diff --git a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
index dbc1bb4d4..e6ce94e3f 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
@@ -3840,14 +3840,11 @@ describe "TextEditor", ->
         atom.config.set('editor.tabType', 'soft', scopeSelector: '.source.coffee')
 
         waitsForPromise ->
-          Promise.all [
-            atom.packages.activatePackage('language-coffee-script')
-            atom.project.open('coffee.coffee', autoIndent: false).then (o) -> coffeeEditor = o
-          ]
+          atom.packages.activatePackage('language-coffee-script')
 
       it "updates based on the value chosen", ->
         expect(editor.getSoftTabs()).toBe false
-        editor.setGrammar(coffeeEditor.getGrammar())
+        editor.setGrammar(atom.grammars.grammarForScopeName('source.coffee'))
         expect(editor.getSoftTabs()).toBe true
 
   describe '.getTabLength()', ->