diff --git a/test/helpers/readAsset.js b/test/helpers/readAsset.js
index fde3ff39..bd1ae276 100644
--- a/test/helpers/readAsset.js
+++ b/test/helpers/readAsset.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default (asset, compiler, stats) => {
   const queryStringIdx = targetFile.indexOf("?");
 
   if (queryStringIdx >= 0) {
-    targetFile = targetFile.substr(0, queryStringIdx);
+    targetFile = targetFile.slice(0, queryStringIdx);
   }
 
   try {