3 files changed, 3 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/test/functional/ex_cmds/drop_spec.lua b/test/functional/ex_cmds/drop_spec.lua
index d6da0d8e88..762ea3d166 100644
--- a/test/functional/ex_cmds/drop_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ex_cmds/drop_spec.lua
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ describe(":drop", function()
     command("set laststatus=2 shortmess-=F")
   end)
 
-  after_each(function()
-    screen:detach()
-  end)
-
   it("works like :e when called with only one window open", function()
     feed_command("drop tmp1.vim")
     screen:expect([[
diff --git a/test/functional/ex_cmds/highlight_spec.lua b/test/functional/ex_cmds/highlight_spec.lua
index 25968b8204..1cd6759a53 100644
--- a/test/functional/ex_cmds/highlight_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ex_cmds/highlight_spec.lua
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ describe(':highlight', function()
     screen:attach()
   end)
 
-  after_each(function()
-    screen:detach()
-  end)
-
   it('invalid color name', function()
     eq('Vim(highlight):E421: Color name or number not recognized: ctermfg=#181818',
        exc_exec("highlight normal ctermfg=#181818"))
diff --git a/test/functional/ex_cmds/write_spec.lua b/test/functional/ex_cmds/write_spec.lua
index 3f54ff6f41..4f526ddfca 100644
--- a/test/functional/ex_cmds/write_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ex_cmds/write_spec.lua
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe(':write', function()
       command("silent !ln -s test_bkc_file.txt test_bkc_link.txt")
     end
     if eval('v:shell_error') ~= 0 then
-      pending('Cannot create symlink', function()end)
+      pending('Cannot create symlink')
     end
     source([[
       edit test_bkc_link.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe(':write', function()
       command("silent !ln -s test_bkc_file.txt test_bkc_link.txt")
     end
     if eval('v:shell_error') ~= 0 then
-      pending('Cannot create symlink', function()end)
+      pending('Cannot create symlink')
     end
     source([[
       edit test_bkc_link.txt
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ describe(':write', function()
   it("appends FIFO file", function()
     -- mkfifo creates read-only .lnk files on Windows
     if iswin() or eval("executable('mkfifo')") == 0 then
-      pending('missing "mkfifo" command', function()end)
-      return
+      pending('missing "mkfifo" command')
     end
 
     local text = "some fifo text from write_spec"