diff --git a/test/sparse/sparse.jl b/test/sparse/sparse.jl
index a78521f2f0924..2f3ee10417197 100644
--- a/test/sparse/sparse.jl
+++ b/test/sparse/sparse.jl
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ end
 end
 
 @testset "issue #5985" begin
-    @test sprand(Bool, 4, 5, 0.0) == sparse(zeros(Bool, 4, 5))
+    @test sprand(Bool, 4, 5, 0.0) == sparse(fill(false, 4, 5))
     @test sprand(Bool, 4, 5, 1.00) == sparse(fill(true, 4, 5))
     sprb45nnzs = fill(0.0, 5)
     for i=1:5
diff --git a/test/threads.jl b/test/threads.jl
index 969b3344f0623..0db91708a8914 100644
--- a/test/threads.jl
+++ b/test/threads.jl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function test_threaded_loop_and_atomic_add()
     x = Atomic()
     a = fill(0, 10000)
     threaded_loop(a,1:10000,x)
-    found = zeros(Bool,10000)
+    found = fill(false, 10000)
     was_inorder = true
     for i=1:length(a)
         was_inorder &= a[i]==i