diff --git a/test/custom.t b/test/custom.t
index 0b322f93e..ed70cfc0d 100755
--- a/test/custom.t
+++ b/test/custom.t
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'custom.rc')
 
 # Generate the help screen, and locate the custom report on it.
 my $output = qx{../src/task rc:custom.rc help};
-like ($output, qr/task foo \[<filter>\]\s+DESC\n/m, 'report.foo');
+like ($output, qr/task <filter> foo\s+DESC\n/m, 'report.foo');
 
 qx{../src/task rc:custom.rc add project:A one};
 qx{../src/task rc:custom.rc add two};
diff --git a/test/label.t b/test/label.t
index 0456eade1..c383585c5 100755
--- a/test/label.t
+++ b/test/label.t
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'custom.rc')
 
 # Generate the help screen, and locate the custom report on it.
 my $output = qx{../src/task rc:custom.rc help};
-like ($output, qr/task foo \[<filter>\]\s+DESC\n/m, 'report.foo');
+like ($output, qr/task <filter> foo\s+DESC\n/m, 'report.foo');
 
 qx{../src/task rc:custom.rc add project:A one};
 qx{../src/task rc:custom.rc add two};