diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
index f1b9d30908..d3fe9bb1df 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
@@ -4884,7 +4884,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsView::hoverLeave()
     scene.addItem(item);
 
     view.showNormal();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&view));
 
     QWindow *viewWindow = view.window()->windowHandle();