diff --git a/skimage/exposure/tests/test_exposure.py b/skimage/exposure/tests/test_exposure.py
index bde77cdb..f074151b 100644
--- a/skimage/exposure/tests/test_exposure.py
+++ b/skimage/exposure/tests/test_exposure.py
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ def test_adapthist_grayscale():
     with expected_warnings(['precision loss|non-contiguous input', 
                             'deprecated']):
         adapted_old = exposure.equalize_adapthist(img, 10, 9, clip_limit=0.01,
-        adapted = exposure.equalize_adapthist(img, kernel_size=(57, 51), clip_limit=0.01, nbins=128)most_equal
+                                                  nbins=128)
+        adapted = exposure.equalize_adapthist(img, kernel_size=(57, 51), clip_limit=0.01, nbins=128)
     assert img.shape == adapted.shape
     assert_almost_equal(peak_snr(img, adapted), 90.669, 3)
     assert_almost_equal(norm_brightness_err(img, adapted), 0.084, 3)