diff --git a/IPython/lib/tests/test_pretty.py b/IPython/lib/tests/test_pretty.py
index b7738a4..0c7273a 100644
--- a/IPython/lib/tests/test_pretty.py
+++ b/IPython/lib/tests/test_pretty.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def test_metaclass_repr():
 
 
 def test_unicode_repr():
-    u = u"üniço∂é"
+    u = u"üniçodé"
     ustr = unicode_to_str(u)
     
     class C(object):