diff --git a/test/lib/completions/scp.exp b/test/lib/completions/scp.exp
index dd69db3f..e68a29c6 100644
--- a/test/lib/completions/scp.exp
+++ b/test/lib/completions/scp.exp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ foreach host [get_hosts] {
 }; # foreach
 lappend expected doo: gee: hus: ike:
     # Append local filenames
-lappend expected config known_hosts "spaced\\\\ \\\\ conf"
+lappend expected config known_hosts "spaced\\ \\ conf"
 set dir fixtures/scp
 assert_complete_dir $expected "scp -F config " $dir
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ foreach host [get_hosts] {
     # Hosts `doo' and `ike' are defined in ./fixtures/scp/known_hosts
 lappend expected doo: gee: hus: ike: jar:
     # Append local filenames
-lappend expected config known_hosts "spaced\\\\ \\\\ conf"
+lappend expected config known_hosts "spaced\\ \\ conf"
 set dir fixtures/scp
 #assert_complete_dir $expected "scp -F 'spaced  conf' " $dir
 set prompt "/$dir/@"