diff --git a/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype2.nim b/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype2.nim
index 60306278dd..44a41156d6 100644
--- a/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype2.nim
+++ b/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype2.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 discard """
-  errormsg: "illegal recursion in type 'B'"
+  errormsg: "illegal recursion in type 'A'"
   line: 9
 """
 
diff --git a/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype3.nim b/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype3.nim
index 288bb27909..6991a1aef9 100644
--- a/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype3.nim
+++ b/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype3.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 discard """
-  errormsg: "illegal recursion in type 'ptr MyFunc'"
+  errormsg: "illegal recursion in type 'MyFunc'"
   line: 9
 """
 
diff --git a/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype4.nim b/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype4.nim
index 860ae313dd..4839b77afb 100644
--- a/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype4.nim
+++ b/tests/errmsgs/trecursiveproctype4.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 discard """
-  errormsg: "illegal recursion in type 'BB'"
+  errormsg: "illegal recursion in type 'EventHandler'"
   line: 9
 """