--- a/tests/test-config.t	Mon May 17 15:15:44 2021 -0700
+++ b/tests/test-config.t	Thu Apr 15 20:13:29 2021 +0200
@@ -337,8 +337,14 @@
   > EOF
 
   $ hg showconfig paths
+  paths.foo=~/foo
   paths.foo:suboption=~/foo
-  paths.foo=$TESTTMP/foo
+
+note: The path expansion no longer happens at the config level, but the path is
+still expanded:
+
+  $ hg path | grep foo
+  foo = $TESTTMP/foo
 
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