diff --git a/test/test_config_command.py b/test/test_config_command.py
index c81b143ec..c1215ef43 100644
--- a/test/test_config_command.py
+++ b/test/test_config_command.py
@@ -130,13 +130,9 @@ class ConfigCommandTest(BeetsTestCase):
         execlp.assert_called_once_with("myeditor", "myeditor", self.config_path)
 
     def test_edit_config_with_custom_config_path(self):
-        alt_config_path = os.path.join(
-            self.temp_dir.decode(), "alt_config.yaml"
-        )
-        with open(self.config_path, "w") as file:
-            file.write("option: alt value\n")
-
         os.environ["EDITOR"] = "myeditor"
         with patch("os.execlp") as execlp:
-            self.run_command("--config", alt_config_path, "config", "-e")
-        execlp.assert_called_once_with("myeditor", "myeditor", alt_config_path)
+            self.run_command("--config", self.cli_config_path, "config", "-e")
+        execlp.assert_called_once_with(
+            "myeditor", "myeditor", self.cli_config_path
+        )