diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
index e6a66dbc86a..7b9eb79bd01 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.h
@@ -1897,7 +1897,9 @@ QT_FOR_EACH_STATIC_WIDGETS_CLASS(QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_STATIC_TYPES_ITER)
 typedef QList<QVariant> QVariantList;
 typedef QMap<QString, QVariant> QVariantMap;
 typedef QHash<QString, QVariant> QVariantHash;
+#ifndef Q_QDOC
 typedef QList<QByteArray> QByteArrayList;
+#endif
 
 #define Q_DECLARE_METATYPE_TEMPLATE_1ARG(SINGLE_ARG_TEMPLATE) \
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE \
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.h
index bc8b08b380c..501bb2e0d5f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.h
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 typedef QListIterator<QByteArray> QByteArrayListIterator;
 typedef QMutableListIterator<QByteArray> QMutableByteArrayListIterator;
+#ifndef Q_QDOC
 typedef QList<QByteArray> QByteArrayList;
 
 namespace QtPrivate {
     QByteArray Q_CORE_EXPORT QByteArrayList_join(const QByteArrayList *that, const char *separator, int separatorLength);
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef Q_QDOC
 class QByteArrayList : public QList<QByteArray>
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
index 5509c3adcea..8149238a500 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ struct Q_CORE_EXPORT QListData {
 };
 
 template <typename T>
-class QList : public QListSpecialMethods<T>
+class QList
+#ifndef Q_QDOC
+    : public QListSpecialMethods<T>
+#endif
 {
 public:
     struct MemoryLayout
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h
index e01f9e16e88..87f15528bf0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ public:
 
 Q_DECLARE_TYPEINFO(QStringList, Q_MOVABLE_TYPE);
 
+#ifndef Q_QDOC
 inline QStringList *QListSpecialMethods<QString>::self()
 { return static_cast<QStringList *>(this); }
 inline const QStringList *QListSpecialMethods<QString>::self() const
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ inline int QStringList::lastIndexOf(const QRegularExpression &rx, int from) cons
 }
 #endif // QT_NO_REGULAREXPRESSION
 #endif // QT_BOOTSTRAPPED
+#endif // Q_QDOC
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE