diff --git a/test/testerrorlogger.cpp b/test/testerrorlogger.cpp
index 6cf31079e56..39c219c1d9b 100644
--- a/test/testerrorlogger.cpp
+++ b/test/testerrorlogger.cpp
@@ -494,9 +494,8 @@ class TestErrorLogger : public TestFixture {
     }
 
     void SerializeAndDeserialize() const {
-        ErrorMessage msg({}, emptyString, Severity::warning, emptyString, "id", Certainty::normal);
+        ErrorMessage msg({}, emptyString, Severity::warning, "$symbol:var\nmessage $symbol", "id", Certainty::normal);
         msg.remark = "some remark";
-        msg.setmsg("$symbol:var\nmessage $symbol");
 
         ErrorMessage msg2;
         ASSERT_NO_THROW(msg2.deserialize(msg.serialize()));