diff --git a/test/cli/other_test.py b/test/cli/other_test.py
index e560605e3bf..7c1057852d5 100644
--- a/test/cli/other_test.py
+++ b/test/cli/other_test.py
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ def test_checkers_report(tmpdir):
     with open(test_file, 'wt') as f:
         f.write('x=1;')
     checkers_report = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'r.txt')
-    exitcode, stdout, stderr, exe = cppcheck_ex(['--enable=all', '--checkers-report=' + checkers_report, test_file], remove_checkers_report=False)
+    exitcode, stdout, stderr = cppcheck(['--enable=all', '--checkers-report=' + checkers_report, test_file], remove_checkers_report=False)
     assert exitcode == 0, stdout
     assert 'Active checkers:' in stderr
     assert '--checkers-report' not in stderr