diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog2/tst_qfiledialog2.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog2/tst_qfiledialog2.cpp
index b330d4d869..4b0a1f52de 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog2/tst_qfiledialog2.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog2/tst_qfiledialog2.cpp
@@ -1265,7 +1265,6 @@ void tst_QFileDialog2::QTBUG6558_showDirsOnly()
     fd.setOption(QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly, true);
     fd.show();
 
-    QApplicationPrivate::setActiveWindow(&fd);
     QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&fd));
     QCOMPARE(fd.isVisible(), true);
     QCOMPARE(QApplication::activeWindow(), static_cast<QWidget*>(&fd));