2 files changed, 5 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qlockfile.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qlockfile.cpp
index fef20455732..908db7b9d38 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qlockfile.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qlockfile.cpp
@@ -458,18 +458,7 @@ bool QLockFilePrivate::isApparentlyStale() const
     return staleLockTime > 0ms && abs(age) > staleLockTime;
 }
 
-int QLockFilePrivate::getLockFileHandle(QLockFile *f)
-{
-    int fd;
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    // Use of this function on Windows WILL leak a file descriptor.
-    fd = _open_osfhandle(intptr_t(f->d_func()->fileHandle), 0);
-#else
-    fd = f->d_func()->fileHandle;
-#endif
-    QT_LSEEK(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
-    return fd;
-}
+
 
 /*!
     Attempts to forcefully remove an existing lock file.
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qlockfile_p.h b/src/corelib/io/qlockfile_p.h
index 8758adfb71e..2a7ebe1926d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qlockfile_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qlockfile_p.h
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ public:
     bool isLocked = false;
 
     // used in tst_QLockFile:
-    Q_CORE_EXPORT static int getLockFileHandle(QLockFile *f);
+    static auto getLockFileHandle(QLockFile *f)
+    {
+        return f->d_func()->fileHandle;
+    }
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE