diff --git a/cpg-language-java/src/test/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/java/StaticImportsTest.kt b/cpg-language-java/src/test/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/java/StaticImportsTest.kt
index 0def824fc99..a6105cf0afa 100644
--- a/cpg-language-java/src/test/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/java/StaticImportsTest.kt
+++ b/cpg-language-java/src/test/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/java/StaticImportsTest.kt
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ internal class StaticImportsTest : BaseTest() {
         assertTrue(staticField.modifiers.contains("static"))
         assertFalse(nonStaticField.modifiers.contains("static"))
 
-        val declaredReferences = main.allChildren<MemberExpression>()
+        val declaredReferences = main.refs
         val usage = findByUniqueName(declaredReferences, "staticField")
-        assertEquals(staticField, usage.refersTo)
+        assertRefersTo(usage, staticField)
 
         val nonStatic = findByUniqueName(declaredReferences, "nonStaticField")
-        assertNotEquals(nonStaticField, nonStatic.refersTo)
+        assertRefersTo(nonStatic, nonStaticField)
         assertTrue(nonStatic.refersTo!!.isInferred)
     }
 }