diff --git a/Tests/NimbleTests/Matchers/BeEmptyTest.swift b/Tests/NimbleTests/Matchers/BeEmptyTest.swift
index 0677b4e72..77f7f0cb4 100644
--- a/Tests/NimbleTests/Matchers/BeEmptyTest.swift
+++ b/Tests/NimbleTests/Matchers/BeEmptyTest.swift
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ final class BeEmptyTest: XCTestCase {
 
 #if canImport(Darwin)
         expect(NSDictionary() as? [Int: Int]).to(beEmpty())
-        expect(NSDictionary(object: 1, forKey: 1 as NSNumber) as? [Int: Int]).toNot(beEmpty())
+        expect(([1: 1] as NSDictionary) as? [Int: Int]).toNot(beEmpty())
 #endif
 
         expect([Int: Int]()).to(beEmpty())
diff --git a/Tests/NimbleTests/Matchers/EqualTest.swift b/Tests/NimbleTests/Matchers/EqualTest.swift
index b3e3e730e..80b3eb33f 100644
--- a/Tests/NimbleTests/Matchers/EqualTest.swift
+++ b/Tests/NimbleTests/Matchers/EqualTest.swift
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ final class EqualTest: XCTestCase {
         expect(actual).to(equal(expected))
         expect(actual).toNot(equal(unexpected))
 
-        expect(NSDictionary(object: "bar", forKey: "foo" as NSString)).to(equal(["foo": "bar"]))
-        expect(NSDictionary(object: "bar", forKey: "foo" as NSString) as? [String: String]).to(equal(expected))
+        expect(["foo": "bar"] as NSDictionary).to(equal(["foo": "bar"]))
+        expect((["foo": "bar"] as NSDictionary) as? [String: String]).to(equal(expected))
     }
 
     func testDataEquality() {