2 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_associations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_associations_test.rb
index bfb80afa61..c6291e8aa4 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_associations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_many_associations_test.rb
@@ -318,9 +318,7 @@ class HasManyAssociationsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
   def test_belongs_to_sanity
     c = Client.new
-    assert_nil c.firm
-
-    flunk "belongs_to failed if check" if c.firm
+    assert_nil c.firm, "belongs_to failed sanity check on new object"
   end
 
   def test_find_ids
@@ -1781,12 +1779,12 @@ class HasManyAssociationsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
     assert_equal [original_child], car.reload.failed_bulbs
   end
-  
+
   test 'updates counter cache when default scope is given' do
     topic = DefaultRejectedTopic.create approved: true
 
     assert_difference "topic.reload.replies_count", 1 do
       topic.approved_replies.create!
     end
-  end 
+  end
 end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/validations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/validations_test.rb
index 5f55696c1d..de618902aa 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/validations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/validations_test.rb
@@ -56,13 +56,11 @@ class ValidationsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid) { WrongReply.create! }
     assert_raise(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid) { WrongReply.new.save! }
 
-    begin
-      r = WrongReply.new
+    r = WrongReply.new
+    invalid = assert_raise ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid do
       r.save!
-      flunk
-    rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => invalid
-      assert_equal r, invalid.record
     end
+    assert_equal r, invalid.record
   end
 
   def test_exception_on_create_bang_many