diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-libraries/react/write-a-simple-counter.english.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-libraries/react/write-a-simple-counter.english.md
index bbf7f8ddb9..4ea045bed9 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-libraries/react/write-a-simple-counter.english.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-libraries/react/write-a-simple-counter.english.md
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ tests:
   - text: <code>Counter</code> should return a <code>div</code> element which contains three buttons with text content in this order <code>Increment!</code>, <code>Decrement!</code>, <code>Reset</code>.
     testString: assert((() => { const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(Counter)); return (mockedComponent.find('.inc').text() === 'Increment!' && mockedComponent.find('.dec').text() === 'Decrement!' && mockedComponent.find('.reset').text() === 'Reset'); })());
   - text: The state of <code>Counter</code> should initialize with a <code>count</code> property set to <code>0</code>.
-    testString: assert.strictEqual(Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(Counter)).state('count'), 0);
+    testString: 'const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(Counter)); assert(mockedComponent.find("h1").text() === "Current Count: 0")'
   - text: Clicking the increment button should increment the count by <code>1</code>.
-    testString: 'async () => { const waitForIt = (fn) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(() => resolve(fn()), 250)); const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(Counter)); const first = () => { mockedComponent.setState({ count: 0 }); return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent.state(''count'')); }; const second = () => { mockedComponent.find(''.inc'').simulate(''click''); return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent.state(''count'')); }; const firstValue = await first(); const secondValue = await second(); assert(firstValue === 0 && secondValue === 1); }; '
+    testString: 'const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(Counter)); mockedComponent.find(".inc").simulate("click"); assert(mockedComponent.find("h1").text() === "Current Count: 1")'
   - text: Clicking the decrement button should decrement the count by <code>1</code>.
-    testString: 'async () => { const waitForIt = (fn) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(() => resolve(fn()), 250)); const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(Counter)); const first = () => { mockedComponent.setState({ count: 0 }); return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent.state(''count'')); }; const second = () => { mockedComponent.find(''.dec'').simulate(''click''); return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent.state(''count'')); }; const firstValue = await first(); const secondValue = await second(); assert(firstValue === 0 && secondValue === -1); }; '
+    testString: 'const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(Counter)); mockedComponent.find(".dec").simulate("click"); assert(mockedComponent.find("h1").text() === "Current Count: -1")'
   - text: Clicking the reset button should reset the count to <code>0</code>.
-    testString: 'async () => { const waitForIt = (fn) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(() => resolve(fn()), 250)); const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(Counter)); const init = () => { mockedComponent.setState({ count: 0 }); return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent.state(''count'')); }; const increment = () => { mockedComponent.find(''.inc'').simulate(''click''); mockedComponent.find(''.inc'').simulate(''click''); mockedComponent.find(''.inc'').simulate(''click''); return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent.state(''count'')); }; const decrement = () => { mockedComponent.find(''.dec'').simulate(''click''); return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent.state(''count'')); }; const reset = () => { mockedComponent.find(''.reset'').simulate(''click''); return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent.state(''count'')); }; const firstValue = await init(); const secondValue = await increment(); const thirdValue = await decrement(); const fourthValue = await reset(); assert(firstValue === 0 && secondValue === 3 && thirdValue === 2 && fourthValue === 0); }; '
+    testString: 'const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(Counter)); mockedComponent.setState({ count: 5 }); const currentCountElement = mockedComponent.find("h1"); assert(currentCountElement.text() === "Current Count: 5"); mockedComponent.find(".reset").simulate("click"); assert(currentCountElement.text() === "Current Count: 0");'
 
 ```