diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/tst_qmdiarea.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/tst_qmdiarea.cpp
index 1ed15b60ac..da3aa3ade1 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/tst_qmdiarea.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/tst_qmdiarea.cpp
@@ -1020,7 +1020,6 @@ void tst_QMdiArea::currentSubWindow()
 
     // Move focus to another top-level and check that we still
     // have an active window.
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&dummyTopLevel);
     QCOMPARE(qApp->activeWindow(), (QWidget *)&dummyTopLevel);
     QVERIFY(mdiArea.activeSubWindow());