diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicslinearlayout/tst_qgraphicslinearlayout.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicslinearlayout/tst_qgraphicslinearlayout.cpp
index 65212e94cc2..f85c3fcc821 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicslinearlayout/tst_qgraphicslinearlayout.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicslinearlayout/tst_qgraphicslinearlayout.cpp
@@ -1165,8 +1165,7 @@ void tst_QGraphicsLinearLayout::setStretchFactor()
 void tst_QGraphicsLinearLayout::testStretch()
 {
     QGraphicsScene scene;
-    QGraphicsView *view = new QGraphicsView(&scene);
-    Q_UNUSED(view);
+    QGraphicsView view(&scene);
     QGraphicsWidget *form = new QGraphicsWidget(0, Qt::Window);
 
     scene.addItem(form);