diff --git a/tests/test_asciify.py b/tests/test_asciify.py
index d03af0d25..12ca88b1b 100644
--- a/tests/test_asciify.py
+++ b/tests/test_asciify.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ from spacy.orth import asciied
 
 def test_tilde():
     string = u'hõmbre'
-    assert asciied(string) == u'hombre'
+    assert asciied(string) == b'hombre'
 
 
 def test_smart_quote():
     string = u'“'
-    assert asciied(string) == '"'
-    string = u'”'
-    assert asciied(string) == '"'
+    assert asciied(string) == b'"'
+    string = b'”'
+    assert asciied(string) == b'"'