diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/PaginatorComponentTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/PaginatorComponentTest.php
index 7b2a19865..39a97f6e1 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/PaginatorComponentTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/PaginatorComponentTest.php
@@ -394,9 +394,9 @@ class PaginatorComponentTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals(array(3, 2, 1), $results);
 
 		$Controller->request->params['named'] = array('sort' => 'NotExisting.field', 'direction' => 'desc');
-		$results = Hash::extract($Controller->Paginator->paginate('PaginatorControllerPost'), '{n}.PaginatorControllerPost.id');
-		$this->assertEquals(1, $Controller->params['paging']['PaginatorControllerPost']['page'], 'Invalid field in query %s');
-		$this->assertEquals(array(1, 2, 3), $results);
+		$Controller->Paginator->paginate('PaginatorControllerPost');
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $Controller->params['paging']['PaginatorControllerPost']['page']);
+		$this->assertEquals(array(), $Controller->PaginatorControllerPost->lastQueries[1]['order'][0], 'no order should be set.');
 
 		$Controller->request->params['named'] = array(
 			'sort' => 'PaginatorControllerPost.author_id', 'direction' => 'allYourBase'