diff --git a/spec/spec-helper.coffee b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
index 8c3899b18..b96d21452 100644
--- a/spec/spec-helper.coffee
+++ b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ window.keydownEvent = (key, properties={}) ->
   originalEventProperties.cmd = properties.metaKey
   originalEventProperties.target = properties.target?[0] ? properties.target
   originalEventProperties.which = properties.which
-  originalEvent = KeymapManager.keydownEvent(key, originalEventProperties)
+  originalEvent = KeymapManager.buildKeydownEvent(key, originalEventProperties)
   properties = $.extend({originalEvent}, properties)
   $.Event("keydown", properties)