diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qiodevice.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qiodevice.cpp
index 3c7a7d69e4c..eba38d06d63 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qiodevice.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qiodevice.cpp
@@ -971,8 +971,6 @@ QByteArray QIODevice::read(qint64 maxSize)
 }
 
 /*!
-    \overload
-
     Reads all remaining data from the device, and returns it as a
     byte array.