diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp
index c2d578d4c0f..06f7c35f3a0 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qfileinfo/tst_qfileinfo.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #include <pwd.h>
 #endif
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-#define _WIN32_WINNT  0x500
 #include <qt_windows.h>
 #include <qlibrary.h>
 #if !defined(Q_OS_WINCE)