diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmenubar/tst_qmenubar.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmenubar/tst_qmenubar.cpp
index 6ee8fdf6da..e30faa8981 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmenubar/tst_qmenubar.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qmenubar/tst_qmenubar.cpp
@@ -1530,7 +1530,6 @@ void tst_QMenuBar::taskQTBUG46812_doNotLeaveMenubarHighlighted()
     initWindowWithSimpleMenuBar(mainWindow);
 
     mainWindow.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&mainWindow);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&mainWindow));
 
     QVERIFY(!mainWindow.menuBar()->hasFocus());