diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdoublespinbox/tst_qdoublespinbox.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdoublespinbox/tst_qdoublespinbox.cpp
index 28752cd40d0..999b5cac07f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdoublespinbox/tst_qdoublespinbox.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdoublespinbox/tst_qdoublespinbox.cpp
@@ -1154,7 +1154,6 @@ void tst_QDoubleSpinBox::taskQTBUG_5008_textFromValueAndValidate()
     spinbox.show();
     spinbox.activateWindow();
     spinbox.setFocus();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&spinbox);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&spinbox));
     QCOMPARE(static_cast<QWidget *>(&spinbox), QApplication::activeWindow());
     QTRY_VERIFY(spinbox.hasFocus());