diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
index f8d5152a9e..d4ef68946f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsProxyWidget::focusOutEvent()
     SubQGraphicsProxyWidget *proxy = new SubQGraphicsProxyWidget;
     scene.addItem(proxy);
     view.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     view.activateWindow();
     view.setFocus();
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view));