diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/SelectCloneTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/SelectCloneTest.php
index 6a93963d05..b3d5d10cb1 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/SelectCloneTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Database/SelectCloneTest.php
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ public function testSelectConditionSubQueryCloning() {
    * Test that nested SELECT queries are cloned properly.
    */
   public function testNestedQueryCloning() {
-    $sub_query = \Drupal::database()->select('test', 't');
+    $sub_query = $this->connection->select('test', 't');
     $sub_query->addField('t', 'id', 'id');
     $sub_query->condition('age', 28, '<');
 
-    $query = \Drupal::database()->select($sub_query, 't');
+    $query = $this->connection->select($sub_query, 't');
 
     $clone = clone $query;