diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
index eac5022d0f3..d0f1d410fb6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
@@ -3585,7 +3585,6 @@ void tst_QWidget::showMinimizedKeepsFocus()
         QWidget *child = new QWidget(&window);
         child->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
         window.show();
-        QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&window);
         QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&window));
         child->setFocus();
         QTRY_COMPARE(window.focusWidget(), child);
@@ -3604,7 +3603,6 @@ void tst_QWidget::showMinimizedKeepsFocus()
         QWidget *child = new QWidget(&window);
         child->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
         window.show();
-        QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&window);
         QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&window));
         child->setFocus();
         QTRY_COMPARE(window.focusWidget(), child);
@@ -3624,7 +3622,6 @@ void tst_QWidget::showMinimizedKeepsFocus()
         QWidget *child = new QWidget(&window);
         child->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
         window.show();
-        QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&window);
         QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&window));
         child->setFocus();
         QTRY_COMPARE(window.focusWidget(), child);
@@ -3645,7 +3642,6 @@ void tst_QWidget::showMinimizedKeepsFocus()
         QWidget *child = new QWidget(&window);
         child->setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
         window.show();
-        QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&window);
         QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&window));
         child->setFocus();
         QTRY_COMPARE(window.focusWidget(), child);
@@ -3662,7 +3658,6 @@ void tst_QWidget::showMinimizedKeepsFocus()
         QTRY_COMPARE(QApplication::focusWidget(), nullptr);
 
         window.showNormal();
-        QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&window);
         QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&window));
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
         if (!macHasAccessToWindowsServer())