diff --git a/setup/test.py b/setup/test.py
index 197850a960..760fd15b22 100644
--- a/setup/test.py
+++ b/setup/test.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import unittest
 
 from setup import Command
 
-TEST_MODULES = frozenset('srv db polish opf css docx cfi matcher icu smartypants build misc library dictionaries'.split())
+TEST_MODULES = frozenset('srv db polish opf css docx cfi matcher icu smartypants build misc library'.split())
 
 
 def find_tests(which_tests=None):
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ def find_tests(which_tests=None):
     if ok('library'):
         from calibre.library.test_cli import find_tests
         a(find_tests())
-    if ok('dictionaries'):
-        from calibre.spell.dictionary import find_tests
-        a(find_tests())
 
     tests = unittest.TestSuite(ans)
     return tests
diff --git a/src/calibre/spell/dictionary.py b/src/calibre/spell/dictionary.py
index c5e30447cd..15e459c9a8 100644
--- a/src/calibre/spell/dictionary.py
+++ b/src/calibre/spell/dictionary.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class Dictionaries(object):
 
         if d is not None:
             try:
-                ans = d.obj.suggest(unicode(word))
+                ans = d.obj.suggest(unicode(word).replace('\u2010', '-'))
             except ValueError:
                 pass
             else: