diff --git a/web/api/v1/api_test.go b/web/api/v1/api_test.go
index 1a053ddbc7..9b5b0af37f 100644
--- a/web/api/v1/api_test.go
+++ b/web/api/v1/api_test.go
@@ -4934,7 +4934,7 @@ func (q *fakeQuery) String() string {
 func TestDeleteSeriesEndpointRemoved(t *testing.T) {
 	api := newTestAPI(t, testhelpers.APIConfig{})
 
-	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, "/api/v1/series", nil)
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, "/api/v1/series", http.NoBody)
 	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	api.Handler.ServeHTTP(recorder, req)