diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/styles/text-charplacement.xml b/tests/visual_tests/styles/text-charplacement.xml
index 92467e5ef..5a8a705c4 100644
--- a/tests/visual_tests/styles/text-charplacement.xml
+++ b/tests/visual_tests/styles/text-charplacement.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs" background-color="rgb(255,100,100)">
     <Style name="road">
         <Rule>
-            <LineSymbolizer stroke="rgb(255,255,255)" stroke-opacity="0.7" smooth="4"/>
+            <LineSymbolizer stroke="rgb(255,255,255)" stroke-opacity="0.7"/>
         </Rule>
         <Rule>
             <TextSymbolizer placement="line" label-position-tolerance="50" spacing="20" minimum-distance="5" face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" size="20" halo-radius="1" halo-fill="rgb(255,255,0)">[NAME]</TextSymbolizer>