diff --git a/qtpy/QtWidgets.py b/qtpy/QtWidgets.py
index 1b225421..f0d0a317 100644
--- a/qtpy/QtWidgets.py
+++ b/qtpy/QtWidgets.py
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ def __getattr__(name):
         *args,
         **kwargs,
     )
-    QApplication.exec_ = lambda *args, **kwargs: possibly_static_exec(
-        QApplication,
-        *args,
-        **kwargs,
-    )
+    QApplication.exec_ = QApplication.exec
     QDialog.exec_ = lambda self, *args, **kwargs: self.exec(*args, **kwargs)
     QMenu.exec_ = lambda *args, **kwargs: possibly_static_exec(
         QMenu,
@@ -149,11 +145,7 @@ def __getattr__(name):
     )
 
     # Map DeprecationWarning methods
-    QApplication.exec_ = lambda *args, **kwargs: possibly_static_exec(
-        QApplication,
-        *args,
-        **kwargs,
-    )
+    QApplication.exec_ = QApplication.exec
     QDialog.exec_ = lambda self, *args, **kwargs: self.exec(*args, **kwargs)
     QMenu.exec_ = lambda *args, **kwargs: possibly_static_exec(
         QMenu,