diff --git a/akka-stream-typed/src/test/scala/docs/scaladsl/ActorFlowSpec.scala b/akka-stream-typed/src/test/scala/docs/scaladsl/ActorFlowSpec.scala
index e3c79a23ac..d55184193e 100644
--- a/akka-stream-typed/src/test/scala/docs/scaladsl/ActorFlowSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream-typed/src/test/scala/docs/scaladsl/ActorFlowSpec.scala
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ActorFlowSpec extends ScalaTestWithActorTestKit with AnyWordSpecLike {
       //#ask
       askFlowExplicit.map(identity)
 
-      in.futureValue shouldEqual List.tabulate(51)(i => Reply(s"$i!!!")).drop(1)
+      in.futureValue shouldEqual List.tabulate(51)(i => s"$i!!!").drop(1)
     }
 
     "signal ask timeout failure" in {