diff --git a/tests/examples/wibox/layout/grid/spacing.lua b/tests/examples/wibox/layout/grid/spacing.lua
index 750e4c79e..14ee5def1 100644
--- a/tests/examples/wibox/layout/grid/spacing.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/wibox/layout/grid/spacing.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ local w = wibox.widget {
                 forced_num_rows = 2,
                 homogeneous     = true,
                 spacing         = 0,
-                padding         = 0,
                 layout          = wibox.layout.grid,
             },
             margins = 1,
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ local w = wibox.widget {
                 forced_num_rows = 2,
                 homogeneous     = true,
                 spacing         = 10,
-                padding         = 0,
                 layout          = wibox.layout.grid,
             },
             margins = 1,