test: update tests to work with 'hidden'

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/test/functional/api/buffer_updates_spec.lua b/test/functional/api/buffer_updates_spec.lua
index 05ca0d5f4d..c9c9be5406 100644
--- a/test/functional/api/buffer_updates_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/api/buffer_updates_spec.lua
@@ -159,9 +159,8 @@ describe('API: buffer events:', function()
     tick = tick + 1
     expectn('nvim_buf_lines_event', {b, tick, 29, 29, firstfour, false})
 
-    -- create a new empty buffer and wipe out the old one ... this will
-    -- turn off buffer events
-    command('enew!')
+    -- delete the current buffer to turn off buffer events
+    command('bdelete!')
     expectn('nvim_buf_detach_event', {b})
 
     -- add a line at the start of an empty file
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ describe('API: buffer events:', function()
                                            'original foo'}, false})
 
     -- type text into the first line of a blank file, one character at a time
-    command('enew!')
+    command('bdelete!')
     tick = 2
     expectn('nvim_buf_detach_event', {b})
     local bnew = nvim('get_current_buf')
@@ -666,7 +665,8 @@ describe('API: buffer events:', function()
     tick = tick + 1
     expectn('nvim_buf_changedtick_event', {b, tick})
 
-    -- close our buffer by creating a new one
+    -- close our buffer and create a new one
+    command('bdelete')
     command('enew')
     expectn('nvim_buf_detach_event', {b})