diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/combinedopenended/display_spec.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/combinedopenended/display_spec.coffee
index 6777d8c79495f847602f8cea12c0bfc4d83e1d39..ade0c39ca071ebde640aa0067498f87cca6042e3 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/combinedopenended/display_spec.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/combinedopenended/display_spec.coffee
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ describe 'CombinedOpenEnded', ->
     beforeEach =>
       # setup the spies
       @combined = new CombinedOpenEnded @element
-      spyOn(@combined, 'reload').andCallFake -> return 0
       window.setTimeout = jasmine.createSpy().andCallFake (callback, timeout) -> return 5
 
     it 'polls at the correct intervals', =>
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ describe 'CombinedOpenEnded', ->
       @combined.poll()
       expect(window.queuePollerID).toBeUndefined()
       expect(window.setTimeout).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-      expect(@combined.reload).toHaveBeenCalled()
 
   describe 'rebind', ->
     beforeEach ->