diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/TypeInferenceTest.java b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/TypeInferenceTest.java
index 595be1076ed1..3899a977a96d 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/TypeInferenceTest.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/TypeInferenceTest.java
@@ -215,7 +215,10 @@ public class TypeInferenceTest extends GroovyResolveTestCase {
   }
 
   public void testNoSOF() {
-    assertTypeEquals("java.lang.Object", "A.groovy");
+    final PsiReference ref = configureByFile(getTestName(true) + "/A.groovy");
+    assertInstanceOf(ref, GrReferenceExpression.class);
+    final PsiType type = ((GrReferenceExpression)ref).getType();
+    assertNull(type);
   }
 
   public void testTraditionalForVar() {