diff --git a/hashes/src/sha256.rs b/hashes/src/sha256.rs
index 9f7756594..a2a60758d 100644
--- a/hashes/src/sha256.rs
+++ b/hashes/src/sha256.rs
@@ -950,17 +950,17 @@ mod tests {
         // 32 bytes of zeroes representing "new asset"
         engine.input(&[0; 32]);
 
-        let total_bytes_hashed = 64;
+        // RPC output
+        static WANT: Midstate = sha256::Midstate::new([
+            0x0b, 0xcf, 0xe0, 0xe5, 0x4e, 0x6c, 0xc7, 0xd3,
+            0x4f, 0x4f, 0x7c, 0x1d, 0xf0, 0xb0, 0xf5, 0x03,
+            0xf2, 0xf7, 0x12, 0x91, 0x2a, 0x06, 0x05, 0xb4,
+            0x14, 0xed, 0x33, 0x7f, 0x7f, 0x03, 0x2e, 0x03,
+        ], 64);
 
         assert_eq!(
             engine.midstate().expect("total_bytes_hashed is valid"),
-            // RPC output
-            sha256::Midstate::new([
-                0x0b, 0xcf, 0xe0, 0xe5, 0x4e, 0x6c, 0xc7, 0xd3,
-                0x4f, 0x4f, 0x7c, 0x1d, 0xf0, 0xb0, 0xf5, 0x03,
-                0xf2, 0xf7, 0x12, 0x91, 0x2a, 0x06, 0x05, 0xb4,
-                0x14, 0xed, 0x33, 0x7f, 0x7f, 0x03, 0x2e, 0x03,
-            ], total_bytes_hashed)
+            WANT,
         );
     }