diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
index 498295d182..86988f0533 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
@@ -251,10 +251,7 @@ describe Formulary do
       end
 
       it "returns a Formula from a fully qualified Alias path" do
-        alias_dir = tap.path/"Aliases"
-        alias_dir.mkpath
-        FileUtils.ln_s formula_path, alias_dir/"bar"
-        expect(described_class.factory("#{tap}/bar")).to be_a(Formula)
+        expect(described_class.factory("#{tap.name}/#{alias_name}")).to be_a(Formula)
       end
 
       it "raises an error when the Formula cannot be found" do