diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
index fa7a342b8e1..7d15bab2f1a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ using namespace Qt::StringLiterals;
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-static JavaVM *m_javaVM = nullptr;
 static jclass m_applicationClass  = nullptr;
 static AAssetManager *m_assetManager = nullptr;
 static jobject m_assets = nullptr;
@@ -164,11 +163,6 @@ namespace QtAndroid
         return m_density;
     }
 
-    JavaVM *javaVM()
-    {
-        return m_javaVM;
-    }
-
     AAssetManager *assetManager()
     {
         return m_assetManager;
@@ -860,7 +854,7 @@ static bool registerNatives(QJniEnvironment &env)
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_DECL_EXPORT jint JNICALL JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM *vm, void */*reserved*/)
+Q_DECL_EXPORT jint JNICALL JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM */*vm*/, void */*reserved*/)
 {
     static bool initialized = false;
     if (initialized)
@@ -868,10 +862,8 @@ Q_DECL_EXPORT jint JNICALL JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM *vm, void */*reserved*/)
     initialized = true;
 
     QT_USE_NAMESPACE
-    m_javaVM = vm;
     QJniEnvironment env;
     if (!env.isValid()) {
-        m_javaVM = nullptr;
         __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL, "Qt", "Failed to initialize the JNI Environment");
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.h b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.h
index 9d616b18fba..84ee42d834e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/androidjnimain.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ namespace QtAndroid
     int availableHeightPixels();
     double scaledDensity();
     double pixelDensity();
-    JavaVM *javaVM();
     jobject assets();
     AAssetManager *assetManager();
     jclass applicationClass();
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp
index 6efd3fc6318..c01c130bcf4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidplatformintegration.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static bool isValidAndroidContextForRendering()
 void *QAndroidPlatformNativeInterface::nativeResourceForIntegration(const QByteArray &resource)
 {
     if (resource=="JavaVM")
-        return QtAndroid::javaVM();
+        return QtAndroidPrivate::javaVM();
     if (resource == "QtActivity") {
         extern Q_CORE_EXPORT jobject qt_androidActivity();
         return qt_androidActivity();