diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
index 753468eeabe..8dbac281831 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qdir/tst_qdir.cpp
@@ -1662,9 +1662,7 @@ void tst_QDir::homePath()
         QVERIFY(!strHome.endsWith('/'));
 
     QByteArray envHome = qgetenv("HOME");
-#if !defined(_WRS_KERNEL) // unsetenv is not available on VxWorks DKM mode
     unsetenv("HOME");
-#endif
     QCOMPARE(QDir::homePath(), QDir::rootPath());
     qputenv("HOME", envHome);