diff --git a/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs b/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs
index 6abdd61cf0b..b4223b2f7f4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/net/fetch.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
-use {DEFAULT_USER_AGENT, FetchResponseCollector, new_fetch_context, fetch_async, fetch_sync, make_server};
+use {DEFAULT_USER_AGENT, new_fetch_context, fetch, fetch_sync, make_server};
 use devtools_traits::DevtoolsControlMsg;
 use devtools_traits::HttpRequest as DevtoolsHttpRequest;
 use devtools_traits::HttpResponse as DevtoolsHttpResponse;
@@ -678,13 +678,8 @@ fn test_fetch_async_returns_complete_response() {
     let request = Request::new(url, Some(origin), false, None);
     *request.referrer.borrow_mut() = Referrer::NoReferrer;
 
-    let (tx, rx) = channel();
-    let listener = Box::new(FetchResponseCollector {
-        sender: tx.clone()
-    });
+    let fetch_response = fetch(request, None);
 
-    fetch_async(request, listener, None);
-    let fetch_response = rx.recv().unwrap();
     let _ = server.close();
 
     assert_eq!(response_is_done(&fetch_response), true);
@@ -703,13 +698,8 @@ fn test_opaque_filtered_fetch_async_returns_complete_response() {
     let request = Request::new(url, Some(origin), false, None);
     *request.referrer.borrow_mut() = Referrer::NoReferrer;
 
-    let (tx, rx) = channel();
-    let listener = Box::new(FetchResponseCollector {
-        sender: tx.clone()
-    });
+    let fetch_response = fetch(request, None);
 
-    fetch_async(request, listener, None);
-    let fetch_response = rx.recv().unwrap();
     let _ = server.close();
 
     assert_eq!(fetch_response.response_type, ResponseType::Opaque);
@@ -744,13 +734,8 @@ fn test_opaque_redirect_filtered_fetch_async_returns_complete_response() {
     *request.referrer.borrow_mut() = Referrer::NoReferrer;
     request.redirect_mode.set(RedirectMode::Manual);
 
-    let (tx, rx) = channel();
-    let listener = Box::new(FetchResponseCollector {
-        sender: tx.clone()
-    });
+    let fetch_response = fetch(request, None);
 
-    fetch_async(request, listener, None);
-    let fetch_response = rx.recv().unwrap();
     let _ = server.close();
 
     assert_eq!(fetch_response.response_type, ResponseType::OpaqueRedirect);
diff --git a/tests/unit/net/lib.rs b/tests/unit/net/lib.rs
index 5c364832063..17877e6d0cb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/net/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/unit/net/lib.rs
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ use net_traits::request::Request;
 use net_traits::response::Response;
 use servo_url::ServoUrl;
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
-use std::thread;
+use std::sync::mpsc::{Sender, channel};
 
 const DEFAULT_USER_AGENT: &'static str = "Such Browser. Very Layout. Wow.";
 
@@ -72,10 +71,15 @@ impl FetchTaskTarget for FetchResponseCollector {
     }
 }
 
-fn fetch_async(request: Request, target: Box<FetchTaskTarget + Send>, dc: Option<Sender<DevtoolsControlMsg>>) {
-    thread::spawn(move || {
-        methods::fetch(Rc::new(request), &mut Some(target), &new_fetch_context(dc));
+fn fetch(request: Request, dc: Option<Sender<DevtoolsControlMsg>>) -> Response {
+    let (sender, receiver) = channel();
+    let target = Box::new(FetchResponseCollector {
+        sender: sender,
     });
+
+    methods::fetch(Rc::new(request), &mut Some(target), &new_fetch_context(dc));
+
+    receiver.recv().unwrap()
 }
 
 fn fetch_sync(request: Request, dc: Option<Sender<DevtoolsControlMsg>>) -> Response {