1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
index 3b5169b38d..2c9cbddeab 100644
--- a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
+++ b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ class UserRestTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
         self.assertEqual("@bob:test", channel.json_body["name"])
-        self.assertEqual("foobar", channel.json_body["displayname"])
+        self.assertEqual(None, channel.json_body["displayname"])  # deactivating a user removes their displayname
         self.assertEqual(True, channel.json_body["deactivated"])
         # the user is deactivated, the threepid will be deleted
 
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ class UserRestTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
         self.assertEqual("@bob:test", channel.json_body["name"])
-        self.assertEqual("foobar", channel.json_body["displayname"])
+        self.assertEqual(None, channel.json_body["displayname"])
         self.assertEqual(1, channel.json_body["admin"])
         self.assertEqual(0, channel.json_body["is_guest"])
         self.assertEqual(1, channel.json_body["deactivated"])