diff --git a/datafusion/common/src/scalar/mod.rs b/datafusion/common/src/scalar/mod.rs
index f543dc5f0ca6..43f22265f5f6 100644
--- a/datafusion/common/src/scalar/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/common/src/scalar/mod.rs
@@ -6603,7 +6603,7 @@ mod tests {
         let not_nulls = not_nulls.finish();
         let not_nulls = Some(NullBuffer::new(not_nulls));
 
-        let ar = unsafe { StructArray::new_unchecked(fields, arrays, not_nulls) };
+        let ar = StructArray::new(fields, arrays, not_nulls);
         let s = ScalarValue::Struct(Arc::new(ar));
 
         assert_eq!(s.to_string(), "{a:1,b:2}");