diff --git a/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp b/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp
index c17d5b26bae..26e5107ffeb 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qfontdatabase.cpp
@@ -304,12 +304,10 @@ void QFontDatabasePrivate::invalidate()
     emit static_cast<QGuiApplication *>(QCoreApplication::instance())->fontDatabaseChanged();
 }
 
-QtFontFamily *QFontDatabasePrivate::family(const QString &family, FamilyRequestFlags flags)
+QtFontFamily *QFontDatabasePrivate::family(const QString &f, FamilyRequestFlags flags)
 {
     QtFontFamily *fam = nullptr;
 
-    const QString f = family.trimmed();
-
     int low = 0;
     int high = count;
     int pos = count / 2;