diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-3969.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-3969.rs
index 9464f05158e96b55817f3f9d41e2fc0b343b5430..60991d40a54c394ce50b69c50f0e24296270ae37 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-3969.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-3969.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ trait BikeMethods {
 }
 
 impl BikeMethods for Bike {
-    fn woops(&const self) -> ~str { ~"foo" }
+    fn woops() -> ~str { ~"foo" }
     //~^ ERROR method `woops` is declared as static in its impl, but not in its trait
 }