diff --git a/test/test_std_formatting.cpp b/test/test_std_formatting.cpp
index 003bbfd..1a8386a 100644
--- a/test/test_std_formatting.cpp
+++ b/test/test_std_formatting.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ void test_by_char(const std::locale& l, const std::locale& lreal)
     const bool bad_parsing = [&]() {
         ss_ref_type ss_ref;
         ss_ref.imbue(lreal);
-        ss_ref << std::showbase;
-        std::use_facet<std::money_put<RefCharType>>(lreal).put(ss_ref, false, ss_ref, RefCharType(' '), 104334);
+        ss_ref << std::showbase << std::put_money(104334, false);
         std::ios_base::iostate err = std::ios_base::iostate();
         typename std::money_get<RefCharType>::iter_type end;
         long double tmp;
@@ -80,46 +79,41 @@ void test_by_char(const std::locale& l, const std::locale& lreal)
     }();
 
     {
-        std::cout << "- Testing as::currency national " << std::endl;
-
-        ss_type ss;
-        ss.imbue(l);
-
-        TEST(ss << as::currency);
-        TEST(ss << 1043.34);
-        if(!bad_parsing) {
-            double v1;
-            if TEST(ss >> v1)
-                TEST_EQ(v1, 1043.34);
-        }
-
         ss_ref_type ss_ref;
         ss_ref.imbue(lreal);
         ss_ref << std::showbase;
-        std::use_facet<std::money_put<RefCharType>>(lreal).put(ss_ref, false, ss_ref, RefCharType(' '), 104334);
+        {
+            std::cout << "- Testing as::currency national " << std::endl;
+            ss_type ss;
+            ss.imbue(l);
 
-        TEST_EQ(to_utf8(ss.str()), to_utf8(ss_ref.str()));
-    }
+            TEST(ss << as::currency);
+            TEST(ss << 1043.34);
+            if(!bad_parsing) {
+                double v1;
+                if TEST(ss >> v1)
+                    TEST_EQ(v1, 1043.34);
+            }
 
-    {
-        std::cout << "- Testing as::currency iso" << std::endl;
-        ss_type ss;
-        ss.imbue(l);
-
-        ss << as::currency << as::currency_iso;
-        TEST(ss << 1043.34);
-        if(!bad_parsing) {
-            double v1;
-            if TEST(ss >> v1)
-                TEST_EQ(v1, 1043.34);
+            empty_stream(ss_ref) << std::put_money(104334, false);
+            TEST_EQ(to_utf8(ss.str()), to_utf8(ss_ref.str()));
         }
+        {
+            std::cout << "- Testing as::currency iso" << std::endl;
+            ss_type ss;
+            ss.imbue(l);
 
-        ss_ref_type ss_ref;
-        ss_ref.imbue(lreal);
-        ss_ref << std::showbase;
-        std::use_facet<std::money_put<RefCharType>>(lreal).put(ss_ref, true, ss_ref, RefCharType(' '), 104334);
+            ss << as::currency << as::currency_iso;
+            TEST(ss << 1043.34);
+            if(!bad_parsing) {
+                double v1;
+                if TEST(ss >> v1)
+                    TEST_EQ(v1, 1043.34);
+            }
 
-        TEST_EQ(to_utf8(ss.str()), to_utf8(ss_ref.str()));
+            empty_stream(ss_ref) << std::put_money(104334, true);
+            TEST_EQ(to_utf8(ss.str()), to_utf8(ss_ref.str()));
+        }
     }
 
     {