diff --git a/test/fixture.h b/test/fixture.h
index 465a249ebbf..5ceb8699e66 100644
--- a/test/fixture.h
+++ b/test/fixture.h
@@ -295,11 +295,11 @@ class TestInstance {
     std::unique_ptr<TestFixture> impl;
 };
 
-// TODO: the asserts do not actually assert i.e. do stop executing the test
 #define TEST_CASE( NAME ) do { if (prepareTest(#NAME)) { setVerbose(false); try { NAME(); teardownTest(); } catch (...) { assertNoThrowFail(__FILE__, __LINE__); } } } while (false)
+
+// TODO: the asserts do not actually assert i.e. do stop executing the test
 #define ASSERT( CONDITION ) assert_(__FILE__, __LINE__, (CONDITION))
 #define ASSERT_LOC( CONDITION, FILE_, LINE_ ) assert_(FILE_, LINE_, (CONDITION))
-#define CHECK_EQUALS( EXPECTED, ACTUAL ) assertEquals(__FILE__, __LINE__, (EXPECTED), (ACTUAL))
 // *INDENT-OFF*
 #define ASSERT_EQUALS( EXPECTED, ACTUAL ) do { try { assertEquals(__FILE__, __LINE__, (EXPECTED), (ACTUAL)); } catch (...) { assertNoThrowFail(__FILE__, __LINE__); } } while (false)
 // *INDENT-ON*
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class TestInstance {
 #define TODO_ASSERT_THROW( CMD, EXCEPTION ) do { try { (void)(CMD); } catch (const EXCEPTION&) {} catch (...) { assertThrow(__FILE__, __LINE__); } } while (false)
 #define TODO_ASSERT( CONDITION ) do { const bool condition=(CONDITION); todoAssertEquals(__FILE__, __LINE__, true, false, condition); } while (false)
 #define TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS( WANTED, CURRENT, ACTUAL ) todoAssertEquals(__FILE__, __LINE__, WANTED, CURRENT, ACTUAL)
-#define EXPECT_EQ( EXPECTED, ACTUAL ) assertEquals(__FILE__, __LINE__, EXPECTED, ACTUAL)
+
 #define REGISTER_TEST( CLASSNAME ) namespace { class CLASSNAME ## Instance : public TestInstance { public: CLASSNAME ## Instance() : TestInstance(#CLASSNAME) {} TestFixture* create() override { impl.reset(new CLASSNAME); return impl.get(); } }; CLASSNAME ## Instance instance_ ## CLASSNAME; }
 
 #define PLATFORM( P, T ) do { std::string errstr; assertEquals(__FILE__, __LINE__, true, P.set(Platform::toString(T), errstr, {exename}), errstr); } while (false)
diff --git a/test/testsuppressions.cpp b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
index 4fa552679ec..b05d2372600 100644
--- a/test/testsuppressions.cpp
+++ b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class TestSuppressions : public TestFixture {
         if (suppression == "unusedFunction")
             settings.checks.setEnabled(Checks::unusedFunction, true);
         if (!suppression.empty()) {
-            EXPECT_EQ("", settings.supprs.nomsg.addSuppressionLine(suppression));
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("", settings.supprs.nomsg.addSuppressionLine(suppression));
         }
 
         std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ScopedFile>> scopedfiles;
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class TestSuppressions : public TestFixture {
                                             $.inlineSuppressions = true);
         settings.severity.enable(Severity::information);
         if (!suppression.empty()) {
-            EXPECT_EQ("", settings.supprs.nomsg.addSuppressionLine(suppression));
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("", settings.supprs.nomsg.addSuppressionLine(suppression));
         }
 
         std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ScopedFile>> scopedfiles;
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class TestSuppressions : public TestFixture {
                                             $.inlineSuppressions = true);
         settings.severity.enable(Severity::information);
         if (!suppression.empty()) {
-            EXPECT_EQ("", settings.supprs.nomsg.addSuppressionLine(suppression));
+            ASSERT_EQUALS("", settings.supprs.nomsg.addSuppressionLine(suppression));
         }
 
         std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ScopedFile>> scopedfiles;
diff --git a/test/testvarid.cpp b/test/testvarid.cpp
index 222906177d7..9522ffee101 100644
--- a/test/testvarid.cpp
+++ b/test/testvarid.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class TestVarID : public TestFixture {
         Tokenizer tokenizer(settings, *this);
         std::istringstream istr(code);
         ASSERT_LOC(tokenizer.list.createTokens(istr, filename), file, line);
-        EXPECT_EQ(true, tokenizer.simplifyTokens1(""));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, tokenizer.simplifyTokens1(""));
 
         // result..
         Token::stringifyOptions options = Token::stringifyOptions::forDebugVarId();