diff --git a/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.out b/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.out
index 21af040ff7f8c2f..795b7e556d13d8a 100644
--- a/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.out
+++ b/test/pseudo-tty/test_runner_default_reporter.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-[32m✔ should pass [90m(*ms)[39m[39m
-[31m✖ should fail [90m(*ms)[39m
+[32m* should pass [90m(*ms)[39m[39m
+[31m* should fail [90m(*ms)[39m
   Error: fail
       at * [90m(*)[39m
   [90m    at *[39m
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
   [90m    at *[39m
   [90m    at *[39m
 **
-[90m﹣ should skip [90m(*ms)[39m # SKIP[39m
-[34mℹ tests 3[39m
-[34mℹ pass 1[39m
-[34mℹ fail 1[39m
-[34mℹ cancelled 0[39m
-[34mℹ skipped 1[39m
-[34mℹ todo 0[39m
-[34mℹ duration_ms *[39m
+[90m* should skip [90m(*ms)[39m # SKIP[39m
+[34m* tests 3[39m
+[34m* pass 1[39m
+[34m* fail 1[39m
+[34m* cancelled 0[39m
+[34m* skipped 1[39m
+[34m* todo 0[39m
+[34m* duration_ms *[39m
diff --git a/test/pseudo-tty/testcfg.py b/test/pseudo-tty/testcfg.py
index c91da87a8f476af..df380ad31eff1e1 100644
--- a/test/pseudo-tty/testcfg.py
+++ b/test/pseudo-tty/testcfg.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def IgnoreLine(self, str_arg):
     else: return str_arg.startswith('==') or str_arg.startswith('**')
 
   def IsFailureOutput(self, output):
-    f = open(self.expected, "r", encoding="utf-8")
+    f = open(self.expected)
     # Convert output lines to regexps that we can match
     env = { 'basename': basename(self.file) }
     patterns = [ ]