diff --git a/extra/html/parser/printer/printer-tests.factor b/extra/html/parser/printer/printer-tests.factor
index 3c91e9765de..a2a049f277c 100644
--- a/extra/html/parser/printer/printer-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/html/parser/printer/printer-tests.factor
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ IN: html.parser.printer.tests
 {
     "          "
 } [
-    [ 5 #indentations set 2 tab-width set tabs >string ] with-scope
+    5 #indentations [ [ indent ] with-string-writer ] with-variable
 ] unit-test
 
 {