diff --git a/tests/luatest.lua b/tests/luatest.lua
index 889c51a..c3da958 100644
--- a/tests/luatest.lua
+++ b/tests/luatest.lua
@@ -48,12 +48,9 @@ function luatest.prof_init(version, status)
     prof_register_command("/lua", 0, 1, "/lua", "luatest", "luatest", cmd_lua)
     prof_register_command("/bracket", 0, 1, "/bracket", "Parenthesise input string", "Parenthesise input string", cmd_bracket);
 
-    arg_ac = { "football", "footy", "tennis" }
-    prof_register_ac("/lcomplete", arg_ac)
-    arg_one_ac = { "goal", "out", "try", "given" }
-    prof_register_ac("/lcomplete football", arg_one_ac)
-    arg_two_ac = { "test", "prod", "dev", "stage" }
-    prof_register_ac("/lcomplete tennis", arg_two_ac)
+    prof_register_ac("/lcomplete", { "football", "footy", "tennis" })
+    prof_register_ac("/lcomplete football", { "goal", "out", "try", "given" })
+    prof_register_ac("/lcomplete tennis", { "test", "prod", "dev", "stage" })
     prof_register_command("/lcomplete", 0, 2, "/lcomplete", "Lua completion", "Lua completion", cmd_bracket)
 
     prof_register_timed(timer_test, 10)
diff --git a/tests/python-test.py b/tests/python-test.py
index 8886863..3a3120a 100644
--- a/tests/python-test.py
+++ b/tests/python-test.py
@@ -43,12 +43,9 @@ def prof_init(version, status):
 
     prof.register_command("/upper", 0, 1, "/upper", "Uppercase input string", "Uppercase input string", _cmd_upper)
 
-    arg_ac = [ "aah", "baa", "bee" ]
-    prof.register_ac("/pcomplete", arg_ac);
-    arg_one_ac = [ "one", "two", "three", "nan" ]
-    prof.register_ac("/pcomplete aah", arg_one_ac);
-    arg_two_ac = [ "james", "jim", "jane", "bob" ]
-    prof.register_ac("/pcomplete baa", arg_two_ac);
+    prof.register_ac("/pcomplete", [ "aah", "baa", "bee" ]);
+    prof.register_ac("/pcomplete aah", [ "one", "two", "three", "nan" ]);
+    prof.register_ac("/pcomplete baa", [ "james", "jim", "jane", "bob" ]);
     prof.register_command("/pcomplete", 0, 2, "/pcomplete", "Python completion", "Python completion", _cmd_upper)
 
     prof.register_timed(_timer_test, 10)