diff --git a/examples/widgets/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
index 1923ea102e2..c5d3de8b347 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ if(QT_FEATURE_animation)
 endif()
 add_subdirectory(desktop)
 add_subdirectory(dialogs)
-add_subdirectory(effects)
 qt_internal_add_example(gallery)
 add_subdirectory(gestures)
 add_subdirectory(graphicsview)
diff --git a/examples/widgets/doc/images/fademessageeffect-example-faded.png b/examples/widgets/doc/images/fademessageeffect-example-faded.png
deleted file mode 100644
index ea66d2c7f00..00000000000
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diff --git a/examples/widgets/doc/images/fademessageeffect-example.png b/examples/widgets/doc/images/fademessageeffect-example.png
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diff --git a/examples/widgets/doc/src/fademessage.qdoc b/examples/widgets/doc/src/fademessage.qdoc
deleted file mode 100644
index bd46593ad3b..00000000000
--- a/examples/widgets/doc/src/fademessage.qdoc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-only
-
-/*!
-    \example effects/fademessage
-    \title Fade Message Effect Example
-    \ingroup examples-graphicsview-graphicseffects
-    \brief Demonstrates how to apply effects on items in the view.
-
-    \div { style="text-align: left"}
-    \inlineimage fademessageeffect-example.png
-    \inlineimage fademessageeffect-example-faded.png
-    \enddiv
-
-*/
diff --git a/examples/widgets/effects/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/widgets/effects/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b1471d1c20..00000000000
--- a/examples/widgets/effects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-qt_internal_add_example(blurpicker)
-qt_internal_add_example(fademessage)
diff --git a/examples/widgets/effects/effects.pro b/examples/widgets/effects/effects.pro
deleted file mode 100644
index 05911979b95..00000000000
--- a/examples/widgets/effects/effects.pro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-TEMPLATE      = \
-              subdirs
-SUBDIRS       = \
-              blurpicker \
-              fademessage
diff --git a/examples/widgets/widgets.pro b/examples/widgets/widgets.pro
index 81171d43499..88185821056 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/widgets.pro
+++ b/examples/widgets/widgets.pro
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ SUBDIRS       = \
                 desktop \
                 dialogs \
                 draganddrop \
-                effects \
                 gallery \
                 gestures \
                 graphicsview \
diff --git a/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/CMakeLists.txt
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/README b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/README
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/README
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/README
diff --git a/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/background.jpg b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/background.jpg
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/background.jpg
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/background.jpg
diff --git a/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.cpp
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.cpp
diff --git a/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.h b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.h
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.h
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.h
diff --git a/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.pro b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.pro
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.pro
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.pro
diff --git a/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.qrc b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.qrc
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.qrc
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/fademessage.qrc
diff --git a/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/main.cpp b/tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/main.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/main.cpp
rename to tests/manual/examples/widgets/effects/fademessage/main.cpp