diff --git a/tests/data/test1558 b/tests/data/test1558
index 8436c068502b91..f1538c2a8cc456 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1558
+++ b/tests/data/test1558
@@ -23,12 +23,8 @@ lib1558
CURLINFO_PROTOCOL for file:// transfer
-
-# force MSYS2 to not convert the file: URL
-MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL=file:
-
-file:%FILE_PWD/log/data1558
+file://%FILE_PWD/log/data1558
hello