diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qdrag/qdrag.pro b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qdrag/qdrag.pro
index 0173b57215..ac3fde8028 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qdrag/qdrag.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qdrag/qdrag.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 CONFIG += testcase
 TARGET = tst_qdrag
-QT += widgets testlib
+QT += testlib
 SOURCES += tst_qdrag.cpp
 
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qfileopenevent/qfileopeneventexternal/qfileopeneventexternal.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qfileopenevent/qfileopeneventexternal/qfileopeneventexternal.cpp
index 9d138f6a2e..a9f9c8db08 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qfileopenevent/qfileopeneventexternal/qfileopeneventexternal.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qfileopenevent/qfileopeneventexternal/qfileopeneventexternal.cpp
@@ -40,13 +40,12 @@
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include <QtGui>
-#include <QApplication>
 #include <QEvent>
 
-struct MyApplication : public QApplication
+struct MyApplication : public QGuiApplication
 {
     MyApplication(int& argc, char** argv)
-    : QApplication(argc, argv)
+    : QGuiApplication(argc, argv)
     {}
 
     bool event(QEvent * event)
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ struct MyApplication : public QApplication
                 file.write(QByteArray("+external"));
             return true;
         } else {
-            return QApplication::event(event);
+            return QGuiApplication::event(event);
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qfileopenevent/qfileopeneventexternal/qfileopeneventexternal.pro b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qfileopenevent/qfileopeneventexternal/qfileopeneventexternal.pro
index 7de7b2ec57..b84ff760ca 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qfileopenevent/qfileopeneventexternal/qfileopeneventexternal.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qfileopenevent/qfileopeneventexternal/qfileopeneventexternal.pro
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 TEMPLATE = app
 TARGET = qfileopeneventexternal
-QT += core gui widgets
+QT += core gui
 SOURCES += qfileopeneventexternal.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qkeysequence/qkeysequence.pro b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qkeysequence/qkeysequence.pro
index cf4337b156..9f79fe9ab7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qkeysequence/qkeysequence.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qkeysequence/qkeysequence.pro
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG += testcase
 TARGET = tst_qkeysequence
 
-QT += widgets testlib
+QT += testlib
 QT += core-private gui-private
 
 SOURCES  += tst_qkeysequence.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qpalette/qpalette.pro b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qpalette/qpalette.pro
index 8975704f0f..9dd3f3e715 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qpalette/qpalette.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qpalette/qpalette.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG += testcase
 TARGET = tst_qpalette
-QT += widgets testlib
+QT += testlib
 SOURCES  += tst_qpalette.cpp
 
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qpalette/tst_qpalette.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qpalette/tst_qpalette.cpp
index cc46831965..dc393fc2c3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qpalette/tst_qpalette.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/kernel/qpalette/tst_qpalette.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <QtTest/QtTest>
 
 #include "qpalette.h"
-#include <qapplication.h>
 
 class tst_QPalette : public QObject
 {