diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgsexpression.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgsexpression.cpp
index 16aeeb8f667..4e0735bd795 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/testqgsexpression.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/testqgsexpression.cpp
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ class TestQgsExpression: public QObject
       QCOMPARE( QgsExpression( "array_foreach(array('abc', 'hello'), upper(@element))" ).evaluate( &context ), QVariant( foreachExpected ) );
 
       QVariantList filterExpected = QVariantList() << QStringLiteral( "A: a" ) << QStringLiteral( "A: d" );
-      QCOMPARE( QgsExpression( "array_filter(array(array:='A: a', 'B: b', 'C: c', 'A: d'), expression:=substr(@element, 1, 2) = 'A:')" ).evaluate( &context ), QVariant( filterExpected ) );
+      QCOMPARE( QgsExpression( "array_filter(array:=array('A: a', 'B: b', 'C: c', 'A: d'), expression:=substr(@element, 1, 2) = 'A:')" ).evaluate( &context ), QVariant( filterExpected ) );
 
       QCOMPARE( QgsExpression( "array_intersect(array('1', '2', '3', '4'), array('4', '0', '2', '5'))" ).evaluate( &context ), QVariant( true ) );
       QCOMPARE( QgsExpression( "array_intersect(array('1', '2', '3', '4'), array('0', '5'))" ).evaluate( &context ), QVariant( false ) );