diff --git a/crates/cargo-test-support/src/compare.rs b/crates/cargo-test-support/src/compare.rs
index c2aa8f96927..53b752621de 100644
--- a/crates/cargo-test-support/src/compare.rs
+++ b/crates/cargo-test-support/src/compare.rs
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ pub(crate) fn match_unordered(expected: &str, actual: &str, cwd: Option<&Path>)
 /// somewhere.
 ///
 /// See [Patterns](index.html#patterns) for more information on pattern matching.
-pub fn match_contains(expected: &str, actual: &str, cwd: Option<&Path>) -> Result<()> {
+pub(crate) fn match_contains(expected: &str, actual: &str, cwd: Option<&Path>) -> Result<()> {
     let expected = normalize_expected(expected, cwd);
     let actual = normalize_actual(actual, cwd);
     let e: Vec<_> = expected.lines().map(|line| WildStr::new(line)).collect();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/install.rs b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
index 6c81939836b..a2f2a7b021a 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/install.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::thread;
 
-use cargo_test_support::compare;
 use cargo_test_support::compare::assert_e2e;
 use cargo_test_support::cross_compile;
 use cargo_test_support::git;
@@ -2298,26 +2297,23 @@ fn failed_install_retains_temp_directory() {
     let err = cargo_process("install foo").exec_with_output().unwrap_err();
     let err = err.downcast::<ProcessError>().unwrap();
     let stderr = String::from_utf8(err.stderr.unwrap()).unwrap();
-    compare::match_contains(
-        "\
+    assert_e2e().eq(&stderr, str![[r#"
 [UPDATING] `dummy-registry` index
 [DOWNLOADING] crates ...
 [DOWNLOADED] foo v0.0.1 (registry `dummy-registry`)
 [INSTALLING] foo v0.0.1
 [COMPILING] foo v0.0.1
-",
-        &stderr,
-        None,
-    )
-    .unwrap();
-    compare::match_contains(
-        "error: failed to compile `foo v0.0.1`, intermediate artifacts can be found at \
-        `[..]`.\nTo reuse those artifacts with a future compilation, set the environment \
-        variable `CARGO_TARGET_DIR` to that path.",
-        &stderr,
-        None,
-    )
-    .unwrap();
+[ERROR] expected one of `!` or `::`, found `<eof>`
+ --> [ROOT]/home/.cargo/registry/src/-[..]/foo-0.0.1/src/main.rs:1:1
+  |
+1 | x
+  | ^ expected one of `!` or `::`
+
+[ERROR] could not compile `foo` (bin "foo") due to 1 previous error
+[ERROR] failed to compile `foo v0.0.1`, intermediate artifacts can be found at `[..]`.
+To reuse those artifacts with a future compilation, set the environment variable `CARGO_TARGET_DIR` to that path.
+
+"#]]);
 
     // Find the path in the output.
     let stderr = stderr.split_once("found at `").unwrap().1;
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/profile_trim_paths.rs b/tests/testsuite/profile_trim_paths.rs
index fbdec2a6919..58a3fd15d5d 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/profile_trim_paths.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/profile_trim_paths.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 //! Tests for `-Ztrim-paths`.
 
 use cargo_test_support::basic_manifest;
+use cargo_test_support::compare::assert_e2e;
 use cargo_test_support::git;
 use cargo_test_support::paths;
 use cargo_test_support::project;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::Package;
+use cargo_test_support::str;
 
 #[cargo_test]
 fn gated_manifest() {
@@ -711,7 +713,6 @@ fn custom_build_env_var_trim_paths() {
 #[cfg(unix)]
 #[cargo_test(requires_lldb, nightly, reason = "-Zremap-path-scope is unstable")]
 fn lldb_works_after_trimmed() {
-    use cargo_test_support::compare::match_contains;
     use cargo_util::is_ci;
 
     if !is_ci() {
@@ -770,14 +771,17 @@ fn lldb_works_after_trimmed() {
     let bin_path = p.bin("foo");
     assert!(bin_path.is_file());
     let stdout = String::from_utf8(run_lldb(bin_path).stdout).unwrap();
-    match_contains("[..]stopped[..]", &stdout, None).unwrap();
-    match_contains("[..]stop reason = breakpoint[..]", &stdout, None).unwrap();
-    match_contains(
-        "\
-(lldb) continue
-Hello, Ferris!",
+    assert_e2e().eq(
         &stdout,
-        None,
-    )
-    .unwrap();
+        str![[r#"
+...
+[..]stopped[..]
+[..]stop reason = breakpoint 1.1[..]
+...
+(lldb) continue
+Hello, Ferris!
+...
+
+"#]],
+    );
 }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/registry_auth.rs b/tests/testsuite/registry_auth.rs
index 1ac1ba28444..12c00998134 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/registry_auth.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/registry_auth.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //! Tests for registry authentication.
 
-use cargo_test_support::compare::match_contains;
+use cargo_test_support::compare::assert_e2e;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::{Package, RegistryBuilder, Token};
+use cargo_test_support::str;
 use cargo_test_support::{project, Execs, Project};
 
 fn cargo(p: &Project, s: &str) -> Execs {
@@ -473,23 +474,14 @@ fn token_not_logged() {
         .exec_with_output()
         .unwrap();
     let log = String::from_utf8(output.stderr).unwrap();
-    let lines = "\
-[UPDATING] crates.io index
-[PACKAGING] foo v0.1.0 [..]
-[VERIFYING] foo v0.1.0 [..]
-[DOWNLOADING] crates ...
-[DOWNLOADED] bar v1.0.0
-[COMPILING] bar v1.0.0
-[COMPILING] foo v0.1.0 [..]
-[FINISHED] [..]
-[PACKAGED] 3 files[..]
-[UPLOADING] foo v0.1.0[..]
-[UPLOADED] foo v0.1.0 to registry `crates-io`
-[NOTE] waiting [..]
-";
-    for line in lines.lines() {
-        match_contains(line, &log, None).unwrap();
-    }
+    assert_e2e().eq(
+        &log,
+        str![[r#"
+...
+[PUBLISHED] foo v0.1.0 at registry `crates-io`
+
+"#]],
+    );
     let authorizations: Vec<_> = log
         .lines()
         .filter(|line| {