diff --git a/tests/modules/ensemblvep/main.nf b/tests/modules/ensemblvep/main.nf
index 6b7cc307..3c8afada 100644
--- a/tests/modules/ensemblvep/main.nf
+++ b/tests/modules/ensemblvep/main.nf
@@ -21,7 +21,5 @@ workflow test_ensemblvep_no_fasta {
         file(params.test_data['sarscov2']['illumina']['test_vcf'], checkIfExists: true)
     ]
 
-    fasta = []
-
-    ENSEMBLVEP ( input, "WBcel235", "caenorhabditis_elegans", "104", [], fasta, [] )
+    ENSEMBLVEP ( input, "WBcel235", "caenorhabditis_elegans", "104", [], [], [] )
 }