diff --git a/test/integration/tags/if_else_tag_test.rb b/test/integration/tags/if_else_tag_test.rb
index c0faf6bda..b550ea9e0 100644
--- a/test/integration/tags/if_else_tag_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/tags/if_else_tag_test.rb
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def test_multiple_conditions
     tests.each do |vals, expected|
       a, b, c = vals
       assigns = { 'a' => a, 'b' => b, 'c' => c }
-      assert_template_result(expected.to_s, tpl, assigns, assigns.to_s)
+      assert_template_result(expected.to_s, tpl, assigns, message: assigns.to_s)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 874dd8f47..3afc80579 100755
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -37,19 +37,13 @@ def fixture(name)
   module Assertions
     include Liquid
 
-    def assert_template_result(expected, template, assigns = {}, message = nil)
+    def assert_template_result(expected, template, assigns = {}, message: nil)
       assert_equal(expected, Template.parse(template, line_numbers: true).render!(assigns), message)
     end
 
-    def assert_template_result_matches(expected, template, assigns = {}, message = nil)
-      return assert_template_result(expected, template, assigns, message) unless expected.is_a?(Regexp)
-
-      assert_match(expected, Template.parse(template, line_numbers: true).render!(assigns), message)
-    end
-
-    def assert_match_syntax_error(match, template, assigns = {})
+    def assert_match_syntax_error(match, template)
       exception = assert_raises(Liquid::SyntaxError) do
-        Template.parse(template, line_numbers: true).render(assigns)
+        Template.parse(template, line_numbers: true).render
       end
       assert_match(match, exception.message)
     end