diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp
index e1488e4484..9b4bb7f965 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -1469,7 +1469,6 @@ void tst_QItemDelegate::testLineEditValidation()
     view.setItemDelegate(&delegate);
     view.show();
     view.setFocus();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view));
 
     QPointer<QLineEdit> editor;