diff --git a/tests/auto/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp b/tests/auto/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp
index 9d0c5f7d221..07158d181c3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp
@@ -2701,17 +2701,10 @@ void tst_QDateTimeEdit::task98554()
     QCOMPARE(testWidget->time(), QTime(0, 0, 10, 0));
 }
 
-static QList<int> makeList(int val1, int val2 = -1, int val3 = -1, int val4 = -1, int val5 = -1, int val6 = -1, int val7 = -1)
+static QList<int> makeList(int val1, int val2, int val3)
 {
     QList<int> ret;
-    Q_ASSERT(val1 >= 0);
-    ret << val1;
-    if (val2 < 0) {return ret;} else {ret << val2;}
-    if (val3 < 0) {return ret;} else {ret << val3;}
-    if (val4 < 0) {return ret;} else {ret << val4;}
-    if (val5 < 0) {return ret;} else {ret << val5;}
-    if (val6 < 0) {return ret;} else {ret << val6;}
-    if (val7 >= 0) {ret << val2;}
+    ret << val1 << val2 << val3;
     return ret;
 }