diff --git a/tests/commands/autoupdate_test.py b/tests/commands/autoupdate_test.py
index 53670ca2..e2618880 100644
--- a/tests/commands/autoupdate_test.py
+++ b/tests/commands/autoupdate_test.py
@@ -114,10 +114,8 @@ def test_autoupdate_out_of_date_repo(
     )
     write_config('.', config)
 
-    runner = Runner('.', C.CONFIG_FILE)
     before = open(C.CONFIG_FILE).read()
-    # It will update the repo, because the name matches
-    ret = autoupdate(runner, tags_only=False)
+    ret = autoupdate(Runner('.', C.CONFIG_FILE), tags_only=False)
     after = open(C.CONFIG_FILE).read()
     assert ret == 0
     assert before != after
@@ -137,7 +135,6 @@ def test_autoupdate_out_of_date_repo_with_correct_repo_name(
     runner = Runner('.', C.CONFIG_FILE)
     before = open(C.CONFIG_FILE).read()
     repo_name = 'file://{}'.format(out_of_date_repo.path)
-    # It will update the repo, because the name matches
     ret = autoupdate(runner, tags_only=False, repo=repo_name)
     after = open(C.CONFIG_FILE).read()
     assert ret == 0