diff --git a/tests/integration/synapseclient/test_tables.py b/tests/integration/synapseclient/test_tables.py
index 98c3c04c3..4ea23786b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/synapseclient/test_tables.py
+++ b/tests/integration/synapseclient/test_tables.py
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ async def test_tables_pandas(syn, project):
                 ]
             ),
             "string_": tuple(
-                np.string_(s) for s in ["urgot", "has", "dark", "mysterious", "past"]
+                np.bytes_(s) for s in ["urgot", "has", "dark", "mysterious", "past"]
             ),
         }
     )