diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
index dc516e9303..e7edbbed5b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
@@ -1724,7 +1724,6 @@ void tst_QAbstractItemView::deselectInSingleSelection()
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&view));
     view.setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection);
     view.setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView::NoEditTriggers);
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&view));
     // mouse
     QModelIndex index22 = s.index(2, 2);