diff --git a/test/fixtures/global/plain.js b/test/fixtures/global/plain.js
index ae187c29fb..a9d4d9180e 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/global/plain.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/global/plain.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 foo = "foo";
 global.bar = "bar";
 
-exports.fooBar = function () {
-  return {foo: global.foo, bar: bar};
-};
+exports.fooBar = {foo: global.foo, bar:bar};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/simple/test-global.js b/test/simple/test-global.js
index 0e9ec7df23..ce4d3e8df0 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-global.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-global.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ assert.equal("foo", global.baseFoo, "x -> global.x in base level not working");
 assert.equal("bar", baseBar, "global.x -> x in base level not working");
 
 var module = require("../fixtures/global/plain"),
-  fooBar = module.fooBar();
+  fooBar = module.fooBar;
 
 assert.equal("foo", fooBar.foo, "x -> global.x in sub level not working");