diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/CakePluginTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/CakePluginTest.php
index 3e402f10048..73221b8dc40 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/CakePluginTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/CakePluginTest.php
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ public function testLoadNotFound() {
 	public function testPath() {
 		CakePlugin::load(array('TestPlugin', 'TestPluginTwo'));
 		$expected = CAKE . 'Test' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'Plugin' . DS . 'TestPlugin' . DS;
-		$this->assertEquals(CakePlugin::path('TestPlugin'), $expected);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, CakePlugin::path('TestPlugin'));
 
 		$expected = CAKE . 'Test' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'Plugin' . DS . 'TestPluginTwo' . DS;
-		$this->assertEquals(CakePlugin::path('TestPluginTwo'), $expected);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, CakePlugin::path('TestPluginTwo'));
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/ObjectTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/ObjectTest.php
index ee2f9dfadb3..c44291a3f7d 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/ObjectTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/ObjectTest.php
@@ -375,62 +375,62 @@ public function testToString() {
 	public function testMethodDispatching() {
 		$this->object->emptyMethod();
 		$expected = array('emptyMethod');
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->oneParamMethod('Hello');
 		$expected[] = array('oneParamMethod' => array('Hello'));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->twoParamMethod(true, false);
 		$expected[] = array('twoParamMethod' => array(true, false));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->threeParamMethod(true, false, null);
 		$expected[] = array('threeParamMethod' => array(true, false, null));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->crazyMethod(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7);
 		$expected[] = array('crazyMethod' => array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object = new TestObject();
 		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, array());
 
 		$this->object->dispatchMethod('emptyMethod');
 		$expected = array('emptyMethod');
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->dispatchMethod('oneParamMethod', array('Hello'));
 		$expected[] = array('oneParamMethod' => array('Hello'));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->dispatchMethod('twoParamMethod', array(true, false));
 		$expected[] = array('twoParamMethod' => array(true, false));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->dispatchMethod('threeParamMethod', array(true, false, null));
 		$expected[] = array('threeParamMethod' => array(true, false, null));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->dispatchMethod('fourParamMethod', array(1, 2, 3, 4));
 		$expected[] = array('fourParamMethod' => array(1, 2, 3, 4));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->dispatchMethod('fiveParamMethod', array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5));
 		$expected[] = array('fiveParamMethod' => array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->dispatchMethod('crazyMethod', array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7));
 		$expected[] = array('crazyMethod' => array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->dispatchMethod('methodWithOptionalParam', array('Hello'));
 		$expected[] = array('methodWithOptionalParam' => array("Hello"));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 
 		$this->object->dispatchMethod('methodWithOptionalParam');
 		$expected[] = array('methodWithOptionalParam' => array(null));
-		$this->assertSame($this->object->methodCalls, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->object->methodCalls);
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelIntegrationTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelIntegrationTest.php
index aa80aeae4d5..e97e5fdc54b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelIntegrationTest.php
@@ -1507,8 +1507,8 @@ public function testAutoConstructAssociations() {
 				'conditions' => '', 'fields' => '', 'order' => '', 'counterCache' => ''
 			)
 		);
-		$this->assertSame($TestModel->belongsTo, $expected);
-		$this->assertSame($TestFakeModel->belongsTo, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $TestModel->belongsTo);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $TestFakeModel->belongsTo);
 
 		$this->assertEquals('User', $TestModel->User->name);
 		$this->assertEquals('User', $TestFakeModel->User->name);
@@ -1525,8 +1525,8 @@ public function testAutoConstructAssociations() {
 				'dependent' => ''
 		));
 
-		$this->assertSame($TestModel->hasOne, $expected);
-		$this->assertSame($TestFakeModel->hasOne, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $TestModel->hasOne);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $TestFakeModel->hasOne);
 
 		$this->assertEquals('Featured', $TestModel->Featured->name);
 		$this->assertEquals('Featured', $TestFakeModel->Featured->name);
@@ -1546,8 +1546,8 @@ public function testAutoConstructAssociations() {
 				'counterQuery' => ''
 		));
 
-		$this->assertSame($TestModel->hasMany, $expected);
-		$this->assertSame($TestFakeModel->hasMany, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $TestModel->hasMany);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $TestFakeModel->hasMany);
 
 		$this->assertEquals('Comment', $TestModel->Comment->name);
 		$this->assertEquals('Comment', $TestFakeModel->Comment->name);
@@ -1569,8 +1569,8 @@ public function testAutoConstructAssociations() {
 				'finderQuery' => '',
 		));
 
-		$this->assertSame($TestModel->hasAndBelongsToMany, $expected);
-		$this->assertSame($TestFakeModel->hasAndBelongsToMany, $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $TestModel->hasAndBelongsToMany);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $TestFakeModel->hasAndBelongsToMany);
 
 		$this->assertEquals('Tag', $TestModel->Tag->name);
 		$this->assertEquals('Tag', $TestFakeModel->Tag->name);
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Routing/RouterTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Routing/RouterTest.php
index a58fb9f9c46..1f499892085 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Routing/RouterTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Routing/RouterTest.php
@@ -2323,10 +2323,10 @@ public function testGetParams() {
 			'named' => array(), 'pass' => array(),
 			'param1' => '1', 'param2' => '2',
 		);
-		$this->assertEquals(Router::getParams(), $expected);
-		$this->assertEquals(Router::getParam('controller'), false);
-		$this->assertEquals(Router::getParam('param1'), '1');
-		$this->assertEquals(Router::getParam('param2'), '2');
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, Router::getParams());
+		$this->assertEquals(false, Router::getParam('controller'));
+		$this->assertEquals('1', Router::getParam('param1'));
+		$this->assertEquals('2', Router::getParam('param2'));
 
 		Router::reload();
 
@@ -2336,8 +2336,8 @@ public function testGetParams() {
 			'plugin' => null, 'controller' => 'pages', 'action' => 'display',
 			'named' => array(), 'pass' => array(),
 		);
-		$this->assertEquals(Router::getParams(), $expected);
-		$this->assertEquals(Router::getParams(true), $expected);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, Router::getParams());
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, Router::getParams(true));
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/HashTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/HashTest.php
index 426781f5ee9..1d35363cce3 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/HashTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/HashTest.php
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ public function testMerge() {
 			'Validator',
 			'Transactional'
 		);
-		$this->assertEquals(Hash::merge($a, $b), $expected);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, Hash::merge($a, $b));
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ public function testRemoveMulti() {
 			2 => array('Item' => array('id' => 3, 'title' => 'third')),
 			4 => array('Item' => array('id' => 5, 'title' => 'fifth')),
 		);
-		$this->assertEquals($result, $expected);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/SetTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/SetTest.php
index 1641a368fbe..029b17a3560 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/SetTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/SetTest.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public function testMerge() {
 		$expected = array('users' => array('lisa' => array('id' => 5, 'pw' => 'you-will-never-guess', 'age' => 25, 'pet' => 'dog')), 'cakephp', 'ice-cream', 'chocolate');
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, Set::merge($a, $b, $c));
 
-		$this->assertEquals(Set::merge($a, $b, array(), $c), $expected);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, Set::merge($a, $b, array(), $c));
 
 		$r = Set::merge($a, $b, $c);
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $r);
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ public function testWritingWithFunkyKeys() {
 		$this->assertFalse(Set::check($set, 'Session Test'));
 
 		$expected = array('Session Test' => array('Test Case' => 'test'));
-		$this->assertEquals(Set::insert(array(), 'Session Test.Test Case', "test"), $expected);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, Set::insert(array(), 'Session Test.Test Case', "test"));
 		$this->assertTrue(Set::check($expected, 'Session Test.Test Case'));
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/StringTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/StringTest.php
index abcc9e1a2d1..775f02832c1 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/StringTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/StringTest.php
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ public function testHighlightHtml() {
 		$this->assertEquals($this->Text->highlight($text3, array('strong', 'what'), $options), $text3);
 
 		$expected = '<b>What</b> a <b>strong</b> mouse: <img src="what-a-strong-mouse.png" alt="What a strong mouse!" />';
-		$this->assertEquals($this->Text->highlight($text4, array('strong', 'what'), $options), $expected);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->Text->highlight($text4, array('strong', 'what'), $options));
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/XmlTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/XmlTest.php
index aee409d8121..b09e6ad8ef4 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/XmlTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Utility/XmlTest.php
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ public function testRss() {
 			'pubDate' => 'Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:42:00 -0500',
 			'guid' => 'http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/view/alertpay-automated-sales-via-ipn'
 		);
-		$this->assertSame($rssAsArray['rss']['channel']['item'][1], $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $rssAsArray['rss']['channel']['item'][1]);
 
 		$rss = array(
 			'rss' => array(
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ public function testXmlRpc() {
 				'params' => ''
 			)
 		);
-		$this->assertSame(Xml::toArray($xml), $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, Xml::toArray($xml));
 
 		$xml = Xml::build('<methodCall><methodName>test</methodName><params><param><value><array><data><value><int>12</int></value><value><string>Egypt</string></value><value><boolean>0</boolean></value><value><int>-31</int></value></data></array></value></param></params></methodCall>');
 		$expected = array(
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ public function testXmlRpc() {
 				)
 			)
 		);
-		$this->assertSame(Xml::toArray($xml), $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, Xml::toArray($xml));
 
 		$xmlText = <<<XML
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ public function testXmlRpc() {
 				)
 			)
 		);
-		$this->assertSame(Xml::toArray($xml), $expected);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, Xml::toArray($xml));
 
 		$xml = Xml::fromArray($expected, 'tags');
 		$this->assertXmlStringEqualsXmlString($xmlText, $xml->asXML());
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ public function testNamespace() {
 		);
 		$expected = '<' . '?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><root><ns:attr xmlns:ns="http://cakephp.org">1</ns:attr></root>';
 		$xmlResponse = Xml::fromArray($xml);
-		$this->assertEquals(str_replace(array("\r", "\n"), '', $xmlResponse->asXML()), $expected);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, str_replace(array("\r", "\n"), '', $xmlResponse->asXML()));
 
 		$xml = array(
 			'root' => array(