diff --git a/social_core/tests/test_utils.py b/social_core/tests/test_utils.py
index ea03398b0..77a97a8f6 100644
--- a/social_core/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/social_core/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def test_returns_partial_when_uid_and_email_do_match(self):
         backend = self._backend({"uid": email})
         backend.strategy.request_data.return_value = {backend.ID_KEY: email}
         key, val = ("foo", "bar")
-        partial = partial_pipeline_data(backend, None, *(), **dict([(key, val)]))
+        partial = partial_pipeline_data(backend, None, *(), **{key: val})
         self.assertTrue(key in partial.kwargs)
         self.assertEqual(partial.kwargs[key], val)
         self.assertEqual(backend.strategy.clean_partial_pipeline.call_count, 0)
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ def test_clean_pipeline_when_uid_does_not_match(self):
         backend = self._backend({"uid": "foo@example.com"})
         backend.strategy.request_data.return_value = {backend.ID_KEY: "bar@example.com"}
         key, val = ("foo", "bar")
-        partial = partial_pipeline_data(backend, None, *(), **dict([(key, val)]))
+        partial = partial_pipeline_data(backend, None, *(), **{key: val})
         self.assertIsNone(partial)
         self.assertEqual(backend.strategy.clean_partial_pipeline.call_count, 1)
 
     def test_kwargs_included_in_result(self):
         backend = self._backend()
         key, val = ("foo", "bar")
-        partial = partial_pipeline_data(backend, None, *(), **dict([(key, val)]))
+        partial = partial_pipeline_data(backend, None, *(), **{key: val})
         self.assertTrue(key in partial.kwargs)
         self.assertEqual(partial.kwargs[key], val)
         self.assertEqual(backend.strategy.clean_partial_pipeline.call_count, 0)