diff --git a/api_test/main.c b/api_test/main.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static void render_commonmark(test_batch_runner *runner) {
static const char markdown[] = "> \\- foo *bar* \\*bar\\*\n"
"\n"
- "- Lorem ipsum dolor sit - amet,\n"
+ "- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,\n"
" consectetur adipiscing elit,\n"
"- sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt\n"
" ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.\n";
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static void render_commonmark(test_batch_runner *runner) {
"> \\- foo *bar* \\*bar\\*\n"
"\n"
"* Lorem ipsum dolor sit\n"
- " \\- amet, consectetur\n"
+ " amet, consectetur\n"
" adipiscing elit,\n"
"* sed do eiusmod tempor\n"
" incididunt ut labore\n"
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static void render_commonmark(test_batch_runner *runner) {
commonmark = cmark_render_commonmark(doc, CMARK_OPT_DEFAULT, 0);
STR_EQ(runner, commonmark, "> \\- foo *bar* \\*bar\\*\n"
"\n"
- "* Lorem ipsum dolor sit - amet,\n"
+ "* Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,\n"
" consectetur adipiscing elit,\n"
"* sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt\n"
" ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.\n",