diff --git a/ckan/tests/legacy/lib/test_resource_search.py b/ckan/tests/legacy/lib/test_resource_search.py
index 4e60c4ae4ce..9b105332f6b 100644
--- a/ckan/tests/legacy/lib/test_resource_search.py
+++ b/ckan/tests/legacy/lib/test_resource_search.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def test_02_search_url_2(self):
         assert set([self.ab]) == urls, urls
 
     def test_03_search_url_multiple_words(self):
-        fields = dict([['url', 'e f']])
+        fields = {'url': 'e f'}
         urls = self.res_search(fields=fields)
         assert_set_equal({self.ef}, urls)