diff --git a/tests/test-globalopts b/tests/test-globalopts
--- a/tests/test-globalopts
+++ b/tests/test-globalopts
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ echo "%% earlygetopt with duplicate opti
 hg --cwd a --cwd b --cwd c tip
 hg --repo c --repository b -R a tip
 
-echo "%% earlygetopt short option without spaces (79cc512a34ed)"
-hg -qR a tip
+echo "%% earlygetopt short option without following space"
 hg -q -Rb tip
-hg -qRc tip
 
 echo %% --cwd
 hg --cwd a parents