6 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_cscope.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_cscope.vim
index c8d2ebd7da..01a9a3f9ad 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_cscope.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_cscope.vim
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func Test_cscopeWithCscopeConnections()
       cscope add Xcscope.out
       set cscopeverbose
     catch
-      call assert_true(0)
+      call assert_report('exception thrown')
     endtry
     call assert_fails('cscope add', 'E560')
     call assert_fails('cscope add Xcscope.out', 'E568')
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
index d819b7b092..e1b9651c84 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 " Tests for cursor().
 
 func Test_wrong_arguments()
-  try
-    call cursor(1. 3)
-    " not reached
-    call assert_false(1)
-  catch
-    call assert_exception('E474:')
-  endtry
+  call assert_fails('call cursor(1. 3)', 'E474:')
 endfunc
 
 func Test_move_cursor()
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_expr.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_expr.vim
index 03a9155512..ce1523324e 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_expr.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_expr.vim
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ endfunc
 func Test_loop_over_null_list()
   let null_list = submatch(1, 1)
   for i in null_list
-    call assert_true(0, 'should not get here')
+    call assert_report('should not get here')
   endfor
 endfunc
 
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_menu.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_menu.vim
index be559467c8..af18760065 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_menu.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_menu.vim
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ func Test_load_menu()
   try
     source $VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim
   catch
-    call assert_false(1, 'error while loading menus: ' . v:exception)
+    call assert_report('error while loading menus: ' . v:exception)
   endtry
 endfunc
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_popup.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_popup.vim
index fd0f3c0d2d..519d855cd8 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_popup.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_popup.vim
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ func Test_completion_comment_formatting()
   %d
   try
     call feedkeys("o/*\<cr>\<cr>\<c-x>\<c-u>/\<esc>", 'tx')
-    call assert_false(1, 'completefunc not set, should have failed')
+    call assert_report('completefunc not set, should have failed')
   catch
     call assert_exception('E764:')
   endtry
diff --git a/test/functional/legacy/assert_spec.lua b/test/functional/legacy/assert_spec.lua
index d6255d42e7..2f342ec9a3 100644
--- a/test/functional/legacy/assert_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/legacy/assert_spec.lua
@@ -255,6 +255,16 @@ describe('assert function:', function()
     end)
   end)
 
+  -- assert_report({msg})
+  describe('assert_report()', function()
+    it('should add a message to v:errors', function()
+      command("call assert_report('something is wrong')")
+      command("call assert_match('something is wrong', v:errors[0])")
+      command('call remove(v:errors, 0)')
+      expected_empty()
+    end)
+  end)
+
   -- assert_exception({cmd}, [, {error}])
   describe('assert_exception()', function()
     it('should assert thrown exceptions properly', function()