diff --git a/testsuite/a11y/placeholder-text.ui b/testsuite/a11y/placeholder-text.ui
index 04c8a83fb9..c551607208 100644
--- a/testsuite/a11y/placeholder-text.ui
+++ b/testsuite/a11y/placeholder-text.ui
@@ -6,36 +6,20 @@
     <property name="type">popup</property>
     <child>
       <object class="GtkBox" id="box1">
-        <property name="visible">True</property>
-        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
         <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkEntry" id="entry1">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="invisible_char">●</property>
-            <property name="invisible_char_set">True</property>
             <property name="placeholder_text">Subject or Addresses contain</property>
           </object>
         </child>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkEntry" id="entry2">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="invisible_char">●</property>
             <property name="text" translatable="yes">Some text</property>
-            <property name="invisible_char_set">True</property>
             <property name="placeholder_text">Message contains</property>
           </object>
         </child>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkEntry" id="entry3">
-            <property name="visible">True</property>
-            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="has_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="is_focus">True</property>
-            <property name="invisible_char">●</property>
-            <property name="invisible_char_set">True</property>
             <property name="placeholder_text">Body contains</property>
           </object>
         </child>