diff --git a/test/reline/test_key_actor_vi.rb b/test/reline/test_key_actor_vi.rb
index 5a8c4ac64d..6e1d9dbbda 100644
--- a/test/reline/test_key_actor_vi.rb
+++ b/test/reline/test_key_actor_vi.rb
@@ -1458,12 +1458,8 @@ class Reline::KeyActor::ViInsert::Test < Reline::TestCase
   def test_vi_motion_operators
     assert_instance_of(Reline::KeyActor::ViInsert, @config.editing_mode)
 
-    begin
+    assert_nothing_raised do
       input_keys("test = { foo: bar }\C-[BBBldt}b")
-
-      assert true
-    rescue NoMethodError
-      assert false
     end
   end
 end