diff --git a/test/unit/polymer-dom-content.html b/test/unit/polymer-dom-content.html
index 1039cc2562..2a70eaeb9f 100644
--- a/test/unit/polymer-dom-content.html
+++ b/test/unit/polymer-dom-content.html
@@ -357,10 +357,8 @@
       assert.equal(dist.$.fooIP.getAttribute('select'), '[slot=\'foo\']');
       assert.equal(dist.$.defaultIP.localName, 'content');
       assert.equal(dist.$.defaultIP.getAttribute('select'), ':not([slot])');
-      if (usingShady) {
-        assert.equal(dist.$.foo.firstElementChild.textContent, 'fallback for foo');
-        assert.equal(dist.$.default.firstElementChild.textContent, 'fallback for default');
-      }
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(dist.$.fooIP).getDistributedNodes()[0].textContent, 'fallback for foo');
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(dist.$.defaultIP).getDistributedNodes()[0].textContent, 'fallback for default');
       // Distribute div
       var frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
       var foo1 = frag.appendChild(document.createElement('div'));
@@ -371,24 +369,20 @@
       foo2.setAttribute('slot', 'foo');
       Polymer.dom(dist).appendChild(frag);
       Polymer.dom.flush();
-      if (usingShady) {
-        assert.equal(dist.$.foo.children[0], foo1);
-        assert.equal(dist.$.foo.children[1], foo2);
-        assert.equal(dist.$.default.children[0], default1);
-        assert.equal(dist.$.default.children[1], default2);
-      }
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(dist.$.fooIP).getDistributedNodes()[0], foo1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(dist.$.fooIP).getDistributedNodes()[1], foo2);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(dist.$.defaultIP).getDistributedNodes()[0], default1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(dist.$.defaultIP).getDistributedNodes()[1], default2);
       // Remove
       Polymer.dom(dist).removeChild(foo1);
       Polymer.dom(dist).removeChild(foo2);
       Polymer.dom(dist).removeChild(default1);
       Polymer.dom(dist).removeChild(default2);
       Polymer.dom.flush();
-      if (usingShady) {
-        assert.equal(dist.$.foo.children[0].textContent, 'fallback for foo');
-        assert.equal(dist.$.foo.children[1], null);
-        assert.equal(dist.$.default.children[0].textContent, 'fallback for default');
-        assert.equal(dist.$.default.children[1], null);
-      }
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(dist.$.fooIP).getDistributedNodes()[0].textContent, 'fallback for foo');
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(dist.$.fooIP).getDistributedNodes()[1], null);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(dist.$.defaultIP).getDistributedNodes()[0].textContent, 'fallback for default');
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(dist.$.defaultIP).getDistributedNodes()[1], null);
       document.body.removeChild(dist);
     });