diff --git a/tests/test_field_codec.py b/tests/test_field_codec.py
index 9915889ca4..1a400314d6 100644
--- a/tests/test_field_codec.py
+++ b/tests/test_field_codec.py
@@ -381,8 +381,7 @@ class Scalars:
     for key in encoded:
         with pytest.raises((TypeError, ValueError)):
             FieldCodec.decode(Scalars, {**encoded, key: 7})
-    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-        FieldCodec.encode(value.path)
+    assert FieldCodec.encode(value.path) == "/saved/history"
 
     @dataclass(frozen=True)
     class ScalarRow(TypedTable, declared_name="field_representation_rows"):