diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
index 346469a6ea0..ee768ed121e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
@@ -2153,7 +2153,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsView::sendEvent()
 
     QGraphicsView view(&scene);
     view.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&view));
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view));
     QCOMPARE(QApplication::activeWindow(), static_cast<QWidget *>(&view));