diff --git a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
index 5fbbccd6..cf9f2846 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSlider.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #include "QskIntervalF.h"
 #include "QskEvent.h"
 
-#include <qlocale.h>
-
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskSlider, Panel )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskSlider, Groove )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskSlider, Fill )
@@ -263,12 +261,4 @@ void QskSlider::moveHandleTo( qreal value, const QskAnimationHint& hint )
     update();
 }
 
-QString QskSlider::textFromValue( qreal value ) const
-{
-#if 1
-    // we could try to find the precision from the step size. TODO ...
-    return locale().toString( value, 'f', 1 );
-#endif
-}
-
 #include "moc_QskSlider.cpp"
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSlider.h b/src/controls/QskSlider.h
index c0419b40..1bc675a4 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSlider.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSlider.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSlider : public QskBoundedValueInput
     qreal handlePosition() const; // [0,0, 1.0]
 
     QskAspect::Variation effectiveVariation() const override;
-    QString textFromValue( qreal ) const override;
 
   Q_SIGNALS:
     void pressedChanged( bool );