diff --git a/OpenSSL/test/test_crypto.py b/OpenSSL/test/test_crypto.py
index 2da29a5..c6ed6c0 100644
--- a/OpenSSL/test/test_crypto.py
+++ b/OpenSSL/test/test_crypto.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 -----END PKCS7-----
 """)
 
-pkcs7DataASN1 = b(base64.b64decode(b"""
+pkcs7DataASN1 = base64.b64decode(b"""
 MIIDNwYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIDKDCCAyQCAQExADALBgkqhkiG9w0BBwGgggMKMIID
 BjCCAm+gAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFADB7MQswCQYDVQQGEwJTRzERMA8G
 A1UEChMITTJDcnlwdG8xFDASBgNVBAsTC00yQ3J5cHRvIENBMSQwIgYDVQQDExtN
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 VwnW8YxGO8Sn6UJ4FeffZNcYZddSDKosw8LtPOeWoK3JINjAk5jiPQ2cww++7QGG
 /g5NDjxFZNDJP1dGiLAxPW6JXwov4v0FmdzfLOZ01jDcgQQZqEpYlgpuI5JEWUQ9
 Ho4EzbYCOaEAMQA=
-"""))
+""")
 
 crlData = b("""\
 -----BEGIN X509 CRL-----