diff --git a/test/functional/editor/tabpage_spec.lua b/test/functional/editor/tabpage_spec.lua
index 01779a9a92..f8ca6986bd 100644
--- a/test/functional/editor/tabpage_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/editor/tabpage_spec.lua
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('tabpage', function()
     eq({2, 1}, funcs.win_screenpos(0))
     local win3 = curwin().id
 
-    meths.win_close(win2, true)
+    meths.win_hide(win2)
     eq(win3, curwin().id)
     eq(1, #meths.list_tabpages())
     eq({1, 1}, funcs.win_screenpos(0))