diff --git a/tests/indexes/tests.py b/tests/indexes/tests.py
index 1ba9f1f044..99adc73f9c 100644
--- a/tests/indexes/tests.py
+++ b/tests/indexes/tests.py
@@ -12,16 +12,8 @@ class CreationIndexesTests(TestCase):
     Test index handling by the to-be-deprecated connection.creation interface.
     """
     def test_index_together(self):
-        editor = connection.schema_editor()
-        index_sql = editor._model_indexes_sql(Article)
+        index_sql = connection.creation.sql_indexes_for_model(Article, no_style())
         self.assertEqual(len(index_sql), 1)
-        # Ensure the index name is properly quoted
-        self.assertIn(
-            connection.ops.quote_name(
-                editor._create_index_name(Article, ['headline', 'pub_date'], suffix='_idx')
-            ),
-            index_sql[0]
-        )
 
     def test_index_together_single_list(self):
         # Test for using index_together with a single list (#22172)
@@ -54,8 +46,16 @@ class SchemaIndexesTests(TestCase):
     Test index handling by the db.backends.schema infrastructure.
     """
     def test_index_together(self):
-        index_sql = connection.schema_editor()._model_indexes_sql(Article)
+        editor = connection.schema_editor()
+        index_sql = editor._model_indexes_sql(Article)
         self.assertEqual(len(index_sql), 1)
+        # Ensure the index name is properly quoted
+        self.assertIn(
+            connection.ops.quote_name(
+                editor._create_index_name(Article, ['headline', 'pub_date'], suffix='_idx')
+            ),
+            index_sql[0]
+        )
 
     def test_index_together_single_list(self):
         # Test for using index_together with a single list (#22172)