diff --git a/test/hotspot/gtest/gc/shenandoah/test_shenandoahOldGeneration.cpp b/test/hotspot/gtest/gc/shenandoah/test_shenandoahOldGeneration.cpp
index b2491226e5c..4167e33b706 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/gtest/gc/shenandoah/test_shenandoahOldGeneration.cpp
+++ b/test/hotspot/gtest/gc/shenandoah/test_shenandoahOldGeneration.cpp
@@ -165,35 +165,12 @@ TEST_VM_F(ShenandoahOldGenerationTest, test_actual_size_exceeds_promotion_reserv
   EXPECT_FALSE(promotions_enabled()) << "New plab can only be used for evacuations";
 }
 
-TEST_VM_F(ShenandoahOldGenerationTest, test_shared_expends_promoted_but_does_not_change_plab) {
+TEST_VM_F(ShenandoahOldGenerationTest, test_expend_promoted_should_increase_expended) {
   SKIP_IF_NOT_SHENANDOAH();
-  ShenandoahAllocRequest req = ShenandoahAllocRequest::for_shared_gc(128, ShenandoahAffiliation::OLD_GENERATION, true);
-  req.set_actual_size(128);
-  size_t actual_size = req.actual_size() * HeapWordSize;
-
   size_t expended_before = old->get_promoted_expended();
-  old->configure_plab_for_current_thread(req);
+  old->expend_promoted(128);
   size_t expended_after = old->get_promoted_expended();
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(expended_before + actual_size, expended_after) << "Shared promotion still expends promotion";
-  EXPECT_EQ(plab_promoted(), INITIAL_PLAB_PROMOTED) << "Shared promotion should not count in plab";
-  EXPECT_EQ(plab_size(), INITIAL_PLAB_SIZE) << "Shared promotion should not change size of plab";
-  EXPECT_FALSE(promotions_enabled());
-}
-
-TEST_VM_F(ShenandoahOldGenerationTest, test_shared_evacuation_has_no_side_effects) {
-  SKIP_IF_NOT_SHENANDOAH();
-  ShenandoahAllocRequest req = ShenandoahAllocRequest::for_shared_gc(128, ShenandoahAffiliation::OLD_GENERATION, false);
-  req.set_actual_size(128);
-
-  size_t expended_before = old->get_promoted_expended();
-  old->configure_plab_for_current_thread(req);
-  size_t expended_after = old->get_promoted_expended();
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(expended_before, expended_after) << "Not a promotion, should not expend promotion reserve";
-  EXPECT_EQ(plab_promoted(), INITIAL_PLAB_PROMOTED) << "Not a plab, should not have touched plab";
-  EXPECT_EQ(plab_size(), INITIAL_PLAB_SIZE) << "Not a plab, should not have touched plab";
-  EXPECT_FALSE(promotions_enabled());
+  EXPECT_EQ(expended_before + 128, expended_after) << "Should expend promotion";
 }
 
 #undef SKIP_IF_NOT_SHENANDOAH