diff --git a/src/packages/symbols-view/spec/symbols-view-spec.coffee b/src/packages/symbols-view/spec/symbols-view-spec.coffee
index d8adf0c04..a4c0bf5e3 100644
--- a/src/packages/symbols-view/spec/symbols-view-spec.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/symbols-view/spec/symbols-view-spec.coffee
@@ -104,28 +104,34 @@ describe "SymbolsView", ->
 
   describe "TagGenerator", ->
     it "generates tags for all JavaScript functions", ->
+      tags = []
+
       waitsForPromise ->
-        tags = []
         path = require.resolve('fixtures/sample.js')
         callback = (tag) ->
           tags.push tag
         generator = new TagGenerator(path, callback)
-        generator.generate().done ->
-          expect(tags.length).toBe 2
-          expect(tags[0].name).toBe "quicksort"
-          expect(tags[0].position.row).toBe 0
-          expect(tags[1].name).toBe "quicksort.sort"
-          expect(tags[1].position.row).toBe 1
+        generator.generate()
+
+      runs ->
+        expect(tags.length).toBe 2
+        expect(tags[0].name).toBe "quicksort"
+        expect(tags[0].position.row).toBe 0
+        expect(tags[1].name).toBe "quicksort.sort"
+        expect(tags[1].position.row).toBe 1
 
     it "generates no tags for text file", ->
+      tags = []
+
       waitsForPromise ->
-        tags = []
         path = require.resolve('fixtures/sample.txt')
         callback = (tag) ->
           tags.push tag
         generator = new TagGenerator(path, callback)
-        generator.generate().done ->
-          expect(tags.length).toBe 0
+        generator.generate()
+
+      runs ->
+        expect(tags.length).toBe 0
 
   describe "go to declaration", ->
     it "doesn't move the cursor when no declaration is found", ->