diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qcombobox_p.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qcombobox_p.h
index 45580ba9..2cf10db8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qcombobox_p.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qcombobox_p.h
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ protected:
                const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
                const QModelIndex &index) const override {
         QStyleOptionMenuItem opt = getStyleOption(option, index);
-        painter->fillRect(option.rect, opt.palette.window());
         mCombo->style()->drawControl(QStyle::CE_MenuItem, &opt, painter, mCombo);
     }
     QSize sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,