diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/test.cpp b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/test.cpp
index ad3257fed9f..7a04a53510a 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/test.cpp
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-tests/test.cpp
@@ -718,5 +718,5 @@ void write_to_star_buf(unsigned char *buf) // $ ast-def=buf
 void test(unsigned char *source) // $ ast-def=source
 {
   write_to_star_buf(source);
-  sink(*source); // $ SPURIOUS: ir
+  sink(*source); // clean
 }
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