diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC3303Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC3303Test.php
index b40f99ff9d6..df96bf901cc 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC3303Test.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/DDC3303Test.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ protected function setUp()
     {
         parent::setUp();
 
-        $this->_schemaTool->createSchema([$this->_em->getClassMetadata(DDC3303Employee::class)]);
+        $this->_schemaTool->createSchema([$this->_em->getClassMetadata(DDC3303Employee::CLASSNAME)]);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public function testEmbeddedObjectsAreAlsoInherited()
         $this->_em->flush();
         $this->_em->clear();
 
-        self::assertEquals($employee, $this->_em->find(DDC3303Employee::class, 'John Doe'));
+        self::assertEquals($employee, $this->_em->find(DDC3303Employee::CLASSNAME, 'John Doe'));
     }
 }
 
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ public function __construct($street, $number, $city)
  */
 class DDC3303Employee extends DDC3303Person
 {
+    const CLASSNAME = __CLASS__;
+
     /** @Column(type="string") @var string */
     private $company;