diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicssceneindex/tst_qgraphicssceneindex.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicssceneindex/tst_qgraphicssceneindex.cpp
index 916371cd8d..b6d48b52d5 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicssceneindex/tst_qgraphicssceneindex.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicssceneindex/tst_qgraphicssceneindex.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsSceneIndex::clear()
 
     QGraphicsView view(&scene);
     view.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view));
     scene.clear();