diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_configtypes.py b/tests/unit/config/test_configtypes.py
index 34f4329fc..7bb505578 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_configtypes.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_configtypes.py
@@ -1586,7 +1586,6 @@ class TestShellCommand:
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('kwargs, val', [
         ({}, ''),
-        ({'placeholder': '{}'}, 'foo{} bar'),
         ({'placeholder': '{}'}, 'foo bar'),
         ({}, 'foo"'),  # not splittable with shlex
     ])