diff --git a/internal/api/client/statuses/statusdelete_test.go b/internal/api/client/statuses/statusdelete_test.go
index 57bd3f94f..d7efd5725 100644
--- a/internal/api/client/statuses/statusdelete_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/client/statuses/statusdelete_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (suite *StatusDeleteTestSuite) TestPostDelete() {
 
 	// Check that text and content type are returned for delete and redraft
 	suite.Equal("hello everyone!", statusReply.Text)
-	suite.Equal("text/plain", statusReply.ContentType)
+	suite.Equal(apimodel.StatusContentTypePlain, statusReply.ContentType)
 
 	if !testrig.WaitFor(func() bool {
 		_, err := suite.db.GetStatusByID(ctx, targetStatus.ID)