diff --git a/test/unit/dom-if.html b/test/unit/dom-if.html
index 12b0c05a31..1050514d99 100644
--- a/test/unit/dom-if.html
+++ b/test/unit/dom-if.html
@@ -56,10 +56,8 @@
     </template>
   </div>
 
-  <template id="trueif">
-    <template is="dom-if" if>
-      <div></div>
-    </template>
+  <template is="dom-if" id="simple">
+    <div></div>
   </template>
 
   <script>
@@ -502,7 +500,8 @@
     suite('queueing race conditions', function() {
 
       test('domif=true, attach, detach', function(done) {
-        var domif = document.importNode(document.querySelector('#trueif').content, true).firstElementChild;
+        var domif = document.querySelector('#simple');
+        domif.if = true;
         document.body.appendChild(domif);
         document.body.removeChild(domif);
         setTimeout(function() {