diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
index a4f02f6eea..27b2c7c5f9 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/kernel/qwidget/tst_qwidget.cpp
@@ -2105,7 +2105,6 @@ void tst_QWidget::reverseTabOrder()
 
     container.show();
     container.activateWindow();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&container);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&container));
 
     QTRY_VERIFY(firstEdit->hasFocus());