diff --git a/scour/scour.py b/scour/scour.py
index 7055db0..ebc44c6 100644
--- a/scour/scour.py
+++ b/scour/scour.py
@@ -2539,7 +2539,7 @@ def serializePath(pathObj, options):
     """
     # elliptical arc commands must have comma/wsp separating the coordinates
     # this fixes an issue outlined in Fix https://bugs.launchpad.net/scour/+bug/412754
-    return ''.join([cmd + scourCoordinates(data, options, (cmd == 'a'), cmd) for cmd, data in pathObj])
+    return ''.join([cmd + scourCoordinates(data, options, path_cmd=cmd) for cmd, data in pathObj])
 
 
 def serializeTransform(transformObj):
@@ -2554,7 +2554,7 @@ def serializeTransform(transformObj):
     )
 
 
-def scourCoordinates(data, options, force_whitespace=False, cmd=''):
+def scourCoordinates(data, options, force_whitespace=False, path_cmd=''):
     """
        Serializes coordinate data with some cleanups:
           - removes all trailing zeros after the decimal
@@ -2567,7 +2567,7 @@ def scourCoordinates(data, options, force_whitespace=False, cmd=''):
         c = 0
         previousCoord = ''
         for coord in data:
-            cp = ((cmd == 'c' and (c % 6) < 4) or (cmd == 's' and (c % 4) < 2))
+            cp = ((path_cmd == 'c' and (c % 6) < 4) or (path_cmd == 's' and (c % 4) < 2))
             scouredCoord = scourUnitlessLength(coord,
                                                needsRendererWorkaround=options.renderer_workaround,
                                                isControlPoint=cp)
diff --git a/testscour.py b/testscour.py
index 29b70a9..d73090d 100755
--- a/testscour.py
+++ b/testscour.py
@@ -1640,15 +1640,6 @@ class PropagateCommonAttributesUp(unittest.TestCase):
                          'Did not move common fill attribute to grandparent')
 
 
-class PathEllipticalArcParsingCommaWsp(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def runTest(self):
-        p = scourXmlFile('unittests/path-elliptical-arc-parsing.svg') \
-                 .getElementsByTagNameNS(SVGNS, 'path')[0]
-        self.assertEqual(p.getAttribute('d'), 'm100 100a100 100 0 1 1 -50 100z',
-                         'Did not parse elliptical arc command properly')
-
-
 class RemoveUnusedAttributesOnParent(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def runTest(self):
diff --git a/unittests/path-elliptical-arc-parsing.svg b/unittests/path-elliptical-arc-parsing.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 77a8cbd..0000000
--- a/unittests/path-elliptical-arc-parsing.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
-  <path d="M100,100a100,100,0,1,1,-50,100z" fill="red" />
-</svg>