diff --git a/test/dev/basic.ssr.test.js b/test/dev/basic.ssr.test.js
index 743c5ea18ff7..0b547c55557c 100644
--- a/test/dev/basic.ssr.test.js
+++ b/test/dev/basic.ssr.test.js
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ describe('basic ssr', () => {
     test('/redirect -> external link', async () => {
       const { html } = await nuxt.server.renderRoute('/redirect-external', renderContext)
       expect(_status).toBe(302)
-      expect(_headers.Location).toBe('https://nuxtjs.org/docs/2.x/features/data-fetching/')
+      expect(_headers.Location).toBe('https://example.com/test/')
       expect(html).toContain('<div data-server-rendered="true" id="__nuxt"></div>')
     })
 
     test('/redirect -> external link without trailing slash', async () => {
       const { html } = await nuxt.server.renderRoute('/redirect-external-no-slash', renderContext)
       expect(_status).toBe(302)
-      expect(_headers.Location).toBe('https://nuxtjs.org/docs/2.x/features/data-fetching')
+      expect(_headers.Location).toBe('https://example.com/test')
       expect(html).toContain('<div data-server-rendered="true" id="__nuxt"></div>')
     })
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/basic.browser.test.js b/test/e2e/basic.browser.test.js
index 85fc3357b2a1..578a859c4ead 100644
--- a/test/e2e/basic.browser.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/basic.browser.test.js
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe('basic browser', () => {
     await page.nuxt.navigate('/redirect-external', false)
 
     await page.waitForFunction(
-      () => window.location.href === 'https://nuxtjs.org/docs/2.x/features/data-fetching/'
+      () => window.location.href === 'https://example.com/test/'
     )
     page.close()
   })
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/redirect-external-no-slash.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/redirect-external-no-slash.vue
index 9b462960bda2..36b16eff461e 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/redirect-external-no-slash.vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/redirect-external-no-slash.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <script>
 export default {
   middleware ({ redirect }) {
-    return redirect('https://nuxtjs.org/docs/2.x/features/data-fetching')
+    return redirect('https://example.com/test')
   }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/redirect-external.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/redirect-external.vue
index 54aa843d532b..01c2b9da08f3 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/redirect-external.vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/redirect-external.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <script>
 export default {
   middleware ({ redirect }) {
-    return redirect('https://nuxtjs.org/docs/2.x/features/data-fetching/')
+    return redirect('https://example.com/test/')
   }
 }
 </script>