diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qthread.cpp b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qthread.cpp
index c33c8bb48a8..fde37bb549e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qthread.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/snippets/code/src_corelib_thread_qthread.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ void MyObject::startWorkInAThread()
 class Worker : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    QThread workerThread;
 
 public slots:
     void doWork(const QString &parameter) {