diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/echo.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/echo.js
index a6517a5cbf..ce4bdd5bca 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/echo.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/echo.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 /*global Dict */
 var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
-var jsdom = require("jsdom");
-var window = jsdom.jsdom().defaultView;
 
 global.stub_out_jquery();
 
+set_global('window', {
+    location: {
+        origin: 'http://zulip.zulipdev.com',
+    },
+});
+
 set_global('page_params', {
     people_list: [],
     realm_emoji: {
@@ -58,9 +62,6 @@ set_global('$', function (obj) {
 set_global('feature_flags', {local_echo: true});
 
 
-jsdom.changeURL(window, 'http://zulip.zulipdev.com');
-set_global('window', window);
-
 var people = global.people;
 
 var cordelia = {