diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/repl/test/integration/test.auto_close_pairs.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/repl/test/integration/test.auto_close_pairs.js
index 4c96638c4808..69b5ad4a5907 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/repl/test/integration/test.auto_close_pairs.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/repl/test/integration/test.auto_close_pairs.js
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ function spliced2expected( s ) {
 function defaultSettings() {
 	return {
 		'autoClosePairs': false,
+		'autoDeletePairs': false,
 		'completionPreviews': false
 	};
 }
@@ -342,13 +343,11 @@ function assertAutoDelete( t, fixture, done ) {
 	N = fixture.expression.length - fixture.cursor;
 	moveBack( istream, N );
 
-	// Enable auto-close:
-	r.settings( 'autoClosePairs', true );
+	// Enable auto-delete:
+	r.settings( 'autoDeletePairs', true );
 
 	// Delete the character in order to trigger auto-delete:
-	r._rli.write( null, {  // eslint-disable-line no-underscore-dangle
-		'name': 'backspace'
-	});
+	istream.write( '\x08' );
 
 	// Close the input stream:
 	istream.end();
@@ -416,13 +415,11 @@ function assertNoAutoDelete( t, fixture, done ) {
 	N = fixture.expression.length - fixture.cursor;
 	moveBack( istream, N );
 
-	// Enable auto-close:
-	r.settings( 'autoClosePairs', true );
+	// Enable auto-delete:
+	r.settings( 'autoDeletePairs', true );
 
 	// Delete the character in order to trigger auto-delete:
-	r._rli.write( null, {  // eslint-disable-line no-underscore-dangle
-		'name': 'backspace'
-	});
+	istream.write( '\x08' );
 
 	// Close the input stream:
 	istream.end();