diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
index c6b3eff03e..7bccc141da 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsproxywidget/tst_qgraphicsproxywidget.cpp
@@ -1067,7 +1067,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsProxyWidget::mouseDoubleClickEvent()
     view.resize(100, 100);
     view.show();
 
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view));
     QCOMPARE(QApplication::activeWindow(), (QWidget*)&view);
     // wait for scene to be updated before doing any coordinate mappings on it