diff --git a/test/functional/ui/screen_basic_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/screen_basic_spec.lua
index 06edf44a7c2cc7..3adf3ff792dc6c 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/screen_basic_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/screen_basic_spec.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe('Screen', function()
     clear()
     screen = Screen.new()
     screen:attach()
-    screen:set_default_attr_ignore( {{}, {bold=true, foreground=255}} ) 
+    screen:set_default_attr_ignore( {{bold=true, foreground=255}} )
   end)
 
   after_each(function()