diff --git a/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_core.js b/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_core.js
index dea3f5d8a..76c0ab18f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_core.js
@@ -10,24 +10,21 @@ test("accessibility", function () {
 	var link = button.children("a");
 	var ul = menu.children("ul")
 	var links = ul.find("li.ui-menu-item a");
-	expect(12 + links.length * 2);
-				
-	equals( button.attr("aria-disabled"), "false", "button aria-disabled" );
-	equals( link.attr("aria-disabled"), "false", "button link aria-disabled" );
-	equals( link.attr("aria-haspopup"), "true", "button link aria-haspopup" );
-	equals( link.attr("role"), "button", "button link role" );
-	equals( link.attr("aria-owns"), ul.attr("id"), "button link aria-owns" );
-	equals( link.attr("tabindex"), 0, "button link tabindex" );		
+	expect(9 + links.length * 2);
 	
-	equals( ul.attr("aria-hidden"), "true", "menu aria-hidden" );
-	equals( ul.attr("aria-disabled"), "false", "menu aria-disabled" );
-	equals( ul.attr("aria-labelledby"), link.attr("id"), "menu aria-labelledby" );
-	equals( ul.attr("role"), "menubox", "menu role" );
-	equals( ul.attr("tabindex"), 0, "menu tabindex" );
-	equals( ul.attr("aria-activedescendant"), links.eq(element[0].selectedIndex).attr("id"), "menu aria-activedescendant" );
+	equals( "true", link.attr("aria-haspopup"), "button link aria-haspopup" );
+	equals( "button", link.attr("role"), "button link role" );
+	equals( ul.attr("id"), link.attr("aria-owns"), "button link aria-owns" );
+	equals( 0, link.attr("tabindex"), "button link tabindex" );		
+	
+	equals( "true", ul.attr("aria-hidden"), "menu aria-hidden" );
+	equals( link.attr("id"), ul.attr("aria-labelledby"), "menu aria-labelledby" );
+	equals( "menubox", ul.attr("role"), "menu role" );
+	equals( 0, ul.attr("tabindex"), "menu tabindex" );
+	equals( links.eq(element[0].selectedIndex).attr("id"), ul.attr("aria-activedescendant"), "menu aria-activedescendant" );
 	$.each( links, function(index){
-		equals( $(this).attr("role"), "option", "menu link #" + index +" role" );
-		equals( $(this).attr("tabindex"), -1, "menu link #" + index +" tabindex" );
+		equals( "option", $(this).attr("role"), "menu link #" + index +" role" );
+		equals( -1, $(this).attr("tabindex"), "menu link #" + index +" tabindex" );
 	});
 });
 
@@ -43,24 +40,26 @@ $.each([
 	}
 ], function( i, settings ) {
 	test("state synchronization - " + settings.type, function () {
-		expect(6);
+		expect(5);
 		var element = $(settings.selector).selectmenu();
 		var widget = element.selectmenu("widget");
 		var button = widget.filter(".ui-selectmenu-button");
 		var menu = widget.filter(".ui-selectmenu-menu");
+		var link = button.find("a");
+		var selected = element.find("option:selected");
 		
-		equals( element[0].value, element.selectmenu("option", "value"), "inital value" );	
-		equals( element.find("option:selected").text(), button.text(), "inital button text" );		
+		equals( button.text(), selected.text(), "inital button text" );		
 		
-		button.find("a").simulate( "keydown", { keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.DOWN } );
-		equals( element[0].value, element.selectmenu("option", "value"), "after keydown value" );	
-		equals( element.find("option:selected").text(), button.text(), "after keydown button text" );
+		link.simulate( "keydown", { keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.DOWN } );			
+		equals( element.find("option:selected").val(), selected.next("option").val() , "after keydown original select state" );	
+		equals( button.text(), selected.next("option").text(), "after keydown button text" );
 		
-		button.find("a").simulate( "click" );
-		menu.find("a").last().simulate( "click" );
-		equals( element[0].value, element.selectmenu("option", "value"), "after click value" );	
-		equals( element.find("option:selected").text(), button.text(), "after click button text" );		
+		link.simulate( "click" );
+		menu.find("a").last().simulate( "mouseover" ).simulate( "click" );
+		equals( element.find("option:selected").val(), element.find("option").last().val(), "after click original select state" );	
+		equals( button.text(), element.find("option").last().text(), "after click button text" );
 	});
 });
 
+
 })( jQuery );
diff --git a/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js b/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js
index fa25e69bb..65e12eab4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js
+++ b/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 
         var widget = this.element.selectmenu("widget"),
             menu = widget.filter(".ui-selectmenu-menu"),
-            value = this.element.find("option").eq(0).text();
+			button = widget.filter(".ui-selectmenu-button"),
+            value = this.element.find("option").first().text();
 
-        menu.find(".ui-menu-item").eq(0).simulate("click");
-
-        equals(this.element.selectmenu("option", "value"), "Slower", "should be set to first option");
+		button.find("a").simulate( "click" );
+        menu.find("a").first().simulate( "mouseover" ).simulate( "click" );
     });
 
     test("close", function () {
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@
         });
 
         var widget = this.element.selectmenu("widget"),
+			button = widget.filter(".ui-selectmenu-button"),
             menu = widget.filter(".ui-selectmenu-menu");
 
+		button.find("a").simulate( "click" );
         menu.find(".ui-menu-item").simulate("mouseover");
     });
 
@@ -93,9 +95,11 @@
         });
 
         var widget = this.element.selectmenu("widget"),
+			button = widget.filter(".ui-selectmenu-button"),
             menu = widget.filter(".ui-selectmenu-menu");
 
-        menu.find(".ui-menu-item").eq(0).simulate("click");
+		button.find("a").simulate( "click" );
+        menu.find("a").first().simulate( "mouseover" ).simulate("click");
     });
 
 })(jQuery);