diff --git a/test/common/modules/shared_helper.js b/test/common/modules/shared_helper.js
index 9a94ee6a0..63706ac88 100644
--- a/test/common/modules/shared_helper.js
+++ b/test/common/modules/shared_helper.js
@@ -95,25 +95,10 @@ define([
     }
 
     get availableTransports() {
-      const helper = this.addingHelperFunction('availableTransports');
-      return helper._availableTransports;
-    }
-
-    get _availableTransports() {
-      this.recordPrivateApi('call.Utils.keysArray');
-      this.recordPrivateApi('call.ConnectionManager.supportedTransports');
-      this.recordPrivateApi('read.Realtime._transports');
-      return utils.keysArray(
-        clientModule.Ably.Realtime.ConnectionManager.supportedTransports(clientModule.Ably.Realtime._transports),
-      );
+      return ['web_socket'];
     }
 
     get bestTransport() {
-      const helper = this.addingHelperFunction('bestTransport');
-      return helper._bestTransport;
-    }
-
-    get _bestTransport() {
       return this.availableTransports[0];
     }
 
diff --git a/test/realtime/init.test.js b/test/realtime/init.test.js
index a4ae66197..e02b26968 100644
--- a/test/realtime/init.test.js
+++ b/test/realtime/init.test.js
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ define(['ably', 'shared_helper', 'chai'], function (Ably, Helper, chai) {
         try {
           realtime = helper.AblyRealtime({ transports: helper.availableTransports });
           helper.recordPrivateApi('read.connectionManager.baseTransport');
-          expect(realtime.connection.connectionManager.baseTransport).to.equal('comet');
+          expect(realtime.connection.connectionManager.baseTransport).to.equal('web_socket');
           helper.recordPrivateApi('read.connectionManager.webSocketTransportAvailable');
           expect(realtime.connection.connectionManager.webSocketTransportAvailable).to.be.ok;
           helper.closeAndFinish(done, realtime);