diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/inner_join_association_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/inner_join_association_test.rb
index 769ce5578c..77efc09f6f 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/inner_join_association_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/inner_join_association_test.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ class InnerJoinAssociationTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
            :taggings, :tags, :people
 
   def test_construct_finder_sql_applies_aliases_tables_on_association_conditions
-    result = Author.joins(:thinking_posts, :welcome_posts).to_a
-    assert_equal authors(:david), result.first
+    result = Author.joins(:thinking_posts, :welcome_posts).first
+    assert_equal authors(:david), result
   end
 
   def test_construct_finder_sql_does_not_table_name_collide_on_duplicate_associations
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/left_outer_join_association_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/left_outer_join_association_test.rb
index 852fdcb36c..02ccdeb1a1 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/left_outer_join_association_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/left_outer_join_association_test.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class LeftOuterJoinAssociationTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_construct_finder_sql_applies_aliases_tables_on_association_conditions
-    result = Author.left_outer_joins(:thinking_posts, :welcome_posts).to_a
-    assert_equal authors(:david), result.first
+    result = Author.left_outer_joins(:thinking_posts, :welcome_posts).first
+    assert_equal authors(:david), result
   end
 
   def test_construct_finder_sql_does_not_table_name_collide_on_duplicate_associations