diff --git a/test/operator.jl b/test/operator.jl
index 6d6f57d44c7..d635fe33f31 100644
--- a/test/operator.jl
+++ b/test/operator.jl
@@ -636,12 +636,12 @@ function operators_test(ModelType::Type{<:JuMP.AbstractModel}, VariableRefType::
         for x2 in (OffsetArray(x, -length(x)), view(x, :), sparse(x))
             @test elements_equal(+x, +x2)
             @test elements_equal(-x, -x2)
-            @test elements_equal(x .+ (first(x),), x2 .+ (first(x2),))
-            @test elements_equal(x .- (first(x),), x2 .- (first(x2),))
-            @test elements_equal((first(x),) .- x, (first(x2),) .- x2)
-            @test elements_equal((first(x),) .+ x, (first(x2),) .+ x2)
+            @test elements_equal(x .+ first(x), x2 .+ first(x2))
+            @test elements_equal(x .- first(x), x2 .- first(x2))
+            @test elements_equal(first(x) .- x, first(x2) .- x2)
+            @test elements_equal(first(x) .+ x, first(x2) .+ x2)
             @test elements_equal(2 .* x, 2 .* x2)
-            @test elements_equal((first(x),) .+ x2, (first(x2),) .+ x)
+            @test elements_equal(first(x) .+ x2, first(x2) .+ x)
             @test sum(x) == sum(x2)
             if !JuMP.one_indexed(x2)
                 @test_throws DimensionMismatch x + x2