diff --git a/test/functional/legacy/search_mbyte_spec.lua b/test/functional/legacy/search_mbyte_spec.lua
index d807e69b68..075b24b897 100644
--- a/test/functional/legacy/search_mbyte_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/legacy/search_mbyte_spec.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
--- Test for search('multi-byte char', 'bce')
-
 local helpers = require('test.functional.helpers')
 local insert = helpers.insert
 local clear, execute, expect = helpers.clear, helpers.execute, helpers.expect
@@ -7,16 +5,13 @@ local clear, execute, expect = helpers.clear, helpers.execute, helpers.expect
 describe('search_mbyte', function()
   before_each(clear)
 
-  it('is working', function()
+  it("search('multi-byte char', 'bce')", function()
     insert([=[
       Results:
       
       Test bce:
       Ａ]=])
 
-    execute('source small.vim')
-    execute('source mbyte.vim')
-    execute('set encoding=utf-8')
     execute('/^Test bce:/+1')
     execute([[$put =search('Ａ', 'bce', line('.'))]])