptions() const
 void QPrintPropertiesDialog::revertAdvancedOptionsToSavedValues() const
 {
     for (QComboBox *choicesCb : m_advancedOptionsCombos) {
-        const int originallySelectedChoice = choicesCb->property(ppdOriginallySelectedChoiceProperty).value<int>();
+        const int originallySelectedChoice = qvariant_cast<int>(choicesCb->property(ppdOriginallySelectedChoiceProperty));
         const int newComboIndexToSelect = choicesCb->findData(originallySelectedChoice);
         choicesCb->setCurrentIndex(newComboIndexToSelect);
         // The currentIndexChanged lambda takes care of resetting the ppd option
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ bool QPrintPropertiesDialog::anyAdvancedOptionConflict() const
     bool anyConflicted = false;
 
     for (const QComboBox *choicesCb : m_advancedOptionsCombos) {
-        const ppd_option_t *option = choicesCb->property(ppdOptionProperty).value<const ppd_option_t *>();
-        QLabel *warningLabel = choicesCb->property(warningLabelProperty).value<QLabel *>();
+        const ppd_option_t *option = qvariant_cast<const ppd_option_t *>(choicesCb->property(ppdOptionProperty));
+        QLabel *warningLabel = qvariant_cast<QLabel *>(choicesCb->property(warningLabelProperty));
         if (option->conflicted) {
             anyConflicted = true;
             const int pixmap_size = choicesCb->sizeHint().height() * .75;
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ void QPrintDialogPrivate::setupPrinter()
     // page set
     if (p->printRange() == QPrinter::AllPages || p->printRange() == QPrinter::PageRange) {
         //If the application is selecting pages and the first page number is even then need to adjust the odd-even accordingly
-        QCUPSSupport::PageSet pageSet = options.pageSetCombo->itemData(options.pageSetCombo->currentIndex()).value<QCUPSSupport::PageSet>();
+        QCUPSSupport::PageSet pageSet = qvariant_cast<QCUPSSupport::PageSet>(options.pageSetCombo->itemData(options.pageSetCombo->currentIndex()));
         if (q->isOptionEnabled(QPrintDialog::PrintPageRange)
             && p->printRange() == QPrinter::PageRange
             && (q->fromPage() % 2 == 0)) {
@@ -1323,10 +1323,10 @@ bool QUnixPrintWidgetPrivate::checkFields()
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(cups)
     if (propertiesDialog) {
-        QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheet pagesPerSheet = propertiesDialog->widget.pageSetup->m_ui.pagesPerSheetCombo
-                                                                    ->currentData().value<QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheet>();
+        QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheet pagesPerSheet = qvariant_cast<QCUPSSupport::PagesPerSheet>(propertiesDialog->widget.pageSetup->m_ui.pagesPerSheetCombo
+                                                                    ->currentData());
 
-        QCUPSSupport::PageSet pageSet = optionsPane->options.pageSetCombo->currentData().value<QCUPSSupport::PageSet>();
+        QCUPSSupport::PageSet pageSet = qvariant_cast<QCUPSSupport::PageSet>(optionsPane->options.pageSetCombo->currentData());
 
 
         if (pagesPerSheet != QCUPSSupport::OnePagePerSheet
diff --git a/src/printsupport/kernel/qcups.cpp b/src/printsupport/kernel/qcups.cpp
index 2fc46219602..0fc8cdd1b76 100644
--- a/src/printsupport/kernel/qcups.cpp
+++ b/src/printsupport/kernel/qcups.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ QCUPSSupport::JobHoldUntilWithTime QCUPSSupport::parseJobHoldUntil(const QString
 
 ppd_option_t *QCUPSSupport::findPpdOption(const char *optionName, QPrintDevice *printDevice)
 {
-    ppd_file_t *ppd = printDevice->property(PDPK_PpdFile).value<ppd_file_t*>();
+    ppd_file_t *ppd = qvariant_cast<ppd_file_t*>(printDevice->property(PDPK_PpdFile));
 
     if (ppd) {
         for (int i = 0; i < ppd->num_groups; ++i) {
diff --git a/src/printsupport/kernel/qprintengine_pdf.cpp b/src/printsupport/kernel/qprintengine_pdf.cpp
index 3c24e5ac696..7f1c20916b7 100644
--- a/src/printsupport/kernel/qprintengine_pdf.cpp
+++ b/src/printsupport/kernel/qprintengine_pdf.cpp
@@ -217,19 +217,19 @@ void QPdfPrintEngine::setProperty(PrintEnginePropertyKey key, const QVariant &va
         break;
     }
     case PPK_QPageSize: {
-        QPageSize pageSize = value.value<QPageSize>();
+        QPageSize pageSize = qvariant_cast<QPageSize>(value);
         if (pageSize.isValid())
             d->m_pageLayout.setPageSize(pageSize);
         break;
     }
     case PPK_QPageMargins: {
-        QPair<QMarginsF, QPageLayout::Unit> pair = value.value<QPair<QMarginsF, QPageLayout::Unit> >();
+        QPair<QMarginsF, QPageLayout::Unit> pair = qvariant_cast<QPair<QMarginsF, QPageLayout::Unit> >(value);
         d->m_pageLayout.setUnits(pair.second);
         d->m_pageLayout.setMargins(pair.first);
         break;
     }
     case PPK_QPageLayout: {
-        QPageLayout pageLayout = value.value<QPageLayout>();
+        QPageLayout pageLayout = qvariant_cast<QPageLayout>(value);
         if (pageLayout.isValid())
             d->m_pageLayout = pageLayout;
         break;
diff --git a/src/printsupport/kernel/qprinter.cpp b/src/printsupport/kernel/qprinter.cpp
index ddcd8c47023..fbf5e5c2ba2 100644
--- a/src/printsupport/kernel/qprinter.cpp
+++ b/src/printsupport/kernel/qprinter.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public:
     {
         QPrinterPrivate *pd = QPrinterPrivate::get(m_printer);
 
-        return pd->printEngine->property(QPrintEngine::PPK_QPageLayout).value<QPageLayout>();
+        return qvariant_cast<QPageLayout>(pd->printEngine->property(QPrintEngine::PPK_QPageLayout));
     }
 
     QPrinter *m_printer;
diff --git a/src/printsupport/widgets/qcupsjobwidget.cpp b/src/printsupport/widgets/qcupsjobwidget.cpp
index dcdb933f731..456ed9db193 100644
--- a/src/printsupport/widgets/qcupsjobwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/printsupport/widgets/qcupsjobwidget.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void QCupsJobWidget::setJobHold(QCUPSSupport::JobHoldUntil jobHold, const QTime
 
 QCUPSSupport::JobHoldUntil QCupsJobWidget::jobHold() const
 {
-    return m_ui.jobHoldComboBox->itemData(m_ui.jobHoldComboBox->currentIndex()).value<QCUPSSupport::JobHoldUntil>();
+    return qvariant_cast<QCUPSSupport::JobHoldUntil>(m_ui.jobHoldComboBox->itemData(m_ui.jobHoldComboBox->currentIndex()));
 }
 
 void QCupsJobWidget::toggleJobHoldTime()
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void QCupsJobWidget::setStartBannerPage(const QCUPSSupport::BannerPage bannerPag
 
 QCUPSSupport::BannerPage QCupsJobWidget::startBannerPage() const
 {
-    return m_ui.startBannerPageCombo->itemData(m_ui.startBannerPageCombo->currentIndex()).value<QCUPSSupport::BannerPage>();
+    return qvariant_cast<QCUPSSupport::BannerPage>(m_ui.startBannerPageCombo->itemData(m_ui.startBannerPageCombo->currentIndex()));
 }
 
 void QCupsJobWidget::setEndBannerPage(const QCUPSSupport::BannerPage bannerPage)
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void QCupsJobWidget::setEndBannerPage(const QCUPSSupport::BannerPage bannerPage)
 
 QCUPSSupport::BannerPage QCupsJobWidget::endBannerPage() const
 {
-    return m_ui.endBannerPageCombo->itemData(m_ui.endBannerPageCombo->currentIndex()).value<QCUPSSupport::BannerPage>();
+    return qvariant_cast<QCUPSSupport::BannerPage>(m_ui.endBannerPageCombo->itemData(m_ui.endBannerPageCombo->currentIndex()));
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/testlib/qabstractitemmodeltester.cpp b/src/testlib/qabstractitemmodeltester.cpp
index 859966c0e35..2e050971226 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qabstractitemmodeltester.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qabstractitemmodeltester.cpp
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ void QAbstractItemModelTesterPrivate::data()
     // Check that the alignment is one we know about
     QVariant textAlignmentVariant = model->data(model->index(0, 0), Qt::TextAlignmentRole);
     if (textAlignmentVariant.isValid()) {
-        Qt::Alignment alignment = textAlignmentVariant.value<Qt::Alignment>();
+        Qt::Alignment alignment = qvariant_cast<Qt::Alignment>(textAlignmentVariant);
         MODELTESTER_COMPARE(alignment, (alignment & (Qt::AlignHorizontal_Mask | Qt::AlignVertical_Mask)));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog.cpp
index 362200a4fd8..906022a1857 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qdialog.cpp
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ void QDialog::adjustPosition(QWidget* w)
     if (w) {
         // Use pos() if the widget is embedded into a native window
         QPoint pp;
-        if (w->windowHandle() && w->windowHandle()->property("_q_embedded_native_parent_handle").value<WId>())
+        if (w->windowHandle() && qvariant_cast<WId>(w->windowHandle()->property("_q_embedded_native_parent_handle")))
             pp = w->pos();
         else
             pp = w->mapToGlobal(QPoint(0,0));
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qfusionstyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qfusionstyle.cpp
index 03d083bbf1d..8da21a2e11e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qfusionstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qfusionstyle.cpp
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ void QFusionStyle::drawComplexControl(ComplexControl control, const QStyleOption
                 int oldMin = styleObject->property("_q_stylemin").toInt();
                 int oldMax = styleObject->property("_q_stylemax").toInt();
                 QRect oldRect = styleObject->property("_q_stylerect").toRect();
-                QStyle::State oldState = static_cast<QStyle::State>(styleObject->property("_q_stylestate").value<QStyle::State::Int>());
+                QStyle::State oldState = static_cast<QStyle::State>(qvariant_cast<QStyle::State::Int>(styleObject->property("_q_stylestate")));
                 uint oldActiveControls = styleObject->property("_q_stylecontrols").toUInt();
 
                 // a scrollbar is transient when the the scrollbar itself and
diff --git a/src/widgets/util/qscrollerproperties.cpp b/src/widgets/util/qscrollerproperties.cpp
index 0306f54faab..be763f182e7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/util/qscrollerproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/util/qscrollerproperties.cpp
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@ void QScrollerProperties::setScrollMetric(ScrollMetric metric, const QVariant &v
     case OvershootDragDistanceFactor:   d->overshootDragDistanceFactor = qBound(qreal(0), value.toReal(), qreal(1)); break;
     case OvershootScrollDistanceFactor: d->overshootScrollDistanceFactor = qBound(qreal(0), value.toReal(), qreal(1)); break;
     case OvershootScrollTime:           d->overshootScrollTime = value.toReal(); break;
-    case HorizontalOvershootPolicy:     d->hOvershootPolicy = value.value<QScrollerProperties::OvershootPolicy>(); break;
-    case VerticalOvershootPolicy:       d->vOvershootPolicy = value.value<QScrollerProperties::OvershootPolicy>(); break;
-    case FrameRate:                     d->frameRate = value.value<QScrollerProperties::FrameRates>(); break;
+    case HorizontalOvershootPolicy:     d->hOvershootPolicy = qvariant_cast<QScrollerProperties::OvershootPolicy>(value); break;
+    case VerticalOvershootPolicy:       d->vOvershootPolicy = qvariant_cast<QScrollerProperties::OvershootPolicy>(value); break;
+    case FrameRate:                     d->frameRate = qvariant_cast<QScrollerProperties::FrameRates>(value); break;
     case ScrollMetricCount:             break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qcombobox.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qcombobox.cpp
index 4cfa5554e47..d786c7ff83b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qcombobox.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qcombobox.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ QStyleOptionMenuItem QComboMenuDelegate::getStyleOption(const QStyleOptionViewIt
     // that order, also override the font for the popup menu.
     QVariant fontRoleData = index.data(Qt::FontRole);
     if (fontRoleData.isValid()) {
-        menuOption.font = fontRoleData.value<QFont>();
+        menuOption.font = qvariant_cast<QFont>(fontRoleData);
     } else if (mCombo->testAttribute(Qt::WA_SetFont)
             || mCombo->testAttribute(Qt::WA_MacSmallSize)
             || mCombo->testAttribute(Qt::WA_MacMiniSize)