diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
index c7bb59a1815..28002a3232e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
@@ -3926,7 +3926,7 @@ void tst_QGraphicsProxyWidget::touchEventPropagation()
     } eventSpy;
     qApp->installEventFilter(&eventSpy);
 
-    auto *touchDevice = QTest::createTouchDevice();
+    const std::unique_ptr<QPointingDevice> touchDevice{QTest::createTouchDevice()};
     const QPointF simpleCenter = simpleProxy->geometry().center();
 
     // On systems without double conversion we might get different rounding behavior.
@@ -3940,7 +3940,7 @@ void tst_QGraphicsProxyWidget::touchEventPropagation()
     };
 
     // verify that the embedded widget gets the correctly translated event
-    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice).press(0, simpleCenter.toPoint());
+    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice.get()).press(0, simpleCenter.toPoint());
     // window, viewport, scene, simpleProxy, simpleWidget
     QCOMPARE(eventSpy.count(), 5);
     QCOMPARE(eventSpy.at(0).receiver, view.windowHandle());
@@ -3975,9 +3975,9 @@ void tst_QGraphicsProxyWidget::touchEventPropagation()
     // Single touch point to nested widget not accepting event.
     // Event should bubble up and translate correctly, TouchUpdate and TouchEnd events
     // stop at the window since nobody accepted the TouchBegin. A mouse event will be generated.
-    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice).press(0, pb1TouchPos);
-    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice).move(0, pb1TouchPos + QPoint(1, 1));
-    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice).release(0, pb1TouchPos + QPoint(1, 1));
+    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice.get()).press(0, pb1TouchPos);
+    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice.get()).move(0, pb1TouchPos + QPoint(1, 1));
+    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice.get()).release(0, pb1TouchPos + QPoint(1, 1));
     // ..., formProxy, pushButton1, formWidget, window, window
     QCOMPARE(eventSpy.count(), 8);
     QCOMPARE(eventSpy.at(3).receiver, formProxy); // formProxy dispatches to the right subwidget
@@ -4002,9 +4002,9 @@ void tst_QGraphicsProxyWidget::touchEventPropagation()
     clickedSpy.clear();
 
     // Single touch point to nested widget accepting event.
-    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice).press(0, tw1TouchPos);
-    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice).move(0, tw1TouchPos + QPoint(5, 5));
-    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice).release(0, tw1TouchPos + QPoint(5, 5));
+    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice.get()).press(0, tw1TouchPos);
+    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice.get()).move(0, tw1TouchPos + QPoint(5, 5));
+    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice.get()).release(0, tw1TouchPos + QPoint(5, 5));
     // Press: ..., formProxy, touchWidget1 (5)
     // Move: window, touchWidget1 (2)
     // Release: window, touchWidget1 (2)
@@ -4035,17 +4035,17 @@ void tst_QGraphicsProxyWidget::touchEventPropagation()
     touchWidget2->installEventFilter(&eventSpy);
 
     // multi-touch to different widgets, some do and some don't accept the event
-    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice)
+    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice.get())
         .press(0, pb1TouchPos)
         .press(1, tw1TouchPos)
         .press(2, pb2TouchPos)
         .press(3, tw2TouchPos);
-    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice)
+    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice.get())
         .move(0, pb1TouchPos + QPoint(1, 1))
         .move(1, tw1TouchPos + QPoint(1, 1))
         .move(2, pb2TouchPos + QPoint(1, 1))
         .move(3, tw2TouchPos + QPoint(1, 1));
-    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice)
+    QTest::touchEvent(&view, touchDevice.get())
         .release(0, pb1TouchPos + QPoint(1, 1))
         .release(1, tw1TouchPos + QPoint(1, 1))
         .release(2, pb2TouchPos + QPoint(1, 1))