diff --git a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/expression/ApplicationContextExpressionTests.java b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/expression/ApplicationContextExpressionTests.java
index 657597bc23..7ba751b48e 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/expression/ApplicationContextExpressionTests.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/context/expression/ApplicationContextExpressionTests.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class ApplicationContextExpressionTests {
 		ac.registerBeanDefinition("tb1", bd1);
 
 		GenericBeanDefinition bd2 = new GenericBeanDefinition();
-		bd2.setBeanClassName("#{tb1.class.name}");
+		bd2.setBeanClassName("#{tb1.class}");
 		bd2.setScope("myScope");
 		bd2.getPropertyValues().add("name", "{ XXX#{tb0.name}YYY#{mySpecialAttr}ZZZ }");
 		bd2.getPropertyValues().add("age", "#{mySpecialAttr}");