diff --git a/test/spec/ol/control/control.test.js b/test/spec/ol/control/control.test.js
index 6f45fd2ab1..f428a52485 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/control/control.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/control/control.test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('ol.control.Control', function() {
   describe('dispose', function() {
     it('removes the control element from its parent', function() {
       goog.dispose(control);
-      expect(goog.dom.getParentElement(control.element)).to.be(null);
+      expect(control.element.parentNode).to.be(null);
     });
   });
 });
@@ -51,6 +51,5 @@ describe('ol.control.Control\'s target', function() {
 });
 
 goog.require('goog.dispose');
-goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.control.Control');
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
index 85f6a20633..663026abf1 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ describe('ol.Map', function() {
 
     it('removes the viewport from its parent', function() {
       goog.dispose(map);
-      expect(goog.dom.getParentElement(map.getViewport())).to.be(null);
+      expect(map.getViewport().parentNode).to.be(null);
     });
 
     it('removes window listeners', function() {
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ describe('ol.Map', function() {
 });
 
 goog.require('goog.dispose');
-goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.MapEvent');
 goog.require('ol.Overlay');