diff --git a/test/widget/selectSpec.js b/test/widget/selectSpec.js
index f75899cfa958..63699d01c87f 100644
--- a/test/widget/selectSpec.js
+++ b/test/widget/selectSpec.js
@@ -429,17 +429,16 @@ describe('select', function() {
         expect(select.find('option').length).toEqual(1);
       });
 
-      it('should select correct input if previously bound to something not in the list', function() {
+      it('should select correct input if previously selected option was "?"', function() {
         createSingleSelect();
         scope.values = [{name:'A'},{name:'B'}];
         scope.selected = {};
         scope.$digest();
         expect(select.find('option').length).toEqual(3);
         expect(select.val()).toEqual('?');
-        expect(jqLite(select.find('option')[0]).val()).toEqual('?');
+        expect(select.find('option').eq(0).val()).toEqual('?');
 
-        select.find('option').eq(1).prop('selected', true);
-        browserTrigger(select, 'change');
+        browserTrigger(select.find('option').eq(1));
         expect(select.val()).toEqual('0');
         expect(select.find('option').eq(0).prop('selected')).toBeTruthy();
         expect(select.find('option').length).toEqual(2);
@@ -520,7 +519,5 @@ describe('select', function() {
         expect(scope.selected).toEqual([scope.values[0]]);
       });
     });
-
   });
-
 });