diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 5986669742..e13d478184 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jackson/JacksonAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class JacksonAutoConfigurationTests {
 		ObjectMapper mapper = this.context.getBean(ObjectMapper.class);
 		DateTime dateTime = new DateTime(1988, 6, 25, 20, 30, DateTimeZone.UTC);
 		assertEquals("\"1988-06-25 20:30:00\"", mapper.writeValueAsString(dateTime));
-		Date date = new DateTime(1988, 6, 25, 20, 30).toDate();
+		Date date = dateTime.toDate();
 		assertEquals("\"19880625203000\"", mapper.writeValueAsString(date));
 	}