diff --git a/tests/data/test853 b/tests/data/test853
index 934837f64..3d2a6712a 100644
--- a/tests/data/test853
+++ b/tests/data/test853
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SLOWDOWN
 <datacheck>
 1 100
 2 4294967400
-4 200
+3 200
 </datacheck>
 </reply>
 
diff --git a/tests/ftpserver.pl b/tests/ftpserver.pl
index 7fac030f0..902926791 100755
--- a/tests/ftpserver.pl
+++ b/tests/ftpserver.pl
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ sub LIST_pop3 {
     my @data = (
         "1 100\r\n",
         "2 4294967400\r\n",	# > 4 GB
-        "4 200\r\n", # Note that message 3 is a simulated "deleted" message
+        "3 200\r\n",
     );
 
     logmsg "retrieve a message list\n";