diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmenubar/tst_qmenubar.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmenubar/tst_qmenubar.cpp
index da9f358721..5e812d83a9 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmenubar/tst_qmenubar.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmenubar/tst_qmenubar.cpp
@@ -787,7 +787,6 @@ void tst_QMenuBar::check_escKey()
     const TestMenu menu = initWindowWithComplexMenuBar(w);
     w.show();
     w.setFocus();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&w);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&w));
 
     QVERIFY( !menu.menus.at(0)->isActiveWindow() );