diff --git a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
index 5b2f5a3f66fee..2068730ac2517 100644
--- a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', () => {
 
   describe('focus event', () => {
     it('should not emit if focusing on a main window with a modal open', (done) => {
-      let childWindowClosed = false
+      const childWindowClosed = false
       const child = new BrowserWindow({
         parent: w,
         modal: true,
@@ -2345,23 +2345,13 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', () => {
 
       child.on('show', () => {
         w.once('focus', () => {
-          expect(childWindowClosed).to.equal(true,
-            'Main window should only regain focus once the modal is closed')
+          expect(child.isDestroyed()).to.equal(true)
           done()
         })
         w.focus() // this should not trigger the above listener
         child.close()
       })
 
-      // trying stuff...
-      child.on('close', () => {
-        childWindowClosed = true
-      })
-
-      child.on('closed', () => {
-        childWindowClosed = true
-      })
-
       // act
       child.loadURL(server.url)
       w.show()