diff --git a/tests/lib/config.php b/tests/lib/config.php
index 87ee2807c2..c67a66c832 100644
--- a/tests/lib/config.php
+++ b/tests/lib/config.php
@@ -43,26 +43,15 @@ class Test_Config extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 		$this->config->setValue('foo', 'moo');
 		$this->assertAttributeEquals(array('foo' => 'moo'), 'cache', $this->config);
 		$content = file_get_contents(self::CONFIG_FILE);
-		$this->assertEquals(<<<EOL
-<?php
-\$CONFIG = array (
-  'foo' => 'moo',
-);
 
-EOL
-			, $content);
+		$expected = "<?php\n\$CONFIG = array (\n  'foo' => 'moo',\n);\n";
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $content);
 		$this->config->setValue('bar', 'red');
 		$this->assertAttributeEquals(array('foo' => 'moo', 'bar' => 'red'), 'cache', $this->config);
 		$content = file_get_contents(self::CONFIG_FILE);
-		$this->assertEquals(<<<EOL
-<?php
-\$CONFIG = array (
-  'foo' => 'moo',
-  'bar' => 'red',
-);
 
-EOL
-			, $content);
+		$expected = "<?php\n\$CONFIG = array (\n  'foo' => 'moo',\n  'bar' => 'red',\n);\n";
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $content);
 	}
 
 	public function testDeleteKey() {
@@ -70,13 +59,9 @@ EOL
 		$this->config->deleteKey('foo');
 		$this->assertAttributeEquals(array(), 'cache', $this->config);
 		$content = file_get_contents(self::CONFIG_FILE);
-		$this->assertEquals(<<<EOL
-<?php
-\$CONFIG = array (
-);
 
-EOL
-			, $content);
+		$expected = "<?php\n\$CONFIG = array (\n);\n";
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $content);
 	}
 
 	public function testSavingDebugMode() {
@@ -85,14 +70,9 @@ EOL
 		$this->assertAttributeEquals(array(), 'cache', $this->config);
 		$this->assertAttributeEquals(true, 'debugMode', $this->config);
 		$content = file_get_contents(self::CONFIG_FILE);
-		$this->assertEquals(<<<EOL
-<?php
-define('DEBUG',true);
-\$CONFIG = array (
-);
 
-EOL
-			, $content);
+		$expected = "<?php\ndefine('DEBUG',true);\n\$CONFIG = array (\n);\n";
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $content);
 	}
 
 	/**