diff --git a/grails-plugin-rest/src/test/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/rest/render/hal/HalJsonRendererSpec.groovy b/grails-plugin-rest/src/test/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/rest/render/hal/HalJsonRendererSpec.groovy
index d4363c3e512..bd465a74b45 100644
--- a/grails-plugin-rest/src/test/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/rest/render/hal/HalJsonRendererSpec.groovy
+++ b/grails-plugin-rest/src/test/groovy/org/grails/plugins/web/rest/render/hal/HalJsonRendererSpec.groovy
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ class HalJsonRendererSpec extends Specification{
         renderer.prettyPrint = true
 
         when:"A domain object is rendered"
-        def webRequest = GrailsWebMockUtil.bindMockWebRequest()
+        def webRequest = boundMimeTypeRequest()
         webRequest.request.setAttribute(WebUtils.FORWARD_REQUEST_URI_ATTRIBUTE, "/product/Macbook")
         webRequest.request.addHeader("ACCEPT", "application/hal+json")
         def response = webRequest.response