diff --git a/ibis/backends/tests/test_api.py b/ibis/backends/tests/test_api.py
index 0b4d5ad070076..903bbff3ff394 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/tests/test_api.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def test_limit_chain(alltypes, expr_fn):
     "expr_fn",
     [
         param(lambda t: t, id="alltypes table"),
-        param(lambda t: t.join(t.view(), t.id == t.view().int_col), id="self join"),
+        param(lambda t: t.join(t.view(), [("id", "int_col")]), id="self join"),
     ],
 )
 def test_unbind(alltypes, expr_fn):