diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
index 90f77bfed5..73926e45dd 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview/tst_qgraphicsview.cpp
@@ -4640,7 +4640,6 @@ void tst_QGraphicsView::task255529_transformationAnchorMouseAndViewportMargins()
     VpGraphicsView view(&scene);
     view.setWindowFlags(Qt::X11BypassWindowManagerHint);
     view.show();
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&view);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(&view));
     const bool isActiveWindow = QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&view);
     if (!isActiveWindow)