diff --git a/test/helpers/SaaM.js b/test/helpers/SaaM.js
index 0fda0912..18568d19 100644
--- a/test/helpers/SaaM.js
+++ b/test/helpers/SaaM.js
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
-import actions from './SampleActions'
-
 export const displayName = 'SaaM'
 
-export const bindListeners = {
-  handleClick: actions.FIRE
-}
-
-export const state = {
-  data: 1
-}
+export const state = 1
 
-export function handleClick(data) {
-  this.state.data = data
+export function reduce(state, payload) {
+  return state + 1
 }
diff --git a/test/store-as-a-module.js b/test/store-as-a-module.js
index 55b5b8b2..56556c40 100644
--- a/test/store-as-a-module.js
+++ b/test/store-as-a-module.js
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 import assert from 'assert'
+import Alt from '../'
 
-import alt from './helpers/alt'
-import actions from './helpers/SampleActions'
 import * as StoreModel from './helpers/SaaM'
 
+const alt = new Alt()
+const actions = alt.generateActions('increment')
 const store = alt.createStore(StoreModel)
 
 export default {
   'Stores as a Module': {
-    beforeEach() {
-      alt.recycle()
-    },
-
     'store state is there'() {
-      assert.equal(store.getState().data, 1, 'store data is initialized to 1')
+      assert.equal(store.getState(), 1, 'store data is initialized to 1')
+
+      actions.increment()
+
+      assert.equal(store.getState(), 2, 'store data was updated')
 
-      actions.fire(2)
+      actions.increment()
 
-      assert.equal(store.getState().data, 2, 'store data was updated')
+      assert.equal(store.getState(), 3, 'incremented again')
     }
   }
 }