diff --git a/user/test/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/HTMLPanelTest.java b/user/test/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/HTMLPanelTest.java
index 9409b7d..94fa845 100644
--- a/user/test/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/HTMLPanelTest.java
+++ b/user/test/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/HTMLPanelTest.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
    */
   public void testCustomRootTagAsTable() {
     HTMLPanel hp = new HTMLPanel("table",
-        "<tr><td>Hello <span id='labelHere'></span></td></tr></table>");
+        "<tr><td>Hello <span id='labelHere'></span></td></tr>");
     InlineLabel label = new InlineLabel("World");
     hp.addAndReplaceElement(label, "labelHere");