8 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/test/files/neg/bug278.check b/test/files/neg/bug278.check
index ad0a97371e..b1041b7895 100644
--- a/test/files/neg/bug278.check
+++ b/test/files/neg/bug278.check
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 bug278.scala:5: error: overloaded method value a with alternatives:
-  => (C.this.A) => Unit <and>
+  => C.this.A => Unit <and>
   => () => Unit
  does not take type parameters
   a[A]
diff --git a/test/files/neg/bug588.check b/test/files/neg/bug588.check
index 5f55c95619..8c01ac5b09 100644
--- a/test/files/neg/bug588.check
+++ b/test/files/neg/bug588.check
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bug588.scala:3: error: double definition:
-method visit:(f: (Int) => String)Boolean and
-method visit:(f: (Int) => Unit)Boolean at line 2
+method visit:(f: Int => String)Boolean and
+method visit:(f: Int => Unit)Boolean at line 2
 have same type after erasure: (f: Function1)Boolean
   def visit(f: Int => String): Boolean
       ^
diff --git a/test/files/neg/bug752.check b/test/files/neg/bug752.check
index dddab530e4..9262f38f01 100644
--- a/test/files/neg/bug752.check
+++ b/test/files/neg/bug752.check
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bug752.scala:6: error: type mismatch;
- found   : (String) => Unit
- required: (Int) => Unit
+ found   : String => Unit
+ required: Int => Unit
                 f(g _)
                   ^
 one error found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/divergent-implicit.check b/test/files/neg/divergent-implicit.check
index 07af8510d9..5f20df1b91 100644
--- a/test/files/neg/divergent-implicit.check
+++ b/test/files/neg/divergent-implicit.check
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ divergent-implicit.scala:4: error: type mismatch;
  required: String
   val x1: String = 1
                    ^
-divergent-implicit.scala:5: error: diverging implicit expansion for type (Int) => String
+divergent-implicit.scala:5: error: diverging implicit expansion for type Int => String
 starting with method cast in object Test1
   val x2: String = cast[Int, String](1)
                                     ^
-divergent-implicit.scala:14: error: diverging implicit expansion for type (Test2.Baz) => Test2.Bar
+divergent-implicit.scala:14: error: diverging implicit expansion for type Test2.Baz => Test2.Bar
 starting with method baz2bar in object Test2
   val x: Bar = new Foo
                ^
-divergent-implicit.scala:15: error: diverging implicit expansion for type (Test2.Foo) => Test2.Bar
+divergent-implicit.scala:15: error: diverging implicit expansion for type Test2.Foo => Test2.Bar
 starting with method foo2bar in object Test2
   val y: Bar = new Baz
                ^
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t0003.check b/test/files/neg/t0003.check
index fb5bb5671d..1913dde9dd 100644
--- a/test/files/neg/t0003.check
+++ b/test/files/neg/t0003.check
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 t0003.scala:2: error: type mismatch;
- found   : (A) => (B) => B
- required: (A) => B
+ found   : A => B => B
+ required: A => B
   def foo[A, B, C](l: List[A], f: A => B=>B, g: B=>B=>C): List[C] = l map (g compose f)
                                                                                      ^
 one error found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t0015.check b/test/files/neg/t0015.check
index eb25fc46c8..43adc22f72 100644
--- a/test/files/neg/t0015.check
+++ b/test/files/neg/t0015.check
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 t0015.scala:5: error: type mismatch;
  found   : () => Nothing
- required: (Nothing) => ?
+ required: Nothing => ?
    Nil.map(f _)
            ^
 one error found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/unit2anyref.check b/test/files/neg/unit2anyref.check
index 2616fd35f9..10fe1861f5 100644
--- a/test/files/neg/unit2anyref.check
+++ b/test/files/neg/unit2anyref.check
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 unit2anyref.scala:2: error: type mismatch;
  found   : Unit
  required: AnyRef
-Note: primitive types are not implicitly converted to AnyRef.
-You can safely force boxing by casting x.asInstanceOf[AnyRef].
+Note: Unit is not implicitly converted to AnyRef.  You can safely
+pattern match `x: AnyRef` or cast `x.asInstanceOf[AnyRef]` to do so.
   val x: AnyRef = ()  // this should not succeed.
                   ^
 one error found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/variances.check b/test/files/neg/variances.check
index d395e45e4e..4eaab56cef 100644
--- a/test/files/neg/variances.check
+++ b/test/files/neg/variances.check
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variances.scala:14: error: covariant type A occurs in contravariant position in
 variances.scala:16: error: covariant type A occurs in invariant position in supertype test.C[A] with ScalaObject of object Baz
     object Baz extends C[A]
            ^
-variances.scala:63: error: covariant type A occurs in contravariant position in type => test.Covariant.T[A]{val m: (A) => A} of value x
+variances.scala:63: error: covariant type A occurs in contravariant position in type => test.Covariant.T[A]{val m: A => A} of value x
     val x: T[A] {
         ^
 variances.scala:79: error: covariant type T occurs in contravariant position in type => test.TestAlias.B[C.this.A] of method foo