diff --git a/tests/end2end/test_hints_html.py b/tests/end2end/test_hints_html.py
index e7561ca7a..ebb2a7e33 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/test_hints_html.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/test_hints_html.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from qutebrowser.utils import utils
 def collect_tests():
     basedir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
     datadir = basedir / 'data' / 'hints' / 'html'
-    files = [str(f.name) for f in datadir.iterdir() if f.name != 'README.md']
+    files = [f.name for f in datadir.iterdir() if f.name != 'README.md']
     return files