diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/acl.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/acl.test.php
index d0b255b92..b6cf2aa7d 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/acl.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/behaviors/acl.test.php
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ class AclBehaviorTestCase extends CakeTestCase {
  *
  * @return void
  */
-	public function startTest() {
+	public function setUp() {
 		Configure::write('Acl.database', 'test_suite');
 
-		$this->Aco =& new Aco();
-		$this->Aro =& new Aro();
+		$this->Aco = new Aco();
+		$this->Aro = new Aro();
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ class AclBehaviorTestCase extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function testSetup() {
-		$User =& new AclUser();
+		$User = new AclUser();
 		$this->assertTrue(isset($User->Behaviors->Acl->settings['User']));
 		$this->assertEqual($User->Behaviors->Acl->settings['User']['type'], 'requester');
 		$this->assertTrue(is_object($User->Aro));
 
-		$Post =& new AclPost();
+		$Post = new AclPost();
 		$this->assertTrue(isset($Post->Behaviors->Acl->settings['Post']));
 		$this->assertEqual($Post->Behaviors->Acl->settings['Post']['type'], 'controlled');
 		$this->assertTrue(is_object($Post->Aco));
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class AclBehaviorTestCase extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function testAfterSave() {
-		$Post =& new AclPost();
+		$Post = new AclPost();
 		$data = array(
 			'Post' => array(
 				'author_id' => 1,
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class AclBehaviorTestCase extends CakeTestCase {
 		);
 		$this->Aro->save($aroData);
 
-		$Person =& new AclPerson();
+		$Person = new AclPerson();
 		$data = array(
 			'AclPerson' => array(
 				'name' => 'Trent',
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class AclBehaviorTestCase extends CakeTestCase {
 			)
 		);
 		$this->Aro->save($aroData);
-		$Person =& new AclPerson();
+		$Person = new AclPerson();
 		$data = array(
 			'AclPerson' => array(
 				'name' => 'Trent',
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class AclBehaviorTestCase extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function testNode() {
-		$Person =& new AclPerson();
+		$Person = new AclPerson();
 		$aroData = array(
 			'Aro' => array(
 				'model' => 'AclPerson',