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diff --git a/test/subset/data/expected/pin_all_at_default/Roboto-Variable.ABC.default.retain-all-codepoint.wght=400,wdth=100.0.ttf b/test/subset/data/expected/pin_all_at_default/Roboto-Variable.ABC.default.retain-all-codepoint.wght=400,wdth=100.0.ttf
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diff --git a/test/subset/data/expected/pin_all_at_default/Roboto-Variable.ABC.default.retain-all-codepoint.wght=drop,wdth=100.ttf b/test/subset/data/expected/pin_all_at_default/Roboto-Variable.ABC.default.retain-all-codepoint.wght=drop,wdth=100.ttf
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diff --git a/test/subset/generate-expected-outputs.py b/test/subset/generate-expected-outputs.py
index 2b7a87f29..53fb774a1 100755
--- a/test/subset/generate-expected-outputs.py
+++ b/test/subset/generate-expected-outputs.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def generate_expected_output(input_file, unicodes, profile_flags, instance_flags
 		instance_path = os.path.join(tempfile.mkdtemp (), font_name)
 		args = ["fonttools", "varLib.instancer",
 			"--no-overlap-flag",
-			"--no-recalc-bounds",
 			"--no-recalc-timestamp",
 			"--output=%s" % instance_path,
 			input_file]
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@ def generate_expected_output(input_file, unicodes, profile_flags, instance_flags
 
 	fonttools_path = os.path.join(tempfile.mkdtemp (), font_name)
 	args = ["fonttools", "subset", input_path]
+	if instance_flags:
+		args.extend(["--recalc-bounds"])
 	args.extend(["--drop-tables+=DSIG",
 		     "--drop-tables-=sbix",
 		     "--no-harfbuzz-repacker", # disable harfbuzz repacker so we aren't comparing to ourself.