diff --git a/tests/ticker.py b/tests/ticker.py
index e0760b4f7..20c5e6b0f 100644
--- a/tests/ticker.py
+++ b/tests/ticker.py
@@ -713,8 +713,6 @@ def test_recommendations_history(self):  # alias for upgrades_downgrades
 
     def test_calendar(self):
         data = self.ticker.calendar
-        print(self.ticker.ticker)
-        print(data)
         self.assertIsInstance(data, dict, "data has wrong type")
         self.assertTrue(len(data) > 0, "data is empty")
         self.assertIn("Earnings Date", data.keys(), "data missing expected key")
diff --git a/yfinance/scrapers/quote.py b/yfinance/scrapers/quote.py
index 646d4afa6..f06c2a5c2 100644
--- a/yfinance/scrapers/quote.py
+++ b/yfinance/scrapers/quote.py
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ def _fetch_calendar(self):
         # secFilings return too old data, so not requesting it for now
         result = self._fetch(self.proxy, modules=['calendarEvents'])
         try:
-            self._calendar = {}
+            self._calendar = dict()
             _events = result["quoteSummary"]["result"][0]["calendarEvents"]
             if 'dividendDate' in _events:
                 self._calendar['Dividend Date'] = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(_events['dividendDate']).date()