diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/nuon.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/nuon.rs
index db64119a5e..0da5825663 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/nuon.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/nuon.rs
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ impl Command for ToNuon {
         let use_tabs = call.has_flag("tabs");
 
         let span = call.head;
-        // allow ranges to expand and turn into array
-        let input = input.try_expand_range()?;
         let value = input.into_value(span);
 
         let nuon_result = if raw {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/nuon.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/nuon.rs
index 2c4d6bfeb4..43c63511ff 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/nuon.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/nuon.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ fn to_nuon_records() {
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "true");
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[test]
 fn to_nuon_range() {
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(