diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/qcoreapplication.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/qcoreapplication.pro
index 9ab494d3d5..14df20c986 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/qcoreapplication.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/qcoreapplication.pro
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ CONFIG += testcase parallel_test
 TARGET = tst_qcoreapplication
 QT = core testlib core-private
 SOURCES = tst_qcoreapplication.cpp
-DEFINES += QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/tst_qcoreapplication.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/tst_qcoreapplication.cpp
index 10c00e2a67..ff1d8b2a36 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/tst_qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication/tst_qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ void tst_QCoreApplication::customEventDispatcher()
     QCOMPARE(QCoreApplication::eventDispatcher(), ed);
     // test the alternative API of QAbstractEventDispatcher
     QCOMPARE(QAbstractEventDispatcher::instance(), ed);
-    QWeakPointer<DummyEventDispatcher> weak_ed(ed);
+    QPointer<DummyEventDispatcher> weak_ed(ed);
     QVERIFY(!weak_ed.isNull());
     {
         int argc = 1;