3 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/verification_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/verification_test.rb
index 85134a8264..d568030e41 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/verification_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/verification_test.rb
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class VerificationTest < ActionController::TestCase
 
   def test_unguarded_without_params
     get :unguarded
-    assert_equal "", @response.body
+    assert @response.body.blank?
   end
 
   def test_guarded_in_session_with_prereqs
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/webservice_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/webservice_test.rb
index e89d6bb960..9bf8da7276 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/webservice_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/webservice_test.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class WebServiceTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
   def test_check_parameters
     with_test_route_set do
       get "/"
-      assert_equal '', @controller.response.body
+      assert @controller.response.body.blank?
     end
   end
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class WebServiceTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
     with_test_route_set do
       ActionController::Base.param_parsers[Mime::XML] = :xml_simple
       assert_nothing_raised { post "/", "", {'CONTENT_TYPE' => 'application/xml'} }
-      assert_equal "", @controller.response.body
+      assert @controller.response.body.blank?
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/actionpack/test/new_base/render_text_test.rb b/actionpack/test/new_base/render_text_test.rb
index 69594e4b64..aed903ee8a 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/new_base/render_text_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/new_base/render_text_test.rb
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ module RenderText
       assert_status 404
     end
 
-    test "rendering text with nil returns a single space character" do
+    test "rendering text with nil returns an empty body padded for Safari" do
       get "/render_text/with_layout/with_nil"
 
       assert_body " "
       assert_status 200
     end
 
-    test "Rendering text with nil and custom status code returns a single space character with the status" do
+    test "Rendering text with nil and custom status code returns an empty body padded for Safari and the status" do
       get "/render_text/with_layout/with_nil_and_status"
 
       assert_body " "
@@ -139,4 +139,4 @@ module RenderText
   end
 end
 
-ActionController::Base.app_loaded!
-\ No newline at end of file
+ActionController::Base.app_loaded!