diff --git a/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/user-search-test.js b/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/user-search-test.js
index 322f85f024..c07c7f96a5 100644
--- a/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/user-search-test.js
+++ b/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/user-search-test.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | user search', function (hooks) {
     this.server.createList('instructor-group', 2);
     const instructorGroups = await this.owner.lookup('service:store').findAll('instructor-group');
     this.set('action', (group) => {
-      assert.strictEqual(group, instructorGroups.slice()[0]);
+      assert.strictEqual(group, instructorGroups[0]);
     });
     this.set('availableInstructorGroups', instructorGroups);
     await render(hbs`<UserSearch