diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
index c5cbecff65..00be73b1fa 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
@@ -933,7 +933,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsProxyWidget::hoverEnterLeaveEvent()
     QGraphicsScene scene;
     QGraphicsView view(&scene);
     view.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view));
 
     SubQGraphicsProxyWidget *proxy = new SubQGraphicsProxyWidget;