diff --git a/tests/yaml/conflict_1.yml b/tests/yaml/conflict_1.yml
index 847bb2b6a..df1c6818b 100644
--- a/tests/yaml/conflict_1.yml
+++ b/tests/yaml/conflict_1.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@ cases:
   response:
     - error:
         code: 0
-        stderr: ['requirement', 'is\s+incompatible']
+        stderr: ['dependency', 'incompatible']
   skip: old
-  # -- currently the error message is:
-  # a 1.0.0 has requirement B==1.0.0, but you'll have b 2.0.0 which is
-  # incompatible.
-  # -- better would be:
+  # -- a good error message would be:
   # A 1.0.0 has incompatible requirements B==1.0.0, B==2.0.0
 
 -
diff --git a/tests/yaml/conflicting_triangle.yml b/tests/yaml/conflicting_triangle.yml
index 666c37363..e8e88b347 100644
--- a/tests/yaml/conflicting_triangle.yml
+++ b/tests/yaml/conflicting_triangle.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,5 @@ cases:
       - C 1.0.0
     - error:
         code: 0
-        stderr: ['requirement c==1\.0\.0', 'is incompatible']
+        stderr: ['c==1\.0\.0', 'incompatible']
   skip: old
-  # -- currently the error message is:
-  # a 1.0.0 has requirement C==1.0.0, but you'll have c 2.0.0 which is incompatible.