diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
index 6913a849334..ceff4b29c79 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ private slots:
     void render_systemClip2();
     void render_systemClip3_data();
     void render_systemClip3();
-    void render_task252837();
     void render_worldTransform();
 
     void setContentsMargins();
@@ -8831,17 +8830,6 @@ void tst_QWidget::render_systemClip3()
     }
 }
 
-void tst_QWidget::render_task252837()
-{
-    QWidget widget;
-    widget.resize(200, 200);
-
-    QPixmap pixmap(widget.size());
-    QPainter painter(&pixmap);
-    // Please do not crash.
-    widget.render(&painter);
-}
-
 void tst_QWidget::render_worldTransform()
 {
     class MyWidget : public QWidget