diff --git a/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py b/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py
index 16df447c91..0470d6bc9b 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/basic/models.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ TypeError: dates() takes at least 3 arguments (1 given)
 >>> Article.objects.dates('invalid_field', 'year')
 Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
-FieldDoesNotExist: name=invalid_field
+FieldDoesNotExist: Article has no field named 'invalid_field'
 
 >>> Article.objects.dates('pub_date', 'bad_kind')
 Traceback (most recent call last):
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/many_to_one_null/models.py b/tests/modeltests/many_to_one_null/models.py
index 6818493ee3..638382107a 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/many_to_one_null/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/many_to_one_null/models.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ None
 >>> r.article_set.remove(a4)
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 ...
-DoesNotExist: 'Fourth' is not related to 'John Smith'.
+DoesNotExist: 'Article object' is not related to 'Reporter object'.
 
 >>> r2.article_set.all()
 [Fourth]