diff --git a/lib/kdevplatform/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/kdevplatform/CMakeLists.txt
index d5d5ed3f4..68f1a2733 100644
--- a/lib/kdevplatform/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/kdevplatform/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 add_library(KDevTests STATIC tests/testcore.cpp tests/autotestshell.cpp)
 target_include_directories(KDevTests PUBLIC tests)
 target_link_libraries(KDevTests
     PUBLIC
         KDev::Shell
         #KDev::Language
         #KDev::Project
         #KDev::Debugger
     PRIVATE
-        Qt5::Test
 )
 
 add_library(KDev::Tests ALIAS KDevTests)
diff --git a/lib/kdevplatform/tests/testcore.cpp b/lib/kdevplatform/tests/testcore.cpp
index f04d9ce83..8bd411362 100644
--- a/lib/kdevplatform/tests/testcore.cpp
+++ b/lib/kdevplatform/tests/testcore.cpp
@@ -1,147 +1,151 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright 2008 Andreas Pakulat <apaku@gmx.de>                         *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as       *
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the    *
  *   License, or (at your option) any later version.                       *
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
  *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
  *                                                                         *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public     *
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the                 *
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 #include "testcore.h"
 
 #include <shell/uicontroller.h>
 #include <shell/sessioncontroller.h>
 #include <shell/languagecontroller.h>
 #include <shell/runcontroller.h>
 #include <shell/documentcontroller.h>
 #include <shell/plugincontroller.h>
 #include <shell/partcontroller.h>
 #include <shell/projectcontroller.h>
 #include <language/backgroundparser/backgroundparser.h>
 #include <interfaces/isession.h>
 #include "../shell/core_p.h"
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
-#include <QTest>
+#include <QThread>
+
+namespace QTest {
+    void qWait(int i) { QThread::msleep(i); }
+}
 
 #include <KParts/MainWindow>
 
 namespace KDevelop {
 TestCore::TestCore()
     : Core(new CorePrivate(this))
 {
     Core::m_self = this;
 }
 
 TestCore* TestCore::initialize(Core::Setup mode, const QString& session)
 {
     qRegisterMetaType<QList<QUrl>>("QList<QUrl>");
 
     if (!Core::m_self) {
         new TestCore;
     }
 
     auto* core = qobject_cast<TestCore*>(Core::m_self);
     Q_ASSERT(core);
     core->initializeNonStatic(mode, session);
 
     if (mode == Default) {
         // we don't want the window to be visible, hide it
         // the unit tests should work anyways
         core->uiController()->activeMainWindow()->hide();
     }
 
     // resume the background parser when a unit test replaces the project controller
     QObject::connect(core->d->projectController.data(), &ProjectController::destroyed,
                      core, [core]() {
             core->d->languageController->backgroundParser()->resume();
         });
 
     return core;
 }
 
 void TestCore::initializeNonStatic(Core::Setup mode, const QString& _session)
 {
     QString session = _session;
     if (_session.isEmpty()) {
         // use a distinct session name for unit test sessions
         // they are temporary (see below) but still - we want to make sure
         session = QLatin1String("test-") + qApp->applicationName();
     }
 
     d->initialize(mode, session);
 
     if (_session.isEmpty()) {
         activeSession()->setTemporary(true);
     }
 }
 
 void TestCore::shutdown()
 {
     if (self()) {
         // trigger eventloop to handle Queued connections
         // before entering cleanup
         // this can fix random crashes under certain conditions
         QTest::qWait(1);
 
         self()->shutdown();
 
         // wait until Core is deleted via event loop
         QTest::qWait(1);
     }
 }
 
 void TestCore::setShuttingDown(bool shuttingDown)
 {
     d->m_shuttingDown = shuttingDown;
 }
 
 void TestCore::setSessionController(SessionController* ctrl)
 {
     d->sessionController = ctrl;
 }
 
 void TestCore::setPluginController(PluginController* ctrl)
 {
     d->pluginController = ctrl;
 }
 
 void TestCore::setRunController(RunController* ctrl)
 {
     d->runController = ctrl;
 }
 
 void TestCore::setDocumentController(DocumentController* ctrl)
 {
     d->documentController = ctrl;
 }
 
 void TestCore::setPartController(PartController* ctrl)
 {
     d->partController = ctrl;
 }
 
 void TestCore::setProjectController(ProjectController* ctrl)
 {
     d->projectController = ctrl;
 }
 
 void TestCore::setLanguageController(LanguageController* ctrl)
 {
     d->languageController = ctrl;
 }
 
 void TestCore::setUiController(UiController* ctrl)
 {
     d->uiController = ctrl;
 }
 }