diff --git a/plugins/windowsystem/windoweffects.cpp b/plugins/windowsystem/windoweffects.cpp
index bee1f42d00..2ab6e290cd 100644
--- a/plugins/windowsystem/windoweffects.cpp
+++ b/plugins/windowsystem/windoweffects.cpp
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ void WindowEffects::slideWindow(WId id, KWindowEffects::SlideFromLocation locati
     w->setProperty("kwin_slide_offset", offset);
 }
 
-#if KWINDOWSYSTEM_VERSION <= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 61, 0)
-void WindowEffects::slideWindow(QWidget *widget, KWindowEffects::SlideFromLocation location)
-{
-    slideWindow(widget->winId(), location, 0);
-}
-#endif
-
 QList<QSize> WindowEffects::windowSizes(const QList<WId> &ids)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(ids)
diff --git a/plugins/windowsystem/windoweffects.h b/plugins/windowsystem/windoweffects.h
index a70dd91953..712de4eb8a 100644
--- a/plugins/windowsystem/windoweffects.h
+++ b/plugins/windowsystem/windoweffects.h
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ public:
 
     bool isEffectAvailable(KWindowEffects::Effect effect) override;
     void slideWindow(WId id, KWindowEffects::SlideFromLocation location, int offset) override;
-#if KWINDOWSYSTEM_VERSION <= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 61, 0)
-    void slideWindow(QWidget *widget, KWindowEffects::SlideFromLocation location) override;
-#endif
     QList<QSize> windowSizes(const QList<WId> &ids) override;
     void presentWindows(WId controller, const QList<WId> &ids) override;
     void presentWindows(WId controller, int desktop = NET::OnAllDesktops) override;