diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qfactoryloader.cpp b/src/corelib/plugin/qfactoryloader.cpp
index fb5b895851d..dcf1b1a81d7 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qfactoryloader.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qfactoryloader.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ public:
     QString suffix;
     Qt::CaseSensitivity cs;
     QStringList loadedPaths;
-
-    void unloadPath(const QString &path);
 };
 
 QFactoryLoaderPrivate::~QFactoryLoaderPrivate()