diff --git a/lib/simpletest/testweblib.php b/lib/simpletest/testweblib.php
index a5a3c61c15a..d705b322d25 100644
--- a/lib/simpletest/testweblib.php
+++ b/lib/simpletest/testweblib.php
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ class web_test extends UnitTestCase {
     }
 
     function test_fix_non_standard_entities() {
-        $this->assertEqual(fix_non_standard_entities('&#x00A3&#0228'), '£ä');
-        $this->assertEqual(fix_non_standard_entities('£ä'), '£ä');
+        $this->assertEqual(fix_non_standard_entities('&#x00A3&#0228'), '£ä');
+        $this->assertEqual(fix_non_standard_entities('£ä'), '£ä');
     }
 
     function test_compare_url() {