diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_assertions.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_assertions.rb
index c13ddddd7d..08eb5117df 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_assertions.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_assertions.rb
@@ -20,11 +20,15 @@ module Homebrew
 
     # Test::Unit backwards compatibility methods
     {
+      assert_include:         :assert_includes,
+      assert_path_exist:      :assert_path_exists,
       assert_raise:           :assert_raises,
+      assert_throw:           :assert_throws,
       assert_not_empty:       :refute_empty,
       assert_not_equal:       :refute_equal,
       assert_not_in_delta:    :refute_in_delta,
       assert_not_in_epsilon:  :refute_in_epsilon,
+      assert_not_include:     :refute_includes,
       assert_not_includes:    :refute_includes,
       assert_not_instance_of: :refute_instance_of,
       assert_not_kind_of:     :refute_kind_of,
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ module Homebrew
       assert_no_match:        :refute_match,
       assert_not_nil:         :refute_nil,
       assert_not_operator:    :refute_operator,
+      assert_path_not_exist:  :refute_path_exists,
       assert_not_predicate:   :refute_predicate,
       assert_not_respond_to:  :refute_respond_to,
       assert_not_same:        :refute_same,
@@ -47,6 +52,11 @@ module Homebrew
       assert_equal(true, act, msg)
     end
 
+    def assert_false(act, msg = nil)
+      # odeprecated "assert_false", "assert(!...) or assert_equal(false, ...)"
+      assert_equal(false, act, msg)
+    end
+
     # Returns the output of running cmd, and asserts the exit status.
     # @api public
     def shell_output(cmd, result = 0)