diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp
index 26ceb005e3..44f35e2f8c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -1025,7 +1025,6 @@ void tst_QItemDelegate::decoration()
     TestItemDelegate delegate;
     table.setItemDelegate(&delegate);
     table.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&table);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&table));
 
     QVariant value;