diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
index d3fe9bb1df..7ed1f28b0a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
@@ -4962,7 +4962,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsView::QTBUG_70255_scrollTo()
     view.centerOn(0, 0);
 
     view.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     if (!QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&view) || !QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view))
         QSKIP("Failed to show and activate window");