17 files changed, 1 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/examples/widgets/doc/images/itemviewspuzzle-example.png b/examples/widgets/doc/images/itemviewspuzzle-example.png
deleted file mode 100644
index aae6a953cab..00000000000
--- a/examples/widgets/doc/images/itemviewspuzzle-example.png
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/examples/widgets/doc/src/itemviewspuzzle.qdoc b/examples/widgets/doc/src/itemviewspuzzle.qdoc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e77caf87e5..00000000000
--- a/examples/widgets/doc/src/itemviewspuzzle.qdoc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only
-
-/*!
-    \example itemviews/puzzle
-    \title Item Views Puzzle Example
-    \ingroup examples-itemviews
-    \brief The Puzzle example shows how to enable drag and drop with a custom model
-    to allow items to be transferred between a view and another widget.
-
-    \image itemviewspuzzle-example.png
-
-    This example is an implementation of a simple jigsaw puzzle game using the
-    built-in support for drag and drop provided by Qt's model/view framework.
-*/
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/widgets/itemviews/CMakeLists.txt
index 92874e57bc6..93c36368ce6 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/widgets/itemviews/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ qt_internal_add_example(simplewidgetmapper)
 qt_internal_add_example(spinboxdelegate)
 qt_internal_add_example(spreadsheet)
 qt_internal_add_example(stardelegate)
-if(QT_FEATURE_draganddrop)
-    qt_internal_add_example(puzzle)
-endif()
 if(TARGET Qt6::Xml)
     qt_internal_add_example(simpledommodel)
 endif()
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/itemviews.pro b/examples/widgets/itemviews/itemviews.pro
index 28d5a93244c..3b99ff9606d 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/itemviews.pro
+++ b/examples/widgets/itemviews/itemviews.pro
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ SUBDIRS       = addressbook \
                 fetchmore \
                 frozencolumn \
                 pixelator \
-                puzzle \
                 simpledommodel \
                 simpletreemodel \
                 simplewidgetmapper \
                 spinboxdelegate \
                 spreadsheet \
                 stardelegate
-!qtConfig(draganddrop): SUBDIRS -= puzzle
 !qtHaveModule(xml): SUBDIRS -= simpledommodel
diff --git a/src/widgets/doc/src/model-view-programming.qdoc b/src/widgets/doc/src/model-view-programming.qdoc
index 2b80c66e171..09faebacd94 100644
--- a/src/widgets/doc/src/model-view-programming.qdoc
+++ b/src/widgets/doc/src/model-view-programming.qdoc
@@ -1818,8 +1818,6 @@
     Note that the model will typically need to provide implementations of the
     QAbstractItemModel::insertRows() and QAbstractItemModel::setData() functions.
 
-    \sa {itemviews/puzzle}{Item Views Puzzle Example}
-
     \section1 Proxy Models
 
     In the model/view framework, items of data supplied by a single model can be shared
diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qlistview.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qlistview.cpp
index 2513bb2a0c4..89fccfc2ba2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qlistview.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ extern bool qt_sendSpontaneousEvent(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event);
     that can be taken for views that are intended to display items with equal sizes
     is to set the \l uniformItemSizes property to true.
 
-    \sa {View Classes}, {Item Views Puzzle Example}, QTreeView, QTableView, QListWidget
+    \sa {View Classes}, QTreeView, QTableView, QListWidget
 */
 
 /*!
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/CMakeLists.txt
index e411e0c6e3d..e411e0c6e3d 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/example.jpg b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/example.jpg
index 023203c57aa..023203c57aa 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/example.jpg
+++ b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/example.jpg
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/main.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/main.cpp
index 32e219256a6..32e219256a6 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/main.cpp
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/mainwindow.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/mainwindow.cpp
index f4b221df204..f4b221df204 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/mainwindow.cpp
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/mainwindow.h b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/mainwindow.h
index 56a59b805c7..56a59b805c7 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/mainwindow.h
+++ b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/mainwindow.h
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/piecesmodel.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/piecesmodel.cpp
index 8e3ccf4aa38..8e3ccf4aa38 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/piecesmodel.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/piecesmodel.cpp
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/piecesmodel.h b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/piecesmodel.h
index 878ed73a70b..878ed73a70b 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/piecesmodel.h
+++ b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/piecesmodel.h
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzle.pro b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzle.pro
index dcc27aae6a2..dcc27aae6a2 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzle.pro
+++ b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzle.pro
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzle.qrc b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzle.qrc
index 4076cec0267..4076cec0267 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzle.qrc
+++ b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzle.qrc
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzlewidget.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzlewidget.cpp
index 15aa6ac94f3..15aa6ac94f3 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzlewidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzlewidget.cpp
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzlewidget.h b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzlewidget.h
index d1c00872ecf..d1c00872ecf 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzlewidget.h
+++ b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/itemviews/puzzle/puzzlewidget.h