diff --git a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusabstractinterface/tst_qdbusabstractinterface.cpp b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusabstractinterface/tst_qdbusabstractinterface.cpp
index 28dfd0b63f..b696294005 100644
--- a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusabstractinterface/tst_qdbusabstractinterface.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusabstractinterface/tst_qdbusabstractinterface.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ public:
 
 private slots:
     void initTestCase();
-    void cleanupTestCase();
+
+    void init();
+    void cleanup();
 
     void makeVoidCall();
     void makeStringCall();
@@ -194,39 +196,6 @@ private:
     QProcess proc;
 };
 
-class WaitForQPinger: public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    WaitForQPinger();
-    bool ok();
-public Q_SLOTS:
-    void ownerChange(const QString &name)
-    {
-        if (name == serviceName)
-            loop.quit();
-    }
-
-private:
-    QEventLoop loop;
-};
-
-WaitForQPinger::WaitForQPinger()
-{
-    QDBusConnection con = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
-    if (!ok()) {
-        connect(con.interface(), SIGNAL(serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)),
-                SLOT(ownerChange(QString)));
-        QTimer::singleShot(2000, &loop, SLOT(quit()));
-        loop.exec();
-    }
-}
-
-bool WaitForQPinger::ok()
-{
-    return QDBusConnection::sessionBus().isConnected() &&
-        QDBusConnection::sessionBus().interface()->isServiceRegistered(serviceName);
-}
 
 tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::tst_QDBusAbstractInterface()
 {
@@ -244,6 +213,16 @@ void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::initTestCase()
     QDBusConnection con = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
     QVERIFY(con.isConnected());
     con.registerObject("/", &targetObj, QDBusConnection::ExportScriptableContents);
+}
+
+void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::init()
+{
+    QDBusConnection con = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
+    QVERIFY(con.isConnected());
+
+    // verify service isn't registered by something else
+    // (e.g. a left over qpinger from a previous test run)
+    QVERIFY(!con.interface()->isServiceRegistered(serviceName));
 
     // start peer server
     #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
@@ -253,9 +232,8 @@ void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::initTestCase()
     #endif
     QVERIFY(proc.waitForStarted());
 
-    WaitForQPinger w;
-    QVERIFY(w.ok());
-    //QTest::qWait(2000);
+    // verify service is now registered
+    QTRY_VERIFY(con.interface()->isServiceRegistered(serviceName));
 
     // get peer server address
     QDBusMessage req = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(serviceName, objectPath, interfaceName, "address");
@@ -273,10 +251,24 @@ void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::initTestCase()
     QVERIFY(rpl2.arguments().at(0).toBool());
 }
 
-void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::cleanupTestCase()
+void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::cleanup()
 {
-    proc.close();
-    proc.kill();
+    QDBusConnection::disconnectFromPeer("peer");
+
+    // Kill peer, resetting the object exported by a separate process
+    proc.terminate();
+    QVERIFY(proc.waitForFinished() || proc.state() == QProcess::NotRunning);
+
+    // Reset the object exported by this process
+    targetObj.m_stringProp = QString();
+    targetObj.m_variantProp = QDBusVariant();
+    targetObj.m_complexProp = RegisteredType();
+
+    // Wait until the service is certainly not registered
+    QDBusConnection con = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
+    if (con.isConnected()) {
+        QTRY_VERIFY(!con.interface()->isServiceRegistered(serviceName));
+    }
 }
 
 void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::makeVoidCall()
@@ -635,6 +627,7 @@ void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::stringPropWritePeer()
 
     QString expectedValue = "This is a value";
     QVERIFY(p->setProperty("stringProp", expectedValue));
+    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "QTBUG-24262 peer tests are broken", Abort);
     QCOMPARE(targetObj.m_stringProp, expectedValue);
 }
 
@@ -660,6 +653,7 @@ void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::variantPropWritePeer()
 
     QDBusVariant expectedValue = QDBusVariant(Q_INT64_C(-47));
     QVERIFY(p->setProperty("variantProp", qVariantFromValue(expectedValue)));
+    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "QTBUG-24262 peer tests are broken", Abort);
     QCOMPARE(targetObj.m_variantProp.variant(), expectedValue.variant());
 }
 
@@ -683,6 +677,7 @@ void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::complexPropWritePeer()
 
     RegisteredType expectedValue = RegisteredType("This is a value");
     QVERIFY(p->setProperty("complexProp", qVariantFromValue(expectedValue)));
+    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "QTBUG-24262 peer tests are broken", Abort);
     QCOMPARE(targetObj.m_complexProp, expectedValue);
 }
 
@@ -762,6 +757,7 @@ void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::stringPropDirectWritePeer()
 
     QString expectedValue = "This is a value";
     p->setStringProp(expectedValue);
+    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "QTBUG-24262 peer tests are broken", Abort);
     QCOMPARE(targetObj.m_stringProp, expectedValue);
 }
 
@@ -783,6 +779,7 @@ void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::variantPropDirectWritePeer()
 
     QDBusVariant expectedValue = QDBusVariant(Q_INT64_C(-47));
     p->setVariantProp(expectedValue);
+    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "QTBUG-24262 peer tests are broken", Abort);
     QCOMPARE(targetObj.m_variantProp.variant().userType(), expectedValue.variant().userType());
     QCOMPARE(targetObj.m_variantProp.variant(), expectedValue.variant());
 }
@@ -805,6 +802,7 @@ void tst_QDBusAbstractInterface::complexPropDirectWritePeer()
 
     RegisteredType expectedValue = RegisteredType("This is a value");
     p->setComplexProp(expectedValue);
+    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "QTBUG-24262 peer tests are broken", Abort);
     QCOMPARE(targetObj.m_complexProp, expectedValue);
 }