diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_write.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_write.test.php
index 5027528bb70..75a6fa1bff7 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_write.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/model_write.test.php
@@ -3575,7 +3575,7 @@ function testSaveAllValidateFirstAtomicFalse() {
  */
 	function testUpdateWithCalculation() {
 		$this->loadFixtures('DataTest');
-		$model =& new DataTest();
+		$model = new DataTest();
 		$model->deleteAll(true);
 		$result = $model->saveAll(array(
 			array('count' => 5, 'float' => 1.1),