diff --git a/filter/test.conf b/filter/test.conf
index e25105d3..989dab14 100644
--- a/filter/test.conf
+++ b/filter/test.conf
@@ -589,14 +589,11 @@ function mkpath(int a; int b)
 
 function t_path()
 bgpmask pm1;
-bgpmask pm2;
 bgppath p2;
 {
-	pm1 =  / 4 3 2 1 /;
-	pm2 = [= 4 3 2 1 =];
+	pm1 = [= 4 3 2 1 =];
 
-	bt_assert(pm1 = pm2);
-	bt_assert(format(pm2) = "[= 4 3 2 1 =]");
+	bt_assert(format(pm1) = "[= 4 3 2 1 =]");
 
 	bt_assert(+empty+ = +empty+);
 	bt_assert(10 !~ +empty+);
@@ -609,17 +606,14 @@ bgppath p2;
 	bt_assert(format(p2) = "(path 4 3 2 1)");
 	bt_assert(p2.len = 4);
 	bt_assert(p2 ~ pm1);
-	bt_assert(p2 ~ pm2);
 	bt_assert(3 ~ p2);
 	bt_assert(p2 ~ [2, 10..20]);
 	bt_assert(p2 ~ [4, 10..20]);
 
 	p2 = prepend(p2, 5);
 	bt_assert(p2 !~ pm1);
-	bt_assert(p2 !~ pm2);
 	bt_assert(10 !~ p2);
 	bt_assert(p2 !~ [8, ten..(2*ten)]);
-	bt_assert(p2 ~  / ? 4 3 2 1 /);
 	bt_assert(p2 ~ [= * 4 3 * 1 =]);
 	bt_assert(p2 ~ [= (3+2) (2*2) 3 2 1 =]);
 	bt_assert(p2 ~ mkpath(5, 4));