diff --git a/tests/test_curves.py b/tests/test_curves.py
index a6db9cee6e..7056cb6363 100755
--- a/tests/test_curves.py
+++ b/tests/test_curves.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def to_POINT(p):
 
 
 def from_POINT(p):
-    return lambda p: (bn2int(p[0]), bn2int(p[1]))
+    return (bn2int(p[0]), bn2int(p[1]))
 
 
 JACOBIAN = BIGNUM * 3