diff --git a/modules/simpletest/tests/error.test b/modules/simpletest/tests/error.test
index fdaab2bb82afa6a74dbea7a42f2ccbf2d6304447..fdc060a48ec16c5d6907bdf5a03ca2450234e4ed 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/tests/error.test
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/error.test
@@ -25,21 +25,18 @@ class DrupalErrorHandlerUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       '%type' => 'Notice',
       '!message' => 'Undefined variable: bananas',
       '%function' => 'error_test_generate_warnings()',
-      '%line' => 44,
       '%file' => drupal_realpath('modules/simpletest/tests/error_test.module'),
     );
     $error_warning = array(
       '%type' => 'Warning',
       '!message' => 'Division by zero',
       '%function' => 'error_test_generate_warnings()',
-      '%line' => 46,
       '%file' => drupal_realpath('modules/simpletest/tests/error_test.module'),
     );
     $error_user_notice = array(
       '%type' => 'User warning',
       '!message' => 'Drupal is awesome',
       '%function' => 'error_test_generate_warnings()',
-      '%line' => 48,
       '%file' => drupal_realpath('modules/simpletest/tests/error_test.module'),
     );
 
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ class DrupalErrorHandlerUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // varies from database to database. Check that the SQL string is displayed.
     $this->assertText($error_pdo_exception['%type'], t('Found %type in error page.', $error_pdo_exception));
     $this->assertText($error_pdo_exception['!message'], t('Found !message in error page.', $error_pdo_exception));
-    $error_details = t('in %function (line %line of %file)', $error_pdo_exception);
+    $error_details = t('in %function (line ', $error_pdo_exception);
     $this->assertRaw($error_details, t("Found '!message' in error page.", array('!message' => $error_details)));
   }
 
@@ -105,16 +102,16 @@ class DrupalErrorHandlerUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    * Helper function: assert that the error message is found.
    */
   function assertErrorMessage(array $error) {
-    $message = t('%type: !message in %function (line %line of %file).', $error);
-    $this->assertRaw($message, t('Error !message found.', array('!message' => $message)));
+    $message = t('%type: !message in %function (line ', $error);
+    $this->assertRaw($message, t('Found error message: !message.', array('!message' => $message)));
   }
 
   /**
    * Helper function: assert that the error message is not found.
    */
   function assertNoErrorMessage(array $error) {
-    $message = t('%type: !message in %function (line %line of %file).', $error);
-    $this->assertNoRaw($message, t('Error !message not found.', array('!message' => $message)));
+    $message = t('%type: !message in %function (line ', $error);
+    $this->assertNoRaw($message, t('Did not find error message: !message.', array('!message' => $message)));
   }
 }