diff --git a/test/spec/renderer/background.js b/test/spec/renderer/background.js
index d155814e3..51e9d2566 100644
--- a/test/spec/renderer/background.js
+++ b/test/spec/renderer/background.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ describe('iD.Background', function() {
 
     beforeEach(function() {
         d = d3.select(document.createElement('div'));
-        c = iD.Background(d).projection(d3.geo.mercator());
+        c = iD.Background().projection(d3.geo.mercator());
         d.call(c);
     });