diff --git a/src/calendarbase.h b/src/calendarbase.h
--- a/src/calendarbase.h
+++ b/src/calendarbase.h
@@ -121,26 +121,6 @@
       */
     Q_REQUIRED_RESULT Akonadi::Item::List childItems(Item::Id parentId) const;
 
-    /**
-      * Sets the weak pointer that's associated with this instance.
-      * Use this if later on you need to cast sender() into a QSharedPointer
-      *
-      * @code
-      *   QWeakPointer<CalendarBase> weakPtr = qobject_cast<CalendarBase*>( sender() )->weakPointer();
-      *   CalendarBase::Ptr calendar( weakPtr.toStrongRef() );
-      * @endcode
-      *
-      * @see weakPointer()
-      */
-    void setWeakPointer(const QWeakPointer<Akonadi::CalendarBase> &pointer);
-
-    /**
-      * Returns the weak pointer set with setWeakPointer().
-      * The default is an invalid weak pointer.
-      * @see setWeakPointer()
-      */
-    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT QWeakPointer<CalendarBase> weakPointer() const;
-
     /**
       * Adds an Event to the calendar.
       * It's added to akonadi in the background @see createFinished().
diff --git a/src/calendarbase.cpp b/src/calendarbase.cpp
--- a/src/calendarbase.cpp
+++ b/src/calendarbase.cpp
@@ -663,18 +663,6 @@
     return -1 != d->mIncidenceChanger->modifyIncidence(item_);
 }
 
-void CalendarBase::setWeakPointer(const QWeakPointer<CalendarBase> &pointer)
-{
-    Q_D(CalendarBase);
-    d->mWeakPointer = pointer;
-}
-
-QWeakPointer<CalendarBase> CalendarBase::weakPointer() const
-{
-    Q_D(const CalendarBase);
-    return d->mWeakPointer;
-}
-
 IncidenceChanger *CalendarBase::incidenceChanger() const
 {
     Q_D(const CalendarBase);
diff --git a/src/calendarbase_p.h b/src/calendarbase_p.h
--- a/src/calendarbase_p.h
+++ b/src/calendarbase_p.h
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
     QHash<Akonadi::Item::Id, Akonadi::Item> mItemById;
     Akonadi::IncidenceChanger *mIncidenceChanger = nullptr;
     QHash<QString, QStringList> mParentUidToChildrenUid;
-    QWeakPointer<CalendarBase> mWeakPointer;
     Akonadi::Collection mCollectionForBatchInsertion;
     bool mBatchInsertionCancelled = false;
     bool mListensForNewItems = false; // does this model detect new item creations ?