diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/CMakeLists.txt
index a605657f86..e2bc3bb0f8 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ qt_internal_add_test(tst_qguiapplication
         ../../../corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/tst_qcoreapplication.cpp ../../../corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/tst_qcoreapplication.h # special case
         tst_qguiapplication.cpp
     DEFINES
-        QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_UP_TO=0x050E00
         QT_QGUIAPPLICATIONTEST=1
     INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
         ../../../corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/tst_qguiapplication.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/tst_qguiapplication.cpp
index e8c283252e..f1851e72bc 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/tst_qguiapplication.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qguiapplication/tst_qguiapplication.cpp
@@ -532,16 +532,16 @@ void tst_QGuiApplication::palette()
     QVERIFY(palettesMatch(QGuiApplication::palette(), newPalette));
 #if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
     QCOMPARE(signalSpy.count(), 1);
-#endif
     QVERIFY(palettesMatch(signalSpy.at(0).at(0).value<QPalette>(), newPalette));
+#endif
     QCOMPARE(QGuiApplication::palette(), QPalette());
 
     QGuiApplication::setPalette(oldPalette);
     QVERIFY(palettesMatch(QGuiApplication::palette(), oldPalette));
 #if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
     QCOMPARE(signalSpy.count(), 2);
-#endif
     QVERIFY(palettesMatch(signalSpy.at(1).at(0).value<QPalette>(), oldPalette));
+#endif
     QCOMPARE(QGuiApplication::palette(), QPalette());
 
     QGuiApplication::setPalette(oldPalette);
@@ -557,24 +557,32 @@ void tst_QGuiApplication::font()
     int argc = 1;
     char *argv[] = { const_cast<char*>("tst_qguiapplication") };
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
     QSignalSpy signalSpy(&app, SIGNAL(fontChanged(QFont)));
+#endif
 
     QFont oldFont = QGuiApplication::font();
     QFont newFont = QFont("BogusFont", 33);
 
     QGuiApplication::setFont(newFont);
     QCOMPARE(QGuiApplication::font(), newFont);
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
     QCOMPARE(signalSpy.count(), 1);
     QCOMPARE(signalSpy.at(0).at(0), QVariant(newFont));
+#endif
 
     QGuiApplication::setFont(oldFont);
     QCOMPARE(QGuiApplication::font(), oldFont);
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
     QCOMPARE(signalSpy.count(), 2);
     QCOMPARE(signalSpy.at(1).at(0), QVariant(oldFont));
+#endif
 
     QGuiApplication::setFont(oldFont);
     QCOMPARE(QGuiApplication::font(), oldFont);
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 0)
     QCOMPARE(signalSpy.count(), 2);
+#endif
 }
 
 class BlockableWindow : public QWindow