diff --git a/test/specs/new/tasklist_basic.html b/test/specs/new/tasklist_basic.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3dc424642b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/new/tasklist_basic.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<h1>tight</h1>
+<ul>
+<li><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> item</li>
+</ul>
+<h1>loose</h1>
+<ul>
+<li><p><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> item 1</p>
+</li>
+<li><p><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> item 2</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
diff --git a/test/specs/new/tasklist_basic.md b/test/specs/new/tasklist_basic.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d24daf4aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/new/tasklist_basic.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# tight
+
+- [ ] item
+
+# loose
+
+- [ ] item 1
+
+- [ ] item 2
diff --git a/test/unit/marked.test.js b/test/unit/marked.test.js
index d7348a8666..b604c0103e 100644
--- a/test/unit/marked.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/marked.test.js
@@ -42,20 +42,6 @@ describe('marked unit', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('task', () => {
-    it('space after checkbox', () => {
-      const html = marked.parse('- [ ] item');
-
-      assert.strictEqual(html, '<ul>\n<li><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> item</li>\n</ul>\n');
-    });
-
-    it('space after loose checkbox', () => {
-      const html = marked.parse('- [ ] item 1\n\n- [ ] item 2');
-
-      assert.strictEqual(html, '<ul>\n<li><p><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> item 1</p>\n</li>\n<li><p><input disabled="" type="checkbox"> item 2</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n');
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('parseInline', () => {
     it('should parse inline tokens', () => {
       const md = '**strong** _em_';