diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py
index 000fc7b..ecff0ea 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_alias_args_commented_nargs():
     """Check that alias correctly counts args, excluding those commented out"""
     am = _ip.alias_manager
     alias_name = 'comargcount'
-    cmd = 'echo this is %%s a "commented out" arg and this is not %s'
+    cmd = 'echo this is %%s a commented out arg and this is not %s'
     
     am.define_alias(alias_name, cmd)
     assert am.is_alias(alias_name)