diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry_p.h b/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry_p.h
index f4eec4ccfc3..28d64b7cf2c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry_p.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class QLoggingRegistry
 {
     Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(QLoggingRegistry)
 public:
-    Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT QLoggingRegistry();
+    QLoggingRegistry();
 
     Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT void initializeRules();
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qloggingregistry/tst_qloggingregistry.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qloggingregistry/tst_qloggingregistry.cpp
index b3af31ac27b..94e6bafa408 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qloggingregistry/tst_qloggingregistry.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qloggingregistry/tst_qloggingregistry.cpp
@@ -232,12 +232,14 @@ private slots:
         out << "Digia.*=false\n";
         file.close();
 
-        QLoggingRegistry registry;
+        QLoggingRegistry &registry = *QLoggingRegistry::instance();
+        auto cleanup = qScopeGuard([&] {
+            file.remove();
+            registry.initializeRules(); // reset rules
+        });
+
         registry.initializeRules();
         QCOMPARE(registry.ruleSets[QLoggingRegistry::ConfigRules].size(), 1);
-
-        // remove file again
-        QVERIFY(file.remove());
     }
 
     void QLoggingRegistry_rulePriorities()