diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_versions.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_versions.rb
index 9811db57ef..57279b8277 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_versions.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_versions.rb
@@ -15,20 +15,22 @@ class VersionComparisonTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
   include VersionAssertions
 
   def test_version_comparisons
-    assert_version_comparison '0.1', '==', '0.1.0'
-    assert_version_comparison '0.1', '!=', '0.2'
-    assert_version_comparison '1.2.3', '>', '1.2.2'
-    assert_version_comparison '1.2.3-p34', '>', '1.2.3-p33'
-    assert_version_comparison '1.2.4', '<', '1.2.4.1'
-    assert_version_comparison 'HEAD', '==', 'HEAD'
-    assert_version_comparison 'HEAD', '>', '1.2.3'
-    assert_version_comparison '1.2.3', '<', 'HEAD'
-    assert_version_comparison '3.2.0b4', '<', '3.2.0'
-    assert_version_comparison '1.0beta6', '<', '1.0b7'
-    assert_version_comparison '1.0b6', '<', '1.0beta7'
-    assert_version_comparison '1.1alpha4', '<', '1.1beta2'
-    assert_version_comparison '1.1beta2', '<', '1.1rc1'
-    assert_nil Version.new('1.0') <=> 'foo'
+    assert_equal 0,  version('0.1') <=> version('0.1.0')
+    assert_equal -1, version('0.1') <=> version('0.2')
+    assert_equal 1,  version('1.2.3') <=> version('1.2.2')
+    assert_equal 1,  version('1.2.3-p34') <=> version('1.2.3-p33')
+    assert_equal -1, version('1.2.4') <=> version('1.2.4.1')
+    assert_equal 0,  version('HEAD') <=> version('HEAD')
+    assert_equal 1,  version('HEAD') <=> version('1.2.3')
+    assert_equal -1, version('1.2.3') <=> version('HEAD')
+    assert_equal -1, version('3.2.0b4') <=> version('3.2.0')
+    assert_equal -1, version('1.0beta6') <=> version('1.0b7')
+    assert_equal -1, version('1.0b6') <=> version('1.0beta7')
+    assert_equal -1, version('1.1alpha4') <=> version('1.1beta2')
+    assert_equal -1, version('1.1beta2') <=> version('1.1rc1')
+    assert_equal -1, version('1.0.0beta7') <=> version('1.0.0')
+    assert_equal 1,  version('3.2.1') <=> version('3.2beta4')
+    assert_nil version('1.0') <=> 'foo'
   end
 
   def test_macos_version_comparison
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ class VersionParsingTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def test_pathname_version
     d = HOMEBREW_CELLAR/'foo-0.1.9'
     d.mkpath
-    assert_version_equal '0.1.9', d.version
+    assert_equal 0, version('0.1.9') <=> d.version
   end
 
   def test_no_version
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/testing_env.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/testing_env.rb
index d0dbd9401b..9a760cf232 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/testing_env.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/testing_env.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ require 'extend/ENV'
 ENV.extend(HomebrewEnvExtension)
 
 module VersionAssertions
+  def version v
+    Version.new(v)
+  end
+
   def assert_version_equal expected, actual
     assert_equal Version.new(expected), actual
   end
@@ -78,8 +82,4 @@ module VersionAssertions
   def assert_version_nil url
     assert_nil Version.parse(url)
   end
-
-  def assert_version_comparison a, comparison, b
-    eval "assert Version.new(a) #{comparison} Version.new(b)"
-  end
 end