diff --git a/test/framework/easyblock.py b/test/framework/easyblock.py
index e6b54e0bc8..8ea7bf43fe 100644
--- a/test/framework/easyblock.py
+++ b/test/framework/easyblock.py
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ def test_fetch_patches(self):
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[1]['level'], 4)
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[2]['name'], toy_patch)
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[2]['sourcepath'], 'foobar')
-        self.assertEqual(eb.patches[3]['name'], 'toy-0.0.tar.gz'),
+        self.assertEqual(eb.patches[3]['name'], 'toy-0.0.tar.gz')
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[3]['copy'], 'some/path')
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[4]['name'], toy_patch)
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[4]['level'], 0)
diff --git a/test/framework/options.py b/test/framework/options.py
index 29b3b3a4d6..3deaf8cf9c 100644
--- a/test/framework/options.py
+++ b/test/framework/options.py
@@ -4522,7 +4522,7 @@ def test_github_new_update_pr(self):
         res = [d for d in res if os.path.basename(d) != os.path.basename(git_working_dir)]
         if len(res) == 1:
             unstaged_file_full = os.path.join(res[0], unstaged_file)
-            self.assertNotExists(unstaged_file_full), "%s not found in %s" % (unstaged_file, res[0])
+            self.assertNotExists(unstaged_file_full)
         else:
             self.fail("Found copy of easybuild-easyconfigs working copy")