diff --git a/test/quantum_volume/test_qv.py b/test/quantum_volume/test_qv.py
index 20a3c4bb72..b76387f2fb 100644
--- a/test/quantum_volume/test_qv.py
+++ b/test/quantum_volume/test_qv.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_qv_circuits_length(self):
         and the amount of qubits in each circuit
         """
 
-        qubits_lists = [3, [0, 1, 2], [0, 1, 2, 4]]
+        qubits_lists = [[0, 1, 2], [0, 1, 2, 4]]
         ntrials = [2, 3, 5]
 
         for qubits in qubits_lists: