diff --git a/spec/unit/functions/scanf_spec.rb b/spec/unit/functions/scanf_spec.rb
index 99b4d1cb3..c00f1a7a6 100644
--- a/spec/unit/functions/scanf_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/functions/scanf_spec.rb
@@ -1,36 +1,32 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 require 'puppet_spec/compiler'
 require 'matchers/resource'
 
 describe 'the scanf function' do
   include PuppetSpec::Compiler
   include Matchers::Resource
 
-  before :each do
-    Puppet[:parser] = 'future'
-  end
-
   it 'scans a value and returns an array' do
     expect(compile_to_catalog("$x = '42'.scanf('%i')[0] + 1; notify { \"test$x\": }")).to have_resource('Notify[test43]')
   end
 
   it 'scans a value and returns result of a code block' do
     expect(compile_to_catalog("$x = '42'.scanf('%i')|$x|{$x[0]} + 1; notify { \"test$x\": }")).to have_resource('Notify[test43]')
   end
 
   it 'returns empty array if nothing was scanned' do
     expect(compile_to_catalog("$x = 'no'.scanf('%i')[0]; notify { \"test${x}test\": }")).to have_resource('Notify[testtest]')
   end
 
   it 'produces result up to first unsuccessful scan' do
     expect(compile_to_catalog("$x = '42 no'.scanf('%i'); notify { \"test${x[0]}${x[1]}test\": }")).to have_resource('Notify[test42test]')
   end
 
 
   it 'errors when not given enough arguments' do
     expect do
       compile_to_catalog("'42'.scanf()")
     end.to raise_error(/.*expected.*scanf\(String data, String format, Callable block \{0,1\}\)/m)
   end
 end