diff --git a/test/test_plugins.py b/test/test_plugins.py
index 17b3739f4..d09929dd5 100644
--- a/test/test_plugins.py
+++ b/test/test_plugins.py
@@ -321,9 +321,9 @@ class ListenersTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
                          [d.dummy, d2.dummy])
 
     @patch('beets.plugins.find_plugins')
-    @patch('beets.plugins.inspect')
-    def test_events_called(self, mock_inspect, mock_find_plugins):
-        mock_inspect.getfullargspec.return_value = Mock(
+    @patch('inspect.getfullargspec')
+    def test_events_called(self, mock_gfa, mock_find_plugins):
+        mock_gfa.return_value = Mock(
             args=(),
             varargs='args',
             varkw='kwargs',