diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
index 7c875aa72e..e058bbe6a4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview/tst_qabstractitemview.cpp
@@ -1816,7 +1816,6 @@ void tst_QAbstractItemView::testFocusPolicy()
     moveCursorAway(&window);
 
     window.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&window);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&window));
 
     // itemview accepts focus => editor is closed => return focus to the itemview