diff --git a/sycl/test/basic_tests/swizzle_op.cpp b/sycl/test/basic_tests/swizzle_op.cpp
index 1e92462272208..c133c29c9aa8f 100644
--- a/sycl/test/basic_tests/swizzle_op.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/basic_tests/swizzle_op.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-// RUN: %clang -std=c++11 -fsycl %s -o %t.out -lstdc++ -lOpenCL -lsycl
+// RUN: %clang -std=c++11 -fsycl %s -o %t.out -lstdc++ -lOpenCL
 // RUN: env SYCL_DEVICE_TYPE=HOST %t.out
-// RUNx: %CPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
-// RUNx: %GPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
-// RUNx: %ACC_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
+// RUN: %CPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
+// RUN: %GPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
+// RUN: %ACC_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
 //==------------ swizzle_op.cpp - SYCL SwizzleOp basic test ----------------==//
 //
 // Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
diff --git a/sycl/test/functor/kernel_functor.cpp b/sycl/test/functor/kernel_functor.cpp
index 13680964326b9..44d66b0baa418 100644
--- a/sycl/test/functor/kernel_functor.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/functor/kernel_functor.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-// RUN: %clang -fsycl -o %t.out %s -lstdc++ -lOpenCL -lsycl
+// RUN: %clang -fsycl -o %t.out %s -lstdc++ -lOpenCL
 // RUN: cd %T
-// RUN: env SYCL_DEVICE_TYPE=HOST %t.out | FileCheck %s
-// RUNx: %CPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
-// RUNx: %GPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
-// CHECK:Passed.
+// RUN: env SYCL_DEVICE_TYPE=HOST %t.out
+// RUN: %CPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
+// RUN: %GPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
 
 //==--- kernel_functor.cpp - Functors as SYCL kernel test ------------------==//
 //
@@ -14,7 +13,8 @@
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #include <CL/sycl.hpp>
-#include <iostream>
+
+#include <cassert>
 
 constexpr auto sycl_read_write = cl::sycl::access::mode::read_write;
 constexpr auto sycl_global_buffer = cl::sycl::access::target::global_buffer;
@@ -172,14 +172,8 @@ int main() {
   const int Gold1 = 40;
   const int Gold2 = 80;
 
-  if (Res1 != Gold1) {
-    std::cout << "FAILED. " << Res1 << "!=" << Gold1 << "\n";
-    return 1;
-  }
-  if (Res2 != Gold2) {
-    std::cout << "FAILED. " << Res2 << "!=" << Gold2 << "\n";
-    return 1;
-  }
-  std::cout << "Passed.\n";
+  assert(Res1 == Gold1);
+  assert(Res2 == Gold2);
+
   return 0;
 }