diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp
index 32bfa38123..769456951f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp
@@ -1338,7 +1338,6 @@ void tst_QItemDelegate::task257859_finalizeEdit()
     QListView view;
     view.setModel(&model);
     view.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     view.setFocus();
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view));