diff --git a/test/publish.bats b/test/publish.bats
index 95afbe9a..b6fde783 100644
--- a/test/publish.bats
+++ b/test/publish.bats
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ parent:
     rm -rf /etc/apk/repositories
 EOF
   stacker build
-  stacker publish --skip-tls --url docker://${REGISTRY_URL} --tag latest --substitute BUSYBOX_OCI=${BUSYBOX_OCI}
+  stacker publish --skip-tls --url docker://${REGISTRY_URL} --tag latest
   stacker clean
 
   cat > stacker.yaml <<"EOF"