diff --git a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
index c19534b78..e0da28e22 100644
--- a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
@@ -2797,12 +2797,8 @@ class IssuesControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     assert_response :success
 
     # long text custom field should not be render in the attributes div
-    assert_select "div.attributes div.attribute.cf_#{field.id} p strong", 0, :text => 'Long text'
-    assert_select(
-      "div.attributes div.attribute.cf_#{field.id} div.value",
-      0,
-      :text => 'This is a long text'
-    )
+    assert_select "div.attributes div.attribute.cf_#{field.id} p strong", 0
+    assert_select "div.attributes div.attribute.cf_#{field.id} div.value", 0
     # long text custom field should be render under description field
     assert_select "div.description ~ div.attribute.cf_#{field.id} p strong", :text => 'Long text'
     assert_select(
@@ -3857,10 +3853,11 @@ class IssuesControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     end
 
     assert_select 'div#trackers_description' do
-      assert_select 'h3', 1, :text => 'Trackers description'
+      assert_select 'h3', :text => 'Trackers description', :count => 1
       # only Bug and Feature have descriptions
-      assert_select 'dt', 2, :text => 'Bug'
-      assert_select 'dd', 2, :text => 'Description for Bug tracker'
+      assert_select 'dt', 2
+      assert_select 'dt', :text => 'Bug', :count => 1
+      assert_select 'dd', :text => 'Description for Bug tracker', :count => 1
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb
index a48ae8b3d..c061f67ab 100644
--- a/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb
@@ -272,7 +272,9 @@ class MyControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
       assert_match 'v[updated_by][]=me', report_url
 
       assert_select 'table.issues tbody tr', 2
-      assert_select 'table.issues tbody tr[id=?]', 'issue-1', 1, :title => 'Cannot print recipes'
+      assert_select 'table.issues tbody tr[id=?]', 'issue-1' do
+        assert_select 'td.subject a', :text => 'Cannot print recipes', :count => 1
+      end
       assert_select 'table.issues tbody tr[id=?]', 'issue-14', 0
     end
   end
@@ -311,7 +313,9 @@ class MyControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
       assert_match 'v%5Bproject.status%5D%5B%5D=1', report_url
 
       assert_select 'tr', 1
-      assert_select 'tr[id=?]', 'issue-1', 1, :title => 'Cannot print recipes'
+      assert_select 'tr[id=?]', 'issue-1' do
+        assert_select 'td.subject a', :text => 'Cannot print recipes', :count => 1
+      end
       assert_select 'tr[id=?]', 'issue-4', 0
     end
   end
@@ -339,7 +343,9 @@ class MyControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
       assert_match 'v%5Bproject.status%5D%5B%5D=1', report_url
 
       assert_select 'table.issues tbody tr', 10
-      assert_select 'table.issues tbody tr[id=?]', 'issue-1', 1, :title => 'Cannot print recipes'
+      assert_select 'table.issues tbody tr[id=?]', 'issue-1' do
+        assert_select 'td.subject a', :text => 'Cannot print recipes', :count => 1
+      end
       assert_select 'table.issues tbody tr[id=?]', 'issue-4', 0
     end
   end
@@ -371,7 +377,9 @@ class MyControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
       assert_match 'v%5Bproject.status%5D%5B%5D=1', report_url
 
       assert_select 'tr', 1
-      assert_select 'tr[id=?]', 'issue-1', 1, :title => 'Cannot print recipes'
+      assert_select 'tr[id=?]', 'issue-1' do
+        assert_select 'td.subject a', :text => 'Cannot print recipes', :count => 1
+      end
       assert_select 'tr[id=?]', 'issue-4', 0
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/functional/timelog_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/timelog_controller_test.rb
index 79e543253..1646f0367 100644
--- a/test/functional/timelog_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/timelog_controller_test.rb
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ class TimelogControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     assert_response :success
     assert_select 'select[id=?]', 'time_entry_activity_id' do
       assert_select 'option', 3
-      assert_select 'option[value=?]', '11', 0, :text => 'QA'
+      assert_select 'option[value=?]', '11', 0
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/functional/timelog_report_test.rb b/test/functional/timelog_report_test.rb
index 52f163028..b555378d0 100644
--- a/test/functional/timelog_report_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/timelog_report_test.rb
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ class TimelogReportTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     get :report, :params => {:project_id => 1, :columns => 'month', :criteria => ["user", "activity"]}
     assert_response :success
 
-    assert_select 'td.name a.user.active[href=?]', '/users/1', 1, :text => 'Redmine Admin'
-    assert_select 'td.name a.user.locked[href=?]', '/users/2', 1, :text => 'John Smith'
+    assert_select 'td.name a.user.active[href=?]', '/users/1', :text => 'Redmine Admin', :count => 1
+    assert_select 'td.name a.user.locked[href=?]', '/users/2', :text => 'John Smith', :count => 1
   end
 
   def test_report_custom_field_criteria_with_multiple_values_on_single_value_custom_field_should_not_fail