diff --git a/test/test_api/test_usages.py b/test/test_api/test_usages.py
index c14c82ff..4d0effdc 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_usages.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_usages.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def test_import_references(Script):
 def test_exclude_builtin_modules(Script):
     def get(include):
         from jedi.api.project import Project
-        script = Script(source, _project=Project('', sys_path=[]))
+        script = Script(source, _project=Project('', sys_path=[], smart_sys_path=False))
         references = script.get_references(column=8, include_builtins=include)
         return [(d.line, d.column) for d in references]
     source = '''import sys\nprint(sys.path)'''