diff --git a/tests/test-minirst.py b/tests/test-minirst.py
--- a/tests/test-minirst.py
+++ b/tests/test-minirst.py
@@ -12,28 +12,13 @@ def debugformat(title, text, width):
 paragraphs = """
 This is some text in the first paragraph.
 
-  An indented paragraph
-  with just two lines.
-
-
-The third paragraph. It is followed by some
-random lines with spurious spaces.
+  A small indented paragraph.
+  It is followed by some lines
+  containing random whitespace.
  
   
    
-  
- 
-No indention
- here, despite
-the uneven left
- margin.
-
-      Only the
-    left-most line
-  (this line!)
-    is significant
-      for the indentation
-
+The third and final paragraph.
 """
 
 debugformat('paragraphs', paragraphs, 60)
diff --git a/tests/test-minirst.py.out b/tests/test-minirst.py.out
--- a/tests/test-minirst.py.out
+++ b/tests/test-minirst.py.out
@@ -2,15 +2,10 @@ paragraphs formatted to fit within 60 ch
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 This is some text in the first paragraph.
 
-  An indented paragraph with just two lines.
-
-The third paragraph. It is followed by some random lines
-with spurious spaces.
+  A small indented paragraph. It is followed by some lines
+  containing random whitespace.
 
-No indention here, despite the uneven left margin.
-
-  Only the left-most line (this line!) is significant for
-  the indentation
+The third and final paragraph.
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 paragraphs formatted to fit within 30 characters:
@@ -18,19 +13,12 @@ paragraphs formatted to fit within 30 ch
 This is some text in the first
 paragraph.
 
-  An indented paragraph with
-  just two lines.
-
-The third paragraph. It is
-followed by some random lines
-with spurious spaces.
+  A small indented paragraph.
+  It is followed by some lines
+  containing random
+  whitespace.
 
-No indention here, despite the
-uneven left margin.
-
-  Only the left-most line
-  (this line!) is significant
-  for the indentation
+The third and final paragraph.
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 definitions formatted to fit within 60 characters: