diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/identity_map_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/identity_map_test.rb
index 07dc3deff499cf54e921442fbafcae3ec7559ec4..37ec3b846e6a36cac4c60adbfbafa53a5c8d65b7 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/identity_map_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/identity_map_test.rb
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def test_parent_instance_should_be_shared_with_replaced_via_accessor_children
     m = Author.first
     i = Post.new(:title => 'Industrial Revolution Re-enactment', :body => 'Lorem ipsum')
     m.posts = [i]
-    assert_same m, i.author.target
+    assert_same m, i.author
     assert_not_nil i.author
     assert_equal m.name, i.author.name, "Name of man should be the same before changes to parent instance"
     m.name = 'Bongo'