diff --git a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
index a1cd8d67e..4cef9f136 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
+++ b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
@@ -173,19 +173,22 @@ describe('TextEditorComponent', () => {
         expect(actualWidth).toBe(expectedWidth + 'px')
       }
 
-      // Make sure we do not throw an error if a synchronous update is
-      // triggered before measuring the longest line from a
-      // previously-scheduled update.
-      editor.getBuffer().insert(Point(12, Infinity), 'x'.repeat(100))
-      expect(editor.getLongestScreenRow()).toBe(12)
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-lone-blocks
+      {
+        // Make sure we do not throw an error if a synchronous update is
+        // triggered before measuring the longest line from a
+        // previously-scheduled update.
+        editor.getBuffer().insert(Point(12, Infinity), 'x'.repeat(100))
+        expect(editor.getLongestScreenRow()).toBe(12)
 
-      TextEditorComponent.getScheduler().readDocument(() => {
-        // This will happen before the measurement phase of the update
-        // triggered above.
-        component.pixelPositionForScreenPosition(Point(11, Infinity))
-      })
+        TextEditorComponent.getScheduler().readDocument(() => {
+          // This will happen before the measurement phase of the update
+          // triggered above.
+          component.pixelPositionForScreenPosition(Point(11, Infinity))
+        })
 
-      await component.getNextUpdatePromise()
+        await component.getNextUpdatePromise()
+      }
     })
 
     it('re-renders lines when their height changes', async () => {