diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
index 00be73b1fa..f8d5152a9e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
@@ -709,7 +709,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsProxyWidget::focusNextPrevChild()
     QGraphicsScene scene;
     QGraphicsView view(&scene);
     view.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view));
     if (hasScene) {
         scene.addItem(proxyGuard.release());