diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp
index f5f22d05b9..0d85760025 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp
@@ -1354,7 +1354,6 @@ void tst_QDateTimeEdit::editingRanged()
     });
 
     edit->show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(edit.get());
     if (!QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(edit.get()))
         QSKIP("Failed to make window active, aborting");
     edit->setFocus();