diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
index 41f3da1553c..54a20cae768 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
@@ -2062,7 +2062,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsProxyWidget::setFocus_simpleWidget()
     window.setLayout(layout);
 
     window.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&window);
     window.activateWindow();
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&window));
     QCOMPARE(QApplication::activeWindow(), &window);