diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm.cpp
index 23d558a61bb..cc793240963 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ bool QEventDispatcherWasm::processEvents(QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlags flags)
 {
     emit awake();
 
-    bool hasPendingEvents = hasWindowSystemEvents();
+    bool hasPendingEvents = qGlobalPostedEventsCount() > 0;
 
     qCDebug(lcEventDispatcher) << "QEventDispatcherWasm::processEvents flags" << flags
                                << "pending events" << hasPendingEvents;
@@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ bool QEventDispatcherWasm::processEvents(QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlags flags)
         processTimers();
     }
 
-    hasPendingEvents = hasWindowSystemEvents();
     QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents();
     processWindowSystemEvents(flags);
-    return hasPendingEvents;
+
+    return qGlobalPostedEventsCount() > 0;
 }
 
 void QEventDispatcherWasm::processWindowSystemEvents(QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlags flags)
@@ -245,10 +245,6 @@ void QEventDispatcherWasm::processWindowSystemEvents(QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFl
     Q_UNUSED(flags);
 }
 
-bool QEventDispatcherWasm::hasWindowSystemEvents() {
-    return false;
-}
-
 void QEventDispatcherWasm::registerSocketNotifier(QSocketNotifier *notifier)
 {
     LOCK_GUARD(g_staticDataMutex);
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm_p.h
index 3c211b30528..50f1bda2b2e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qeventdispatcher_wasm_p.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ public:
     static void socketSelect(int timeout, int socket, bool waitForRead, bool waitForWrite,
                             bool *selectForRead, bool *selectForWrite, bool *socketDisconnect);
 protected:
-    virtual bool hasWindowSystemEvents();
     virtual void processWindowSystemEvents(QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlags flags);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmeventdispatcher.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmeventdispatcher.cpp
index f48bcb6314b..2fd1a304011 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmeventdispatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmeventdispatcher.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,4 @@ void QWasmEventDispatcher::processWindowSystemEvents(QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFl
     QWindowSystemInterface::sendWindowSystemEvents(flags);
 }
 
-bool QWasmEventDispatcher::hasWindowSystemEvents() {
-    return QWindowSystemInterface::windowSystemEventsQueued();
-}
-
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmeventdispatcher.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmeventdispatcher.h
index 5b9b08cba3d..a28fa7263bc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmeventdispatcher.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmeventdispatcher.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class QWasmEventDispatcher : public QEventDispatcherWasm
 {
 protected:
     void processWindowSystemEvents(QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlags flags) override;
-    bool hasWindowSystemEvents() override;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE