diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qlistview/tst_qlistview.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qlistview/tst_qlistview.cpp
index d5638859d9..236cd6212f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qlistview/tst_qlistview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qlistview/tst_qlistview.cpp
@@ -2811,7 +2811,6 @@ void tst_QListView::moveLastRow()
     view.setViewMode(QListView::IconMode);
     view.show();
 
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view));
 
     QModelIndex sourceParent = model.index(0, 0);