diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index ff5f860..7dfb0f8 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class Queue(object):
         # modifying the dependency. In this case we simply retry
         if depends_on is not None:
             if not isinstance(depends_on, self.job_class):
-                depends_on = Job.fetch(id=depends_on, connection=self.connection)
+                depends_on = Job(id=depends_on, connection=self.connection)
             with self.connection.pipeline() as pipe:
                 while True:
                     try:
diff --git a/tests/test_queue.py b/tests/test_queue.py
index 8990e35..ed42204 100644
--- a/tests/test_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_queue.py
@@ -355,9 +355,7 @@ class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
     def test_enqueue_job_with_dependency_by_id(self):
         """Enqueueing jobs should work as expected by id as well as job-objects."""
         parent_job = Job.create(func=say_hello)
-        # We need to save the job for the ID to exist in redis
-        parent_job.save()
-        
+
         q = Queue()
         q.enqueue_call(say_hello, depends_on=parent_job.id)
         self.assertEqual(q.job_ids, [])