diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/inverse_associations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/inverse_associations_test.rb
index 457c4da9bf..1d7604f52b 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/inverse_associations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/inverse_associations_test.rb
@@ -434,7 +434,8 @@ class InverseBelongsToTests < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_child_instance_should_be_shared_with_replaced_via_method_parent
-    f = Face.find(:first)
+    f = faces(:trusting)
+    assert_not_nil f.man
     m = Man.new(:name => 'Charles')
     f.man.replace(m)
     assert_not_nil m.face