diff --git a/basis/vocabs/metadata/metadata-tests.factor b/basis/vocabs/metadata/metadata-tests.factor
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+USING: accessors kernel system tools.test vocabs.parser ;
+IN: vocabs.metadata
+
+[ os windows? "unix" "windows" ? use-vocab ]
+[ error>> unsupported-platform? ] must-fail-with