diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/util_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/util_tests.js
index 6ebed59544789..1b19c3cb533e2 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/util_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/util_tests.js
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ QUnit.module('core', {}, function () {
         );
         assert.throws(
             () => sortBy([Symbol('b'), Symbol('a')]),
-            new TypeError(`Cannot convert a Symbol value to a number`)
+            TypeError
         );
         assert.throws(
             () => sortBy(ints, true),