diff --git a/src/testlib/qtestresult.cpp b/src/testlib/qtestresult.cpp
index b4e50499267..0e1c9d7ad95 100644
--- a/src/testlib/qtestresult.cpp
+++ b/src/testlib/qtestresult.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ QTest::Internal::formatPropertyTestHelperFailure(char *msg, size_t maxMsgLen,
                                                  const char *actual, const char *expected,
                                                  const char *actualExpr, const char *expectedExpr)
 {
-    formatFailMessage(msg, maxMsgLen, "\nComparison failed!", // ### why leading \n?
+    formatFailMessage(msg, maxMsgLen, "Comparison failed!",
                       actual, expected, actualExpr, expectedExpr,
                       QTest::ComparisonOperation::CustomCompare);
     return msg;