diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle/tst_qstylesheetstyle.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle/tst_qstylesheetstyle.cpp
index aba5d906d1..773ac12b47 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle/tst_qstylesheetstyle.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle/tst_qstylesheetstyle.cpp
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@ void tst_QStyleSheetStyle::focusColors()
     centerOnScreen(&frame);
     frame.show();
 
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&frame);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&frame));
 
     for (QWidget *widget : frame.widgets()) {