diff --git a/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicslinearlayout.cpp b/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicslinearlayout.cpp
index 1229379ee8a..40f9b1de71a 100644
--- a/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicslinearlayout.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicslinearlayout.cpp
@@ -275,15 +275,12 @@ void QGraphicsLinearLayout::insertItem(int index, QGraphicsLayoutItem *item)
         qWarning("QGraphicsLinearLayout::insertItem: cannot insert itself");
         return;
     }
-
     d->addChildLayoutItem(item);
 
+    Q_ASSERT(item);
     d->fixIndex(&index);
     d->engine.insertRow(index, d->orientation);
     new QGridLayoutItem(&d->engine, item, d->gridRow(index), d->gridColumn(index), 1, 1, 0, index);
-    //the order of the following instructions is very important because
-    //invalidating the layout before adding the child item will make the layout happen
-    //before we try to paint the item
     invalidate();
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp b/tests/auto/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
index e8e2e23a9ea..887026caf40 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qgraphicswidget/tst_qgraphicswidget.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ private slots:
     void task250119_shortcutContext();
     void QT_BUG_6544_tabFocusFirstUnsetWhenRemovingItems();
     void QT_BUG_12056_tabFocusFirstUnsetWhenRemovingItems();
-    void QT_BUG_13865_doublePaintWhenAddingASubItem();
 };
 
 
@@ -3367,46 +3366,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsWidget::QT_BUG_12056_tabFocusFirstUnsetWhenRemovingItems()
     //This should not crash
 }
 
-
-struct GreenWidget : public QGraphicsWidget
-{
-    GreenWidget() : count(0)
-    {
-    }
-
-    void paint ( QPainter * painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem * option, QWidget * )
-    {
-        count++;
-        painter->setPen(Qt::green);
-        painter->drawRect(option->rect.adjusted(0,0,-1,-1));
-    }
-
-    int count;
-};
-
-void tst_QGraphicsWidget::QT_BUG_13865_doublePaintWhenAddingASubItem()
-{
-    QGraphicsScene scene;
-    QGraphicsView view(&scene);
-    QGraphicsWidget *widget =  new QGraphicsWidget;
-    widget->resize(100, 100);
-    scene.addItem(widget);
-    QGraphicsLinearLayout *layout = new QGraphicsLinearLayout(widget);
-
-    view.show();
-    QTest::qWaitForWindowShown(&view);
-    QApplication::processEvents();
-
-
-    GreenWidget *sub =  new GreenWidget;
-    layout->addItem(sub);
-
-    QTest::qWait(100);
-    QCOMPARE(sub->count, 1); //it should only be painted once
-
-}
-
-
 QTEST_MAIN(tst_QGraphicsWidget)
 #include "tst_qgraphicswidget.moc"