diff --git a/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket_onDemandCertificates_member/tst_qsslsocket_onDemandCertificates_member.cpp b/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket_onDemandCertificates_member/tst_qsslsocket_onDemandCertificates_member.cpp
index ad9554c7a5..5215204a5c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket_onDemandCertificates_member/tst_qsslsocket_onDemandCertificates_member.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/ssl/qsslsocket_onDemandCertificates_member/tst_qsslsocket_onDemandCertificates_member.cpp
@@ -212,17 +212,6 @@ void tst_QSslSocket_onDemandCertificates_member::onDemandRootCertLoadingMemberMe
 {
     const QString host("www.qt.io");
 
-#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 5)
-    {
-        // not using any root certs -> should not work
-        QSslSocketPtr socket2 = newSocket();
-        this->socket = socket2.data();
-        socket2->setCaCertificates(QList<QSslCertificate>());
-        socket2->connectToHostEncrypted(host, 443);
-        QVERIFY(!waitForEncrypted(socket2.data()));
-    }
-#endif
-
     // not using any root certs -> should not work
     QSslSocketPtr socket2 = newSocket();
     this->socket = socket2.data();
@@ -238,17 +227,6 @@ void tst_QSslSocket_onDemandCertificates_member::onDemandRootCertLoadingMemberMe
     socket->connectToHostEncrypted(host, 443);
     QVERIFY2(waitForEncrypted(socket.data()), qPrintable(socket->errorString()));
 
-#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(5, 5)
-    {
-        // not using any root certs again -> should not work
-        QSslSocketPtr socket3 = newSocket();
-        this->socket = socket3.data();
-        socket3->setCaCertificates(QList<QSslCertificate>());
-        socket3->connectToHostEncrypted(host, 443);
-        QVERIFY(!waitForEncrypted(socket3.data()));
-    }
-#endif
-
     // not using any root certs again -> should not work
     QSslSocketPtr socket3 = newSocket();
     this->socket = socket3.data();