diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/DataAnnotationsMetadataProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/DataAnnotationsMetadataProviderTest.cs
index b379e073a5..b2353ee428 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/DataAnnotationsMetadataProviderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/DataAnnotationsMetadataProviderTest.cs
@@ -156,8 +156,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
 
             var display = new DisplayAttribute()
             {
-                Name = "DisplayAttribute_Name",
+#if USE_REAL_RESOURCES
+                Name = nameof(Test.Resources.DisplayAttribute_Name),
+                ResourceType = typeof(Test.Resources),
+#else
+                Name = nameof(Test.Resources.DisplayAttribute_Name),
                 ResourceType = typeof(Test.TestResources),
+#endif
             };
 
             var attributes = new Attribute[] { display };
@@ -180,8 +185,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
 
             var display = new DisplayAttribute()
             {
-                Description = "DisplayAttribute_Description",
+#if USE_REAL_RESOURCES
+                Description = nameof(Test.Resources.DisplayAttribute_Description),
+                ResourceType = typeof(Test.Resources),
+#else
+                Description = nameof(Test.Resources.DisplayAttribute_Description),
                 ResourceType = typeof(Test.TestResources),
+#endif
             };
 
             var attributes = new Attribute[] { display };
@@ -568,7 +578,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
             [Display(Name = "menos uno")]
             MinusOne = -1,
 
+#if USE_REAL_RESOURCES
+            [Display(Name = nameof(Test.Resources.DisplayAttribute_Name), ResourceType = typeof(Test.Resources))]
+#else
             [Display(Name = nameof(Test.TestResources.DisplayAttribute_Name), ResourceType = typeof(Test.TestResources))]
+#endif
             MinusTwo = -2,
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/TestResources.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/TestResources.cs
index 0868418b9a..1f5f61e583 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/TestResources.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/TestResources.cs
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test
 {
-    // This class is a 'fake' resources for testing DisplayAttribute. We can't use actual resources
-    // because our generator makes it an internal class, which doesn't work with DisplayAttribute.
+    // Wrap resources to make them available as public properties for [Display]. That attribute does not support
+    // internal properties.
     public static class TestResources
     {
-        public static string DisplayAttribute_Description { get; } = "description from resources";
+        public static string DisplayAttribute_Description { get; } = Resources.DisplayAttribute_Description;
 
-        public static string DisplayAttribute_Name { get; } = "name from resources";
+        public static string DisplayAttribute_Name { get; } = Resources.DisplayAttribute_Name;
     }
 }
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