diff --git a/railties/test/paths_test.rb b/railties/test/paths_test.rb
index aa04cad033..5d6b6f9f72 100644
--- a/railties/test/paths_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/paths_test.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class PathsTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   test "creating a root level path" do
     @root.add "app"
     assert_equal ["/foo/bar/app"], @root["app"].to_a
-    assert_equal [Pathname.new("/foo/bar/app")], @root["app"].paths
+    assert_equal ["/foo/bar/app"], @root["app"].paths
   end
 
   test "creating a root level path with options" do
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class PathsTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     @root["app"] = "/app"
     @root["app"].glob = "*.rb"
     assert_equal "*.rb", @root["app"].glob
-    assert_equal [Pathname.new("/app")], @root["app"].paths
+    assert_equal ["/foo/bar/app"], @root["app"].paths
   end
 
   test "it should be possible to override a path's default glob without assignment" do