diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
index 730d2a89bde83c7d2aa32e2b3c72bba1665e3e45..c8111358e336cef3621106007ee8ad650351f543 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ def test_decrement_counter
   end
 
   def test_update_counter
-    category = Category.first
+    category = categories(:general)
     assert_nil category.categorizations_count
     assert_equal 2, category.categorizations.count