diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
index 747cd27e161..4c1f5ed48dd 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
@@ -2456,7 +2456,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsView::viewportUpdateMode()
 
     // Show the view, and initialize our test.
     view.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&view));
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view));
     QTRY_VERIFY(!view.lastUpdateRegions.isEmpty());