diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp
index 8a1b2888a27..9f1d70e5459 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qshortcut/tst_qshortcut.cpp
@@ -4,53 +4,24 @@
 #include <QTest>
 #include <QtGui/qguiapplication.h>
 #include <QtGui/qshortcut.h>
-#include <QtGui/qpainter.h>
-#include <QtGui/qrasterwindow.h>
-#include <QtGui/qscreen.h>
 #include <QtGui/qwindow.h>
 
 class tst_QShortcut : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-public:
 
 private slots:
     void trigger();
 };
 
-class ColoredWindow : public QRasterWindow {
-public:
-    ColoredWindow(QColor c) : m_color(c) {}
-
-protected:
-    void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) override;
-
-private:
-    const QColor m_color;
-};
-
-void ColoredWindow::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
-{
-    QPainter p(this);
-    p.fillRect(QRect(QPoint(), size()), m_color);
-}
-
-static void sendKey(QWindow *target, Qt::Key k, char c, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers)
-{
-    QTest::sendKeyEvent(QTest::Press, target, k, c, modifiers);
-    QTest::sendKeyEvent(QTest::Release, target, k, c, modifiers);
-}
-
 void tst_QShortcut::trigger()
 {
-    ColoredWindow w(Qt::yellow);
-    w.setTitle(QTest::currentTestFunction());
-    w.resize(QGuiApplication::primaryScreen()->size() / 4);
+    QWindow w;
     new QShortcut(Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_Q, &w, SLOT(close()));
     w.show();
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&w));
     QTRY_VERIFY(QGuiApplication::applicationState() == Qt::ApplicationActive);
-    sendKey(&w, Qt::Key_Q, 'q', Qt::ControlModifier);
+    QTest::sendKeyEvent(QTest::Click, &w, Qt::Key_Q, 'q', Qt::ControlModifier);
     QTRY_VERIFY(!w.isVisible());
 }