diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.py b/tests/test_helpers.py
index b13b4832..d37c7ad3 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/test_helpers.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class TestHelpers:
             os.remove("tests/static/test.txt")
 
         with open("tests/static/test.txt", "w", encoding=encoding) as f:
-            f.write("" + "Hello World!")
+            f.write("Hello World!")
 
         with app.open_resource("static/test.txt", mode="r", encoding=encoding) as f:
             assert "Hello World!" in f.read()