diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle/tst_qstylesheetstyle.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle/tst_qstylesheetstyle.cpp
index 773ac12b47..9d348eeae3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle/tst_qstylesheetstyle.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle/tst_qstylesheetstyle.cpp
@@ -1025,7 +1025,6 @@ void tst_QStyleSheetStyle::hoverColors()
     QCursor::setPos(frame.geometry().topLeft() - QPoint(100, 0));
     frame.show();
 
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&frame);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&frame));
 
     QWindow *frameWindow = frame.windowHandle();