diff --git a/src/packages/go-to-line/lib/go-to-line-view.coffee b/src/packages/go-to-line/lib/go-to-line-view.coffee
index ef734aa3b..1f24afd39 100644
--- a/src/packages/go-to-line/lib/go-to-line-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/go-to-line/lib/go-to-line-view.coffee
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ Point = require 'point'
 module.exports =
 class GoToLineView extends View
 
-  @activate: (rootView) -> new GoToLineView(rootView)
+  @activate: -> new GoToLineView
 
   @content: ->
     @div class: 'go-to-line overlay from-top mini', =>
       @subview 'miniEditor', new Editor(mini: true)
       @div class: 'message', outlet: 'message'
 
-  initialize: (@rootView) ->
-    @rootView.command 'editor:go-to-line', '.editor', => @toggle()
+  initialize: ->
+    rootView.command 'editor:go-to-line', '.editor', => @toggle()
     @miniEditor.on 'focusout', => @detach()
     @on 'core:confirm', => @confirm()
     @on 'core:cancel', => @detach()
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ class GoToLineView extends View
 
   attach: ->
     @previouslyFocusedElement = $(':focus')
-    @rootView.append(this)
-    @message.text("Enter a line number 1-#{@rootView.getActiveEditor().getLineCount()}")
+    rootView.append(this)
+    @message.text("Enter a line number 1-#{rootView.getActiveEditor().getLineCount()}")
     @miniEditor.focus()
diff --git a/src/packages/go-to-line/spec/go-to-line-spec.coffee b/src/packages/go-to-line/spec/go-to-line-spec.coffee
index c566d4942..8c9d13d90 100644
--- a/src/packages/go-to-line/spec/go-to-line-spec.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/go-to-line/spec/go-to-line-spec.coffee
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 RootView = require 'root-view'
+GoToLineView = require 'go-to-line/lib/go-to-line-view'
 
 describe 'GoToLine', ->
-  [rootView, goToLine, editor] = []
+  [goToLine, editor] = []
 
   beforeEach ->
-    rootView = new RootView(require.resolve('fixtures/sample.js'))
+    new RootView(require.resolve('fixtures/sample.js'))
     rootView.enableKeymap()
-    atom.loadPackage("go-to-line")
     editor = rootView.getActiveEditor()
-    editor.trigger 'editor:go-to-line'
-    goToLine = rootView.find('.go-to-line').view()
-    editor.trigger 'editor:go-to-line'
+    goToLine = GoToLineView.activate()
     editor.setCursorBufferPosition([1,0])
 
   afterEach ->