diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qmldesigner/coretests/tst_testcore.cpp b/tests/auto/qml/qmldesigner/coretests/tst_testcore.cpp
index 4953895df6e..b946c9774b2 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/qmldesigner/coretests/tst_testcore.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qmldesigner/coretests/tst_testcore.cpp
@@ -219,11 +219,9 @@ void tst_TestCore::cleanupTestCase()
 
 void tst_TestCore::init()
 {
-    QApplication::processEvents();
 }
 void tst_TestCore::cleanup()
 {
-    QApplication::processEvents();
 }
 
 void tst_TestCore::testModelCreateCoreModel()