diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager.cpp
index 0108e01e5fb..76ae157137c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static inline int panTouchPoints()
 #endif
 
 QGestureManager::QGestureManager(QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent), state(NotGesture), m_lastCustomGestureId(Qt::CustomGesture)
+    : QObject(parent), m_lastCustomGestureId(Qt::CustomGesture)
 {
     qRegisterMetaType<Qt::GestureState>();
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager_p.h b/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager_p.h
index 32f1c2aba30..f15e4ba2334 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qgesturemanager_p.h
@@ -64,17 +64,6 @@ private:
     QSet<QGesture *> m_activeGestures;
     QSet<QGesture *> m_maybeGestures;
 
-    QT_WARNING_PUSH
-    QT_WARNING_DISABLE_GCC("-Wattributes")
-    [[maybe_unused]] enum State {
-        Gesture,
-        NotGesture,
-        MaybeGesture // this means timers are up and waiting for some
-                     // more events, and input events are handled by
-                     // gesture recognizer explicitly
-    } state;
-    QT_WARNING_POP
-
     struct ObjectGesture
     {
         QObject* object;