diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.cpp b/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.cpp
index 8a82991775e..68dcb690475 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.cpp
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ RSSListing::RSSListing(const QString &url, QWidget *parent)
 
     treeWidget = new QTreeWidget(this);
     connect(treeWidget, &QTreeWidget::itemActivated,
-            this, &RSSListing::itemActivated);
+            // Open the link in the browser:
+            this, [](QTreeWidgetItem *item) { QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(item->text(1))); });
     QStringList headerLabels;
     headerLabels << tr("Title") << tr("Link");
     treeWidget->setHeaderLabels(headerLabels);
@@ -179,14 +180,6 @@ void RSSListing::parseXml()
         qWarning() << "XML ERROR:" << xml.lineNumber() << ": " << xml.errorString();
 }
 
-/*
-    Open the link in the browser
-*/
-void RSSListing::itemActivated(QTreeWidgetItem *item)
-{
-    QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(item->text(1)));
-}
-
 void RSSListing::error(QNetworkReply::NetworkError)
 {
     qWarning("error retrieving RSS feed");
diff --git a/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.h b/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.h
index c5ac855dce6..e0ad80870d4 100644
--- a/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.h
+++ b/examples/corelib/serialization/rsslisting/rsslisting.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ public slots:
     void finished(QNetworkReply *reply);
     void readyRead();
     void metaDataChanged();
-    void itemActivated(QTreeWidgetItem *item);
     void error(QNetworkReply::NetworkError);
 
 private: