diff --git a/tests/draft4/ref.json b/tests/draft4/ref.json
index 820839d7..33f74414 100644
--- a/tests/draft4/ref.json
+++ b/tests/draft4/ref.json
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
                 "b": {"$ref": "#/definitions/a"},
                 "c": {"$ref": "#/definitions/b"}
             },
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/c"
+            "allOf": [{ "$ref": "#/definitions/c" }]
         },
         "tests": [
             {
diff --git a/tests/draft6/ref.json b/tests/draft6/ref.json
index 3bb0efc3..676d6a06 100644
--- a/tests/draft6/ref.json
+++ b/tests/draft6/ref.json
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
                 "b": {"$ref": "#/definitions/a"},
                 "c": {"$ref": "#/definitions/b"}
             },
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/c"
+            "allOf": [{ "$ref": "#/definitions/c" }]
         },
         "tests": [
             {
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
     {
         "description": "$ref to boolean schema true",
         "schema": {
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/bool",
+            "allOf": [{ "$ref": "#/definitions/bool" }],
             "definitions": {
                 "bool": true
             }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
     {
         "description": "$ref to boolean schema false",
         "schema": {
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/bool",
+            "allOf": [{ "$ref": "#/definitions/bool" }],
             "definitions": {
                 "bool": false
             }
diff --git a/tests/draft7/ref.json b/tests/draft7/ref.json
index 97ddf07c..80a4d1d0 100644
--- a/tests/draft7/ref.json
+++ b/tests/draft7/ref.json
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
                 "b": {"$ref": "#/definitions/a"},
                 "c": {"$ref": "#/definitions/b"}
             },
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/c"
+            "allOf": [{ "$ref": "#/definitions/c" }]
         },
         "tests": [
             {
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
     {
         "description": "$ref to boolean schema true",
         "schema": {
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/bool",
+            "allOf": [{ "$ref": "#/definitions/bool" }],
             "definitions": {
                 "bool": true
             }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
     {
         "description": "$ref to boolean schema false",
         "schema": {
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/bool",
+            "allOf": [{ "$ref": "#/definitions/bool" }],
             "definitions": {
                 "bool": false
             }