diff --git a/test/core/slice/slice_test.c b/test/core/slice/slice_test.c
index d3d16593419..75bef28dec4 100644
--- a/test/core/slice/slice_test.c
+++ b/test/core/slice/slice_test.c
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ static void test_static_slice_copy_interning(void) {
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < GRPC_STATIC_MDSTR_COUNT; i++) {
     grpc_slice copy = grpc_slice_dup(grpc_static_slice_table[i]);
-    GPR_ASSERT(!grpc_slice_is_equivalent(grpc_static_slice_table[i], copy));
-    GPR_ASSERT(grpc_slice_is_equivalent(grpc_static_slice_table[i],
-                                        grpc_slice_intern(copy)));
+    GPR_ASSERT(grpc_static_slice_table[i].refcount != copy.refcount);
+    GPR_ASSERT(grpc_static_slice_table[i].refcount ==
+               grpc_slice_intern(copy).refcount);
     grpc_slice_unref(copy);
   }