diff --git a/tests/40components.tests b/tests/40components.tests
index fbe2af650..7a87ab1ad 100644
--- a/tests/40components.tests
+++ b/tests/40components.tests
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ out: Displaying types and sizes....
 out: sizeof..theUniverse.+ =  42
 out: sizeof..just a char.+ =   1
 out: sizeof.+lib.+test.+test.+Murpf.+ =   1
-out: sizeof.+lib.+test.+test.+Wrmrmpft.+Murpf.+ =   1
 out: sizeof.+lib.+test.+test.+Wrmrmpft.+ =   2
 out: sizeof.+lib.+test.+test.+Wrmrmpft.+ =   3
 out: sizeof.+lib.+test.+test.+Wrmrmpft.+Murpf.+ =   1
diff --git a/tests/43session.tests b/tests/43session.tests
index a06c7558b..d91e4b0a9 100644
--- a/tests/43session.tests
+++ b/tests/43session.tests
@@ -34,16 +34,14 @@ END
 
 
 TEST "hierarchical placement types" PlacementHierarchy_test <<END
-out: sizeof\( \w+ \) =  \d{2}
+out: sizeof\( .+ \) =  [0-9]{2}
 out: Placement.+mobject.+test.+TestSubMO1.+. use-cnt=1 .*
 out: Placement.+mobject.+test.+TestSubMO2.+. use-cnt=1 .*
 out: Placement.+mobject.+test.+TestSubMO21.+ use-cnt=2 .*
-out: Placement.+mobject.+test.+TestSubMO21.+ use-cnt=2 .*
 out: Placement.+mobject.+session.+Clip.+.... use-cnt=2 .*
-out: TestSubMO1\(ID= \d{3}\)
-out: TestSubMO2\(ID= \d{3}\)
-out: TestSubMO21\(ID= \d{3}\)
-out: specialAPI()
+out: TestSubMO1\(ID= [0-9]{3}\)
+out: TestSubMO2\(ID= [0-9]{3}\)
+out: TestSubMO21\(ID= [0-9]{3}\)
 out: specialAPI()
 out: pID\(\w{16}\)
 END