diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunnerTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunnerTest.java
index add38da6f..7c02f346a 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunnerTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunnerTest.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class JUnitTestRunnerTest extends TestCase {
         runner.run();
         String error = runner.getFormatter().getError();
         assertEquals(error, JUnitTestRunner.ERRORS, runner.getRetCode());
-        assert(error, error.indexOf("thrown on purpose") != -1);
+        assertTrue(error, error.indexOf("thrown on purpose") != -1);
     }
 
     // check that something which is not a testcase generates no errors
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class JUnitTestRunnerTest extends TestCase {
         String error = runner.getFormatter().getError();
         assertEquals(error, JUnitTestRunner.FAILURES, runner.getRetCode());
         //@fixme as of now does not report the original stacktrace.
-        //assert(error, error.indexOf("thrown on purpose") != -1);
+        //assertTrue(error, error.indexOf("thrown on purpose") != -1);
     }
     
     protected TestRunner createRunner(Class clazz){
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherTest.java
index e253b239c..045be7058 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/util/regexp/RegexpMatcherTest.java
@@ -156,37 +156,37 @@ public abstract class RegexpMatcherTest extends TestCase {
 
     protected void doStartTest1(String text) {
         reg.setPattern("^starttest");
-        assert("^starttest in default mode", !reg.matches(text));
-        assert("^starttest in single line mode", 
+        assertTrue("^starttest in default mode", !reg.matches(text));
+        assertTrue("^starttest in single line mode", 
                !reg.matches(text, RegexpMatcher.MATCH_SINGLELINE));
-        assert("^starttest in multi line mode", 
+        assertTrue("^starttest in multi line mode", 
                reg.matches(text, RegexpMatcher.MATCH_MULTILINE));
     }
 
     protected void doStartTest2(String text) {
         reg.setPattern("^Line1");
-        assert("^Line1 in default mode", reg.matches(text));
-        assert("^Line1 in single line mode", 
+        assertTrue("^Line1 in default mode", reg.matches(text));
+        assertTrue("^Line1 in single line mode", 
                reg.matches(text, RegexpMatcher.MATCH_SINGLELINE));
-        assert("^Line1 in multi line mode", 
+        assertTrue("^Line1 in multi line mode", 
                reg.matches(text, RegexpMatcher.MATCH_MULTILINE));
     }
 
     protected void doEndTest1(String text) {
         reg.setPattern("endtest$");
-        assert("endtest$ in default mode", !reg.matches(text));
-        assert("endtest$ in single line mode", 
+        assertTrue("endtest$ in default mode", !reg.matches(text));
+        assertTrue("endtest$ in single line mode", 
                !reg.matches(text, RegexpMatcher.MATCH_SINGLELINE));
-        assert("endtest$ in multi line mode", 
+        assertTrue("endtest$ in multi line mode", 
                reg.matches(text, RegexpMatcher.MATCH_MULTILINE));
     }
 
     protected void doEndTest2(String text) {
         reg.setPattern("Line4$");
-        assert("Line4$ in default mode", reg.matches(text));
-        assert("Line4$ in single line mode", 
+        assertTrue("Line4$ in default mode", reg.matches(text));
+        assertTrue("Line4$ in single line mode", 
                reg.matches(text, RegexpMatcher.MATCH_SINGLELINE));
-        assert("Line4$ in multi line mode", 
+        assertTrue("Line4$ in multi line mode", 
                reg.matches(text, RegexpMatcher.MATCH_MULTILINE));
     }