diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_assets.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_assets.py
index 6ee861888809..a4ca99a67b08 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_assets.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_assets.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 from xmodule.contentstore.django import contentstore  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
 from xmodule.modulestore import ModuleStoreEnum  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
 from xmodule.modulestore.xml_importer import import_course_from_xml  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
 
 TEST_DATA_DIR = settings.COMMON_TEST_DATA_ROOT
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class AssetsTestCase(CourseTestCase):
     """
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
+        self.course = CourseFactory(default_store='split')
         self.url = reverse_course_url('assets_handler', self.course.id)
 
     def upload_asset(self, name="asset-1", asset_type='text'):
@@ -513,15 +515,15 @@ def setUp(self):
 
         response = self.client.post(self.url, {"name": self.asset_name, "file": self.asset})
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.uploaded_url = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))['asset']['url']
+        self.uploaded_id = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))['asset']['id']
 
-        self.asset_location = AssetKey.from_string(self.uploaded_url)
+        self.asset_location = AssetKey.from_string(self.uploaded_id)
         self.content = contentstore().find(self.asset_location)
 
     def test_delete_asset(self):
         """ Tests the happy path :) """
         test_url = reverse_course_url(
-            'assets_handler', self.course.id, kwargs={'asset_key_string': str(self.uploaded_url)})
+            'assets_handler', self.course.id, kwargs={'asset_key_string': self.uploaded_id})
         resp = self.client.delete(test_url, HTTP_ACCEPT="application/json")
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 204)
 
@@ -533,7 +535,7 @@ def test_delete_image_type_asset(self):
         # upload image
         response = self.client.post(self.url, {"name": "delete_image_test", "file": image_asset})
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        uploaded_image_url = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))['asset']['url']
+        uploaded_image_url = json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8'))['asset']['id']
 
         # upload image thumbnail
         response = self.client.post(self.url, {"name": "delete_image_thumb_test", "file": thumbnail_image_asset})
@@ -566,7 +568,7 @@ def test_delete_asset_with_invalid_asset(self):
     def test_delete_asset_with_invalid_thumbnail(self):
         """ Tests the sad path :( """
         test_url = reverse_course_url(
-            'assets_handler', self.course.id, kwargs={'asset_key_string': str(self.uploaded_url)})
+            'assets_handler', self.course.id, kwargs={'asset_key_string': self.uploaded_id})
         self.content.thumbnail_location = StaticContent.get_location_from_path('/c4x/edX/toy/asset/invalid')
         contentstore().save(self.content)
         resp = self.client.delete(test_url, HTTP_ACCEPT="application/json")