diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
index 19a67af1e42..0bdeb96b141 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/thread/qfuture/tst_qfuture.cpp
@@ -3850,8 +3850,6 @@ void tst_QFuture::signalConnect()
         QSignalSpy spy(sender, &QObject::destroyed);
         sender->deleteLater();
 
-        // emit the signal when sender is being destroyed
-        QObject::connect(sender, &QObject::destroyed, [sender] { sender->emitIntArg(42); });
         spy.wait();
 
         QVERIFY(future.isCanceled());