diff --git a/tests/draft-next/optional/ecmascript-regex.json b/tests/draft-next/optional/ecmascript-regex.json
index 27211450..c96d4e05 100644
--- a/tests/draft-next/optional/ecmascript-regex.json
+++ b/tests/draft-next/optional/ecmascript-regex.json
@@ -409,12 +409,12 @@
         "description": "\\a is not an ECMA 262 control escape",
         "schema": {
             "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/next/schema",
-            "$ref": "https://json-schema.org/draft/next/schema"
+            "format": "regex"
         },
         "tests": [
             {
                 "description": "when used as a pattern",
-                "data": { "pattern": "\\a" },
+                "data": "\\a",
                 "valid": false
             }
         ]
diff --git a/tests/draft2020-12/optional/ecmascript-regex.json b/tests/draft2020-12/optional/ecmascript-regex.json
index 23b962e4..97649531 100644
--- a/tests/draft2020-12/optional/ecmascript-regex.json
+++ b/tests/draft2020-12/optional/ecmascript-regex.json
@@ -409,12 +409,12 @@
         "description": "\\a is not an ECMA 262 control escape",
         "schema": {
             "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-            "$ref": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
+            "format": "regex"
         },
         "tests": [
             {
                 "description": "when used as a pattern",
-                "data": { "pattern": "\\a" },
+                "data": "\\a",
                 "valid": false
             }
         ]