diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/tst_qmdiarea.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/tst_qmdiarea.cpp
index d770835096..ef00dcaac0 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/tst_qmdiarea.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmdiarea/tst_qmdiarea.cpp
@@ -1381,7 +1381,6 @@ void tst_QMdiArea::subWindowList()
 
     QMdiArea workspace;
     workspace.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&workspace);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&workspace));
 
     QList<QMdiSubWindow *> activationOrder;