diff --git a/modules/simpletest/tests/ajax.test b/modules/simpletest/tests/ajax.test
index 014a350..664d520 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/tests/ajax.test
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/ajax.test
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class AJAXElementValidation extends AJAXTestCase {
     // Post with 'drivertext' as the triggering element.
     $post_result = $this->drupalPostAJAX('ajax_validation_test', $edit, 'drivertext');
     // Look for a validation failure in the resultant JSON.
-    $this->assertNoText(t('Error message'), t("No error message in resultant JSON"));
-    $this->assertText('ajax_forms_test_validation_form_callback invoked', t('The correct callback was invoked'));
+    $this->assertNoText(t('Error message'), "No error message in resultant JSON");
+    $this->assertText('ajax_forms_test_validation_form_callback invoked', 'The correct callback was invoked');
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/simpletest/tests/bootstrap.test b/modules/simpletest/tests/bootstrap.test
index 014fc94..84c0551 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/tests/bootstrap.test
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/bootstrap.test
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ class BootstrapIPAddressTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // Test the normal IP address.
     $this->assertTrue(
       ip_address() == $this->remote_ip,
-      t('Got remote IP address.')
+      'Got remote IP address.'
     );
 
     // Proxy forwarding on but no proxy addresses defined.
     variable_set('reverse_proxy', 1);
     $this->assertTrue(
       ip_address() == $this->remote_ip,
-      t('Proxy forwarding without trusted proxies got remote IP address.')
+      'Proxy forwarding without trusted proxies got remote IP address.'
     );
 
     // Proxy forwarding on and proxy address not trusted.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class BootstrapIPAddressTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] = $this->untrusted_ip;
     $this->assertTrue(
       ip_address() == $this->untrusted_ip,
-      t('Proxy forwarding with untrusted proxy got remote IP address.')
+      'Proxy forwarding with untrusted proxy got remote IP address.'
     );
 
     // Proxy forwarding on and proxy address trusted.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class BootstrapIPAddressTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     drupal_static_reset('ip_address');
     $this->assertTrue(
       ip_address() == $this->forwarded_ip,
-      t('Proxy forwarding with trusted proxy got forwarded IP address.')
+      'Proxy forwarding with trusted proxy got forwarded IP address.'
     );
 
     // Multi-tier architecture with comma separated values in header.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class BootstrapIPAddressTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     drupal_static_reset('ip_address');
     $this->assertTrue(
       ip_address() == $this->forwarded_ip,
-      t('Proxy forwarding with trusted 2-tier proxy got forwarded IP address.')
+      'Proxy forwarding with trusted 2-tier proxy got forwarded IP address.'
     );
 
     // Custom client-IP header.
@@ -85,16 +85,16 @@ class BootstrapIPAddressTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     drupal_static_reset('ip_address');
     $this->assertTrue(
       ip_address() == $this->cluster_ip,
-      t('Cluster environment got cluster client IP.')
+      'Cluster environment got cluster client IP.'
     );
 
     // Verifies that drupal_valid_http_host() prevents invalid characters.
-    $this->assertFalse(drupal_valid_http_host('security/.drupal.org:80'), t('HTTP_HOST with / is invalid'));
-    $this->assertFalse(drupal_valid_http_host('security\\.drupal.org:80'), t('HTTP_HOST with \\ is invalid'));
-    $this->assertFalse(drupal_valid_http_host('security<.drupal.org:80'), t('HTTP_HOST with &lt; is invalid'));
-    $this->assertFalse(drupal_valid_http_host('security..drupal.org:80'), t('HTTP_HOST with .. is invalid'));
+    $this->assertFalse(drupal_valid_http_host('security/.drupal.org:80'), 'HTTP_HOST with / is invalid');
+    $this->assertFalse(drupal_valid_http_host('security\\.drupal.org:80'), 'HTTP_HOST with \\ is invalid');
+    $this->assertFalse(drupal_valid_http_host('security<.drupal.org:80'), 'HTTP_HOST with &lt; is invalid');
+    $this->assertFalse(drupal_valid_http_host('security..drupal.org:80'), 'HTTP_HOST with .. is invalid');
     // IPv6 loopback address
-    $this->assertTrue(drupal_valid_http_host('[::1]:80'), t('HTTP_HOST containing IPv6 loopback is valid'));
+    $this->assertTrue(drupal_valid_http_host('[::1]:80'), 'HTTP_HOST containing IPv6 loopback is valid');
   }
 }
 
@@ -122,32 +122,32 @@ class BootstrapPageCacheTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $this->drupalGet('');
 
     $this->drupalHead('');
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', t('Page was cached.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', 'Page was cached.');
     $etag = $this->drupalGetHeader('ETag');
     $last_modified = $this->drupalGetHeader('Last-Modified');
 
     $this->drupalGet('', array(), array('If-Modified-Since: ' . $last_modified, 'If-None-Match: ' . $etag));
-    $this->assertResponse(304, t('Conditional request returned 304 Not Modified.'));
+    $this->assertResponse(304, 'Conditional request returned 304 Not Modified.');
 
     $this->drupalGet('', array(), array('If-Modified-Since: ' . gmdate(DATE_RFC822, strtotime($last_modified)), 'If-None-Match: ' . $etag));
-    $this->assertResponse(304, t('Conditional request with obsolete If-Modified-Since date returned 304 Not Modified.'));
+    $this->assertResponse(304, 'Conditional request with obsolete If-Modified-Since date returned 304 Not Modified.');
 
     $this->drupalGet('', array(), array('If-Modified-Since: ' . gmdate(DATE_RFC850, strtotime($last_modified)), 'If-None-Match: ' . $etag));
-    $this->assertResponse(304, t('Conditional request with obsolete If-Modified-Since date returned 304 Not Modified.'));
+    $this->assertResponse(304, 'Conditional request with obsolete If-Modified-Since date returned 304 Not Modified.');
 
     $this->drupalGet('', array(), array('If-Modified-Since: ' . $last_modified));
-    $this->assertResponse(200, t('Conditional request without If-None-Match returned 200 OK.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', t('Page was cached.'));
+    $this->assertResponse(200, 'Conditional request without If-None-Match returned 200 OK.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', 'Page was cached.');
 
     $this->drupalGet('', array(), array('If-Modified-Since: ' . gmdate(DATE_RFC1123, strtotime($last_modified) + 1), 'If-None-Match: ' . $etag));
-    $this->assertResponse(200, t('Conditional request with new a If-Modified-Since date newer than Last-Modified returned 200 OK.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', t('Page was cached.'));
+    $this->assertResponse(200, 'Conditional request with new a If-Modified-Since date newer than Last-Modified returned 200 OK.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', 'Page was cached.');
 
     $user = $this->drupalCreateUser();
     $this->drupalLogin($user);
     $this->drupalGet('', array(), array('If-Modified-Since: ' . $last_modified, 'If-None-Match: ' . $etag));
-    $this->assertResponse(200, t('Conditional request returned 200 OK for authenticated user.'));
-    $this->assertFalse($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), t('Absense of Page was not cached.'));
+    $this->assertResponse(200, 'Conditional request returned 200 OK for authenticated user.');
+    $this->assertFalse($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'Absense of Page was not cached.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -158,35 +158,35 @@ class BootstrapPageCacheTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // Fill the cache.
     $this->drupalGet('system-test/set-header', array('query' => array('name' => 'Foo', 'value' => 'bar')));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'MISS', t('Page was not cached.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Vary'), 'Cookie,Accept-Encoding', t('Vary header was sent.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Cache-Control'), 'public, max-age=0', t('Cache-Control header was sent.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Expires'), 'Sun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT', t('Expires header was sent.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Foo'), 'bar', t('Custom header was sent.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'MISS', 'Page was not cached.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Vary'), 'Cookie,Accept-Encoding', 'Vary header was sent.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Cache-Control'), 'public, max-age=0', 'Cache-Control header was sent.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Expires'), 'Sun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT', 'Expires header was sent.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Foo'), 'bar', 'Custom header was sent.');
 
     // Check cache.
     $this->drupalGet('system-test/set-header', array('query' => array('name' => 'Foo', 'value' => 'bar')));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', t('Page was cached.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Vary'), 'Cookie,Accept-Encoding', t('Vary: Cookie header was sent.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Cache-Control'), 'public, max-age=0', t('Cache-Control header was sent.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Expires'), 'Sun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT', t('Expires header was sent.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Foo'), 'bar', t('Custom header was sent.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', 'Page was cached.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Vary'), 'Cookie,Accept-Encoding', 'Vary: Cookie header was sent.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Cache-Control'), 'public, max-age=0', 'Cache-Control header was sent.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Expires'), 'Sun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT', 'Expires header was sent.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Foo'), 'bar', 'Custom header was sent.');
 
     // Check replacing default headers.
     $this->drupalGet('system-test/set-header', array('query' => array('name' => 'Expires', 'value' => 'Fri, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT')));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Expires'), 'Fri, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT', t('Default header was replaced.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Expires'), 'Fri, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT', 'Default header was replaced.');
     $this->drupalGet('system-test/set-header', array('query' => array('name' => 'Vary', 'value' => 'User-Agent')));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Vary'), 'User-Agent,Accept-Encoding', t('Default header was replaced.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Vary'), 'User-Agent,Accept-Encoding', 'Default header was replaced.');
 
     // Check that authenticated users bypass the cache.
     $user = $this->drupalCreateUser();
     $this->drupalLogin($user);
     $this->drupalGet('system-test/set-header', array('query' => array('name' => 'Foo', 'value' => 'bar')));
-    $this->assertFalse($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), t('Caching was bypassed.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($this->drupalGetHeader('Vary'), 'Cookie') === FALSE, t('Vary: Cookie header was not sent.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Cache-Control'), 'no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0', t('Cache-Control header was sent.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Expires'), 'Sun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT', t('Expires header was sent.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Foo'), 'bar', t('Custom header was sent.'));
+    $this->assertFalse($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'Caching was bypassed.');
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($this->drupalGetHeader('Vary'), 'Cookie') === FALSE, 'Vary: Cookie header was not sent.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Cache-Control'), 'no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0', 'Cache-Control header was sent.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Expires'), 'Sun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT', 'Expires header was sent.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Foo'), 'bar', 'Custom header was sent.');
 
   }
 
@@ -202,23 +202,23 @@ class BootstrapPageCacheTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // Fill the cache and verify that output is compressed.
     $this->drupalGet('', array(), array('Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'MISS', t('Page was not cached.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'MISS', 'Page was not cached.');
     $this->drupalSetContent(gzinflate(substr($this->drupalGetContent(), 10, -8)));
-    $this->assertRaw('</html>', t('Page was gzip compressed.'));
+    $this->assertRaw('</html>', 'Page was gzip compressed.');
 
     // Verify that cached output is compressed.
     $this->drupalGet('', array(), array('Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', t('Page was cached.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Content-Encoding'), 'gzip', t('A Content-Encoding header was sent.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', 'Page was cached.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('Content-Encoding'), 'gzip', 'A Content-Encoding header was sent.');
     $this->drupalSetContent(gzinflate(substr($this->drupalGetContent(), 10, -8)));
-    $this->assertRaw('</html>', t('Page was gzip compressed.'));
+    $this->assertRaw('</html>', 'Page was gzip compressed.');
 
     // Verify that a client without compression support gets an uncompressed page.
     $this->drupalGet('');
-    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', t('Page was cached.'));
-    $this->assertFalse($this->drupalGetHeader('Content-Encoding'), t('A Content-Encoding header was not sent.'));
-    $this->assertTitle(t('Welcome to @site-name | @site-name', array('@site-name' => variable_get('site_name', 'Drupal'))), t('Site title matches.'));
-    $this->assertRaw('</html>', t('Page was not compressed.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($this->drupalGetHeader('X-Drupal-Cache'), 'HIT', 'Page was cached.');
+    $this->assertFalse($this->drupalGetHeader('Content-Encoding'), 'A Content-Encoding header was not sent.');
+    $this->assertTitle(t('Welcome to @site-name | @site-name', array('@site-name' => variable_get('site_name', 'Drupal'))), 'Site title matches.');
+    $this->assertRaw('</html>', 'Page was not compressed.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -243,17 +243,17 @@ class BootstrapVariableTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // Setting and retrieving values.
     $variable = $this->randomName();
     variable_set('simpletest_bootstrap_variable_test', $variable);
-    $this->assertIdentical($variable, variable_get('simpletest_bootstrap_variable_test'), t('Setting and retrieving values'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($variable, variable_get('simpletest_bootstrap_variable_test'), 'Setting and retrieving values');
 
     // Make sure the variable persists across multiple requests.
     $this->drupalGet('system-test/variable-get');
-    $this->assertText($variable, t('Variable persists across multiple requests'));
+    $this->assertText($variable, 'Variable persists across multiple requests');
 
     // Deleting variables.
     $default_value = $this->randomName();
     variable_del('simpletest_bootstrap_variable_test');
     $variable = variable_get('simpletest_bootstrap_variable_test', $default_value);
-    $this->assertIdentical($variable, $default_value, t('Deleting variables'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($variable, $default_value, 'Deleting variables');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ class BootstrapVariableTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testVariableDefaults() {
     // Tests passing nothing through to the default.
-    $this->assertIdentical(NULL, variable_get('simpletest_bootstrap_variable_test'), t('Variables are correctly defaulting to NULL.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(NULL, variable_get('simpletest_bootstrap_variable_test'), 'Variables are correctly defaulting to NULL.');
 
     // Tests passing 5 to the default parameter.
-    $this->assertIdentical(5, variable_get('simpletest_bootstrap_variable_test', 5), t('The default variable parameter is passed through correctly.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(5, variable_get('simpletest_bootstrap_variable_test', 5), 'The default variable parameter is passed through correctly.');
   }
 
 }
@@ -383,17 +383,17 @@ class BootstrapTimerTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
   function testTimer() {
     timer_start('test');
     sleep(1);
-    $this->assertTrue(timer_read('test') >= 1000, t('Timer measured 1 second of sleeping while running.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(timer_read('test') >= 1000, 'Timer measured 1 second of sleeping while running.');
     sleep(1);
     timer_stop('test');
-    $this->assertTrue(timer_read('test') >= 2000, t('Timer measured 2 seconds of sleeping after being stopped.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(timer_read('test') >= 2000, 'Timer measured 2 seconds of sleeping after being stopped.');
     timer_start('test');
     sleep(1);
-    $this->assertTrue(timer_read('test') >= 3000, t('Timer measured 3 seconds of sleeping after being restarted.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(timer_read('test') >= 3000, 'Timer measured 3 seconds of sleeping after being restarted.');
     sleep(1);
     $timer = timer_stop('test');
-    $this->assertTrue(timer_read('test') >= 4000, t('Timer measured 4 seconds of sleeping after being stopped for a second time.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($timer['count'], 2, t('Timer counted 2 instances of being started.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(timer_read('test') >= 4000, 'Timer measured 4 seconds of sleeping after being stopped for a second time.');
+    $this->assertEqual($timer['count'], 2, 'Timer counted 2 instances of being started.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -417,22 +417,22 @@ class BootstrapResettableStaticTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
   function testDrupalStatic() {
     $name = __CLASS__ . '_' . __METHOD__;
     $var = &drupal_static($name, 'foo');
-    $this->assertEqual($var, 'foo', t('Variable returned by drupal_static() was set to its default.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($var, 'foo', 'Variable returned by drupal_static() was set to its default.');
 
     // Call the specific reset and the global reset each twice to ensure that
     // multiple resets can be issued without odd side effects.
     $var = 'bar';
     drupal_static_reset($name);
-    $this->assertEqual($var, 'foo', t('Variable was reset after first invocation of name-specific reset.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($var, 'foo', 'Variable was reset after first invocation of name-specific reset.');
     $var = 'bar';
     drupal_static_reset($name);
-    $this->assertEqual($var, 'foo', t('Variable was reset after second invocation of name-specific reset.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($var, 'foo', 'Variable was reset after second invocation of name-specific reset.');
     $var = 'bar';
     drupal_static_reset();
-    $this->assertEqual($var, 'foo', t('Variable was reset after first invocation of global reset.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($var, 'foo', 'Variable was reset after first invocation of global reset.');
     $var = 'bar';
     drupal_static_reset();
-    $this->assertEqual($var, 'foo', t('Variable was reset after second invocation of global reset.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($var, 'foo', 'Variable was reset after second invocation of global reset.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ class BootstrapMiscTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
     $link_options_1 = array('fragment' => 'x', 'attributes' => array('title' => 'X', 'class' => array('a', 'b')), 'language' => 'en');
     $link_options_2 = array('fragment' => 'y', 'attributes' => array('title' => 'Y', 'class' => array('c', 'd')), 'html' => TRUE);
     $expected = array('fragment' => 'y', 'attributes' => array('title' => 'Y', 'class' => array('a', 'b', 'c', 'd')), 'language' => 'en', 'html' => TRUE);
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_array_merge_deep($link_options_1, $link_options_2), $expected, t('drupal_array_merge_deep() returned a properly merged array.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_array_merge_deep($link_options_1, $link_options_2), $expected, 'drupal_array_merge_deep() returned a properly merged array.');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/simpletest/tests/cache.test b/modules/simpletest/tests/cache.test
index 47f2df3..997f37a 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/tests/cache.test
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/cache.test
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class CacheSavingCase extends CacheTestCase {
 
     cache_set('test_object', $test_object, 'cache');
     $cache = cache_get('test_object', 'cache');
-    $this->assertTrue(isset($cache->data) && $cache->data == $test_object, t('Object is saved and restored properly.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(isset($cache->data) && $cache->data == $test_object, 'Object is saved and restored properly.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class CacheSavingCase extends CacheTestCase {
   function checkVariable($var) {
     cache_set('test_var', $var, 'cache');
     $cache = cache_get('test_var', 'cache');
-    $this->assertTrue(isset($cache->data) && $cache->data === $var, t('@type is saved and restored properly.', array('@type' => ucfirst(gettype($var)))));
+    $this->assertTrue(isset($cache->data) && $cache->data === $var, format_string('@type is saved and restored properly.', array('@type' => ucfirst(gettype($var)))));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class CacheSavingCase extends CacheTestCase {
    */
   function testNoEmptyCids() {
     $this->drupalGet('user/register');
-    $this->assertFalse(cache_get(''), t('No cache entry is written with an empty cid.'));
+    $this->assertFalse(cache_get(''), 'No cache entry is written with an empty cid.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -195,14 +195,14 @@ class CacheGetMultipleUnitTest extends CacheTestCase {
     $item2 = $this->randomName(10);
     cache_set('item1', $item1, $this->default_bin);
     cache_set('item2', $item2, $this->default_bin);
-    $this->assertTrue($this->checkCacheExists('item1', $item1), t('Item 1 is cached.'));
-    $this->assertTrue($this->checkCacheExists('item2', $item2), t('Item 2 is cached.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->checkCacheExists('item1', $item1), 'Item 1 is cached.');
+    $this->assertTrue($this->checkCacheExists('item2', $item2), 'Item 2 is cached.');
 
     // Fetch both records from the database with cache_get_multiple().
     $item_ids = array('item1', 'item2');
     $items = cache_get_multiple($item_ids, $this->default_bin);
-    $this->assertEqual($items['item1']->data, $item1, t('Item was returned from cache successfully.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($items['item2']->data, $item2, t('Item was returned from cache successfully.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($items['item1']->data, $item1, 'Item was returned from cache successfully.');
+    $this->assertEqual($items['item2']->data, $item2, 'Item was returned from cache successfully.');
 
     // Remove one item from the cache.
     cache_clear_all('item2', $this->default_bin);
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ class CacheGetMultipleUnitTest extends CacheTestCase {
     // Confirm that only one item is returned by cache_get_multiple().
     $item_ids = array('item1', 'item2');
     $items = cache_get_multiple($item_ids, $this->default_bin);
-    $this->assertEqual($items['item1']->data, $item1, t('Item was returned from cache successfully.'));
-    $this->assertFalse(isset($items['item2']), t('Item was not returned from the cache.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(count($items) == 1, t('Only valid cache entries returned.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($items['item1']->data, $item1, 'Item was returned from cache successfully.');
+    $this->assertFalse(isset($items['item2']), 'Item was not returned from the cache.');
+    $this->assertTrue(count($items) == 1, 'Only valid cache entries returned.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ class CacheClearCase extends CacheTestCase {
     cache_set('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value, $this->default_bin);
     $this->assertTrue($this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear1', $this->default_value)
                       && $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value),
-                      t('Two caches were created for checking cid "*" with wildcard false.'));
+                      'Two caches were created for checking cid "*" with wildcard false.');
     cache_clear_all('*', $this->default_bin);
     $this->assertTrue($this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear1', $this->default_value)
                       && $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value),
-                      t('Two caches still exists after clearing cid "*" with wildcard false.'));
+                      'Two caches still exists after clearing cid "*" with wildcard false.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -265,21 +265,21 @@ class CacheClearCase extends CacheTestCase {
     cache_set('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value, $this->default_bin);
     $this->assertTrue($this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear1', $this->default_value)
                       && $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value),
-                      t('Two caches were created for checking cid "*" with wildcard true.'));
+                      'Two caches were created for checking cid "*" with wildcard true.');
     cache_clear_all('*', $this->default_bin, TRUE);
     $this->assertFalse($this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear1', $this->default_value)
                       || $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value),
-                      t('Two caches removed after clearing cid "*" with wildcard true.'));
+                      'Two caches removed after clearing cid "*" with wildcard true.');
 
     cache_set('test_cid_clear1', $this->default_value, $this->default_bin);
     cache_set('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value, $this->default_bin);
     $this->assertTrue($this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear1', $this->default_value)
                       && $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value),
-                      t('Two caches were created for checking cid substring with wildcard true.'));
+                      'Two caches were created for checking cid substring with wildcard true.');
     cache_clear_all('test_', $this->default_bin, TRUE);
     $this->assertFalse($this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear1', $this->default_value)
                       || $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value),
-                      t('Two caches removed after clearing cid substring with wildcard true.'));
+                      'Two caches removed after clearing cid substring with wildcard true.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -293,16 +293,16 @@ class CacheClearCase extends CacheTestCase {
     $this->assertTrue($this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear1', $this->default_value)
                       && $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value)
                       && $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear3', $this->default_value),
-                      t('Three cache entries were created.'));
+                      'Three cache entries were created.');
 
     // Clear two entries using an array.
     cache_clear_all(array('test_cid_clear1', 'test_cid_clear2'), $this->default_bin);
     $this->assertFalse($this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear1', $this->default_value)
                        || $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value),
-                       t('Two cache entries removed after clearing with an array.'));
+                       'Two cache entries removed after clearing with an array.');
 
     $this->assertTrue($this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear3', $this->default_value),
-                      t('Entry was not cleared from the cache'));
+                      'Entry was not cleared from the cache');
 
     // Set the cache clear threshold to 2 to confirm that the full bin is cleared
     // when the threshold is exceeded.
@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ class CacheClearCase extends CacheTestCase {
     cache_set('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value, $this->default_bin);
     $this->assertTrue($this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear1', $this->default_value)
                       && $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value),
-                      t('Two cache entries were created.'));
+                      'Two cache entries were created.');
     cache_clear_all(array('test_cid_clear1', 'test_cid_clear2', 'test_cid_clear3'), $this->default_bin);
     $this->assertFalse($this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear1', $this->default_value)
                        || $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear2', $this->default_value)
                        || $this->checkCacheExists('test_cid_clear3', $this->default_value),
-                       t('All cache entries removed when the array exceeded the cache clear threshold.'));
+                       'All cache entries removed when the array exceeded the cache clear threshold.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class CacheClearCase extends CacheTestCase {
 
     foreach ($bins as $id => $bin) {
       $id = 'test_cid_clear' . $id;
-      $this->assertFalse($this->checkCacheExists($id, $this->default_value, $bin), t('All cache entries removed from @bin.', array('@bin' => $bin)));
+      $this->assertFalse($this->checkCacheExists($id, $this->default_value, $bin), format_string('All cache entries removed from @bin.', array('@bin' => $bin)));
     }
   }
 
@@ -400,14 +400,14 @@ class CacheIsEmptyCase extends CacheTestCase {
   function testIsEmpty() {
     // Clear the cache bin.
     cache_clear_all('*', $this->default_bin);
-    $this->assertTrue(cache_is_empty($this->default_bin), t('The cache bin is empty'));
+    $this->assertTrue(cache_is_empty($this->default_bin), 'The cache bin is empty');
     // Add some data to the cache bin.
     cache_set($this->default_cid, $this->default_value, $this->default_bin);
     $this->assertCacheExists(t('Cache was set.'), $this->default_value, $this->default_cid);
-    $this->assertFalse(cache_is_empty($this->default_bin), t('The cache bin is not empty'));
+    $this->assertFalse(cache_is_empty($this->default_bin), 'The cache bin is not empty');
     // Remove the cached data.
     cache_clear_all($this->default_cid, $this->default_bin);
     $this->assertCacheRemoved(t('Cache was removed.'), $this->default_cid);
-    $this->assertTrue(cache_is_empty($this->default_bin), t('The cache bin is empty'));
+    $this->assertTrue(cache_is_empty($this->default_bin), 'The cache bin is empty');
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/simpletest/tests/common.test b/modules/simpletest/tests/common.test
index 97916e4..9748126 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/tests/common.test
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/common.test
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ class DrupalAlterTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $array_copy = $array;
     $array_expected = array('foo' => 'Drupal theme');
     drupal_alter('drupal_alter', $array_copy);
-    $this->assertEqual($array_copy, $array_expected, t('Single array was altered.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($array_copy, $array_expected, 'Single array was altered.');
 
     $entity_copy = clone $entity;
     $entity_expected = clone $entity;
     $entity_expected->foo = 'Drupal theme';
     drupal_alter('drupal_alter', $entity_copy);
-    $this->assertEqual($entity_copy, $entity_expected, t('Single object was altered.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($entity_copy, $entity_expected, 'Single object was altered.');
 
     // Verify alteration of multiple arguments.
     $array_copy = $array;
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ class DrupalAlterTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $array2_copy = $array;
     $array2_expected = array('foo' => 'Drupal theme');
     drupal_alter('drupal_alter', $array_copy, $entity_copy, $array2_copy);
-    $this->assertEqual($array_copy, $array_expected, t('First argument to drupal_alter() was altered.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($entity_copy, $entity_expected, t('Second argument to drupal_alter() was altered.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($array2_copy, $array2_expected, t('Third argument to drupal_alter() was altered.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($array_copy, $array_expected, 'First argument to drupal_alter() was altered.');
+    $this->assertEqual($entity_copy, $entity_expected, 'Second argument to drupal_alter() was altered.');
+    $this->assertEqual($array2_copy, $array2_expected, 'Third argument to drupal_alter() was altered.');
 
     // Verify alteration order when passing an array of types to drupal_alter().
     // common_test_module_implements_alter() places 'block' implementation after
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class DrupalAlterTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $array_copy = $array;
     $array_expected = array('foo' => 'Drupal block theme');
     drupal_alter(array('drupal_alter', 'drupal_alter_foo'), $array_copy);
-    $this->assertEqual($array_copy, $array_expected, t('hook_TYPE_alter() implementations ran in correct order.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($array_copy, $array_expected, 'hook_TYPE_alter() implementations ran in correct order.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class CommonURLUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $path = "<SCRIPT>alert('XSS')</SCRIPT>";
     $link = l($text, $path);
     $sanitized_path = check_url(url($path));
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($link, $sanitized_path) !== FALSE, t('XSS attack @path was filtered', array('@path' => $path)));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($link, $sanitized_path) !== FALSE, format_string('XSS attack @path was filtered', array('@path' => $path)));
   }
 
   /*
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class CommonURLUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testLActiveClass() {
     $link = l($this->randomName(), $_GET['q']);
-    $this->assertTrue($this->hasClass($link, 'active'), t('Class @class is present on link to the current page', array('@class' => 'active')));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->hasClass($link, 'active'), format_string('Class @class is present on link to the current page', array('@class' => 'active')));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class CommonURLUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testLCustomClass() {
     $class = $this->randomName();
     $link = l($this->randomName(), $_GET['q'], array('attributes' => array('class' => array($class))));
-    $this->assertTrue($this->hasClass($link, $class), t('Custom class @class is present on link when requested', array('@class' => $class)));
-    $this->assertTrue($this->hasClass($link, 'active'), t('Class @class is present on link to the current page', array('@class' => 'active')));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->hasClass($link, $class), format_string('Custom class @class is present on link when requested', array('@class' => $class)));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->hasClass($link, 'active'), format_string('Class @class is present on link to the current page', array('@class' => 'active')));
   }
 
   private function hasClass($link, $class) {
@@ -134,42 +134,42 @@ class CommonURLUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // Default arguments.
     $result = $_GET;
     unset($result['q']);
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters(), $result, t("\$_GET['q'] was removed."));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters(), $result, "\$_GET['q'] was removed.");
 
     // Default exclusion.
     $result = $original;
     unset($result['q']);
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters($original), $result, t("'q' was removed."));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters($original), $result, "'q' was removed.");
 
     // First-level exclusion.
     $result = $original;
     unset($result['b']);
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters($original, array('b')), $result, t("'b' was removed."));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters($original, array('b')), $result, "'b' was removed.");
 
     // Second-level exclusion.
     $result = $original;
     unset($result['b']['d']);
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters($original, array('b[d]')), $result, t("'b[d]' was removed."));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters($original, array('b[d]')), $result, "'b[d]' was removed.");
 
     // Third-level exclusion.
     $result = $original;
     unset($result['b']['e']['f']);
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters($original, array('b[e][f]')), $result, t("'b[e][f]' was removed."));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters($original, array('b[e][f]')), $result, "'b[e][f]' was removed.");
 
     // Multiple exclusions.
     $result = $original;
     unset($result['a'], $result['b']['e'], $result['c']);
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters($original, array('a', 'b[e]', 'c')), $result, t("'a', 'b[e]', 'c' were removed."));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_get_query_parameters($original, array('a', 'b[e]', 'c')), $result, "'a', 'b[e]', 'c' were removed.");
   }
 
   /**
    * Test drupal_http_build_query().
    */
   function testDrupalHttpBuildQuery() {
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_http_build_query(array('a' => ' &#//+%20@۞')), 'a=%20%26%23//%2B%2520%40%DB%9E', t('Value was properly encoded.'));
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_http_build_query(array(' &#//+%20@۞' => 'a')), '%20%26%23%2F%2F%2B%2520%40%DB%9E=a', t('Key was properly encoded.'));
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_http_build_query(array('a' => '1', 'b' => '2', 'c' => '3')), 'a=1&b=2&c=3', t('Multiple values were properly concatenated.'));
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_http_build_query(array('a' => array('b' => '2', 'c' => '3'), 'd' => 'foo')), 'a[b]=2&a[c]=3&d=foo', t('Nested array was properly encoded.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_http_build_query(array('a' => ' &#//+%20@۞')), 'a=%20%26%23//%2B%2520%40%DB%9E', 'Value was properly encoded.');
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_http_build_query(array(' &#//+%20@۞' => 'a')), '%20%26%23%2F%2F%2B%2520%40%DB%9E=a', 'Key was properly encoded.');
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_http_build_query(array('a' => '1', 'b' => '2', 'c' => '3')), 'a=1&b=2&c=3', 'Multiple values were properly concatenated.');
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_http_build_query(array('a' => array('b' => '2', 'c' => '3'), 'd' => 'foo')), 'a[b]=2&a[c]=3&d=foo', 'Nested array was properly encoded.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class CommonURLUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       'query' => array('foo' => 'bar', 'bar' => 'baz', 'baz' => ''),
       'fragment' => 'foo',
     );
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, t('Relative URL parsed correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, 'Relative URL parsed correctly.');
 
     // Relative URL that is known to confuse parse_url().
     $url = 'foo/bar:1';
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class CommonURLUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       'query' => array(),
       'fragment' => '',
     );
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, t('Relative URL parsed correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, 'Relative URL parsed correctly.');
 
     // Absolute URL.
     $url = '/foo/bar?foo=bar&bar=baz&baz#foo';
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ class CommonURLUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       'query' => array('foo' => 'bar', 'bar' => 'baz', 'baz' => ''),
       'fragment' => 'foo',
     );
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, t('Absolute URL parsed correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, 'Absolute URL parsed correctly.');
 
     // External URL testing.
     $url = 'http://drupal.org/foo/bar?foo=bar&bar=baz&baz#foo';
 
     // Test that drupal can recognize an absolute URL. Used to prevent attack vectors.
-    $this->assertTrue(url_is_external($url), t('Correctly identified an external URL.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(url_is_external($url), 'Correctly identified an external URL.');
 
     // Test the parsing of absolute URLs.
     $result = array(
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class CommonURLUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       'query' => array('foo' => 'bar', 'bar' => 'baz', 'baz' => ''),
       'fragment' => 'foo',
     );
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, t('External URL parsed correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, 'External URL parsed correctly.');
 
     // Verify proper parsing of URLs when clean URLs are disabled.
     $result = array(
@@ -225,19 +225,19 @@ class CommonURLUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     );
     // Non-clean URLs #1: Absolute URL generated by url().
     $url = $GLOBALS['base_url'] . '/?q=foo/bar&bar=baz#foo';
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, t('Absolute URL with clean URLs disabled parsed correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, 'Absolute URL with clean URLs disabled parsed correctly.');
 
     // Non-clean URLs #2: Relative URL generated by url().
     $url = '?q=foo/bar&bar=baz#foo';
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, t('Relative URL with clean URLs disabled parsed correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, 'Relative URL with clean URLs disabled parsed correctly.');
 
     // Non-clean URLs #3: URL generated by url() on non-Apache webserver.
     $url = 'index.php?q=foo/bar&bar=baz#foo';
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, t('Relative URL on non-Apache webserver with clean URLs disabled parsed correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_parse_url($url), $result, 'Relative URL on non-Apache webserver with clean URLs disabled parsed correctly.');
 
     // Test that drupal_parse_url() does not allow spoofing a URL to force a malicious redirect.
     $parts = drupal_parse_url('forged:http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/601.html');
-    $this->assertFalse(valid_url($parts['path'], TRUE), t('drupal_parse_url() correctly parsed a forged URL.'));
+    $this->assertFalse(valid_url($parts['path'], TRUE), 'drupal_parse_url() correctly parsed a forged URL.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -325,30 +325,30 @@ class CommonURLUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // Verify external URL can contain a fragment.
     $url = $test_url . '#drupal';
     $result = url($url);
-    $this->assertEqual($url, $result, t('External URL with fragment works without a fragment in $options.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($url, $result, 'External URL with fragment works without a fragment in $options.');
 
     // Verify fragment can be overidden in an external URL.
     $url = $test_url . '#drupal';
     $fragment = $this->randomName(10);
     $result = url($url, array('fragment' => $fragment));
-    $this->assertEqual($test_url . '#' . $fragment, $result, t('External URL fragment is overidden with a custom fragment in $options.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($test_url . '#' . $fragment, $result, 'External URL fragment is overidden with a custom fragment in $options.');
 
     // Verify external URL can contain a query string.
     $url = $test_url . '?drupal=awesome';
     $result = url($url);
-    $this->assertEqual($url, $result, t('External URL with query string works without a query string in $options.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($url, $result, 'External URL with query string works without a query string in $options.');
 
     // Verify external URL can be extended with a query string.
     $url = $test_url;
     $query = array($this->randomName(5) => $this->randomName(5));
     $result = url($url, array('query' => $query));
-    $this->assertEqual($url . '?' . http_build_query($query, '', '&'), $result, t('External URL can be extended with a query string in $options.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($url . '?' . http_build_query($query, '', '&'), $result, 'External URL can be extended with a query string in $options.');
 
     // Verify query string can be extended in an external URL.
     $url = $test_url . '?drupal=awesome';
     $query = array($this->randomName(5) => $this->randomName(5));
     $result = url($url, array('query' => $query));
-    $this->assertEqual($url . '&' . http_build_query($query, '', '&'), $result, t('External URL query string can be extended with a custom query string in $options.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($url . '&' . http_build_query($query, '', '&'), $result, 'External URL query string can be extended with a custom query string in $options.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ class CommonXssUnitTest extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
     $url = 'javascript:http://www.example.com/?x=1&y=2';
     $expected_plain = 'http://www.example.com/?x=1&y=2';
     $expected_html = 'http://www.example.com/?x=1&amp;y=2';
-    $this->assertIdentical(check_url($url), $expected_html, t('check_url() filters a URL and encodes it for HTML.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_strip_dangerous_protocols($url), $expected_plain, t('drupal_strip_dangerous_protocols() filters a URL and returns plain text.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(check_url($url), $expected_html, 'check_url() filters a URL and encodes it for HTML.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_strip_dangerous_protocols($url), $expected_plain, 'drupal_strip_dangerous_protocols() filters a URL and returns plain text.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -572,11 +572,11 @@ class DrupalTagsHandlingTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
     $original = $this->validTags;
     foreach ($tags as $tag) {
       $key = array_search($tag, $original);
-      $this->assertTrue($key, t('Make sure tag %tag shows up in the final tags array (originally %original)', array('%tag' => $tag, '%original' => $key)));
+      $this->assertTrue($key, format_string('Make sure tag %tag shows up in the final tags array (originally %original)', array('%tag' => $tag, '%original' => $key)));
       unset($original[$key]);
     }
     foreach ($original as $leftover) {
-      $this->fail(t('Leftover tag %leftover was left over.', array('%leftover' => $leftover)));
+      $this->fail(format_string('Leftover tag %leftover was left over.', array('%leftover' => $leftover)));
     }
   }
 }
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    * Check default stylesheets as empty.
    */
   function testDefault() {
-    $this->assertEqual(array(), drupal_add_css(), t('Default CSS is empty.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(array(), drupal_add_css(), 'Default CSS is empty.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testAddFile() {
     $path = drupal_get_path('module', 'simpletest') . '/simpletest.css';
     $css = drupal_add_css($path);
-    $this->assertEqual($css[$path]['data'], $path, t('Adding a CSS file caches it properly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($css[$path]['data'], $path, 'Adding a CSS file caches it properly.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testAddExternal() {
     $path = 'http://example.com/style.css';
     $css = drupal_add_css($path, 'external');
-    $this->assertEqual($css[$path]['type'], 'external', t('Adding an external CSS file caches it properly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($css[$path]['type'], 'external', 'Adding an external CSS file caches it properly.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testReset() {
     drupal_static_reset('drupal_add_css');
-    $this->assertEqual(array(), drupal_add_css(), t('Resetting the CSS empties the cache.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(array(), drupal_add_css(), 'Resetting the CSS empties the cache.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $css = drupal_get_path('module', 'simpletest') . '/simpletest.css';
     drupal_add_css($css);
     $styles = drupal_get_css();
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($styles, $css) > 0, t('Rendered CSS includes the added stylesheet.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($styles, $css) > 0, 'Rendered CSS includes the added stylesheet.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $styles = drupal_get_css();
     // Stylesheet URL may be the href of a LINK tag or in an @import statement
     // of a STYLE tag.
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($styles, 'href="' . $css) > 0 || strpos($styles, '@import url("' . $css . '")') > 0, t('Rendering an external CSS file.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($styles, 'href="' . $css) > 0 || strpos($styles, '@import url("' . $css . '")') > 0, 'Rendering an external CSS file.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $css_preprocessed = '<style type="text/css" media="all">' . "\n<!--/*--><![CDATA[/*><!--*/\n" . drupal_load_stylesheet_content($css, TRUE) . "\n/*]]>*/-->\n" . '</style>';
     drupal_add_css($css, array('type' => 'inline'));
     $styles = drupal_get_css();
-    $this->assertEqual(trim($styles), $css_preprocessed, t('Rendering preprocessed inline CSS adds it to the page.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(trim($styles), $css_preprocessed, 'Rendering preprocessed inline CSS adds it to the page.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $css = 'body { padding: 0px; }';
     drupal_add_css($css, array('type' => 'inline', 'preprocess' => FALSE));
     $styles = drupal_get_css();
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($styles, $css) > 0, t('Rendering non-preprocessed inline CSS adds it to the page.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($styles, $css) > 0, 'Rendering non-preprocessed inline CSS adds it to the page.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // Fetch the page.
     $this->drupalGet('node/' . $node->nid);
-    $this->assertRaw($expected, t('Inline stylesheets appear in the full page rendering.'));
+    $this->assertRaw($expected, 'Inline stylesheets appear in the full page rendering.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       $result = array();
     }
 
-    $this->assertIdentical($result, $expected, t('The CSS files are in the expected order.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($result, $expected, 'The CSS files are in the expected order.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -771,16 +771,16 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // The dummy stylesheet should be the only one included.
     $styles = drupal_get_css();
-    $this->assert(strpos($styles, $simpletest . '/tests/system.base.css') !== FALSE, t('The overriding CSS file is output.'));
-    $this->assert(strpos($styles, $system . '/system.base.css') === FALSE, t('The overridden CSS file is not output.'));
+    $this->assert(strpos($styles, $simpletest . '/tests/system.base.css') !== FALSE, 'The overriding CSS file is output.');
+    $this->assert(strpos($styles, $system . '/system.base.css') === FALSE, 'The overridden CSS file is not output.');
 
     drupal_add_css($simpletest . '/tests/system.base.css');
     drupal_add_css($system . '/system.base.css');
 
     // The standard stylesheet should be the only one included.
     $styles = drupal_get_css();
-    $this->assert(strpos($styles, $system . '/system.base.css') !== FALSE, t('The overriding CSS file is output.'));
-    $this->assert(strpos($styles, $simpletest . '/tests/system.base.css') === FALSE, t('The overridden CSS file is not output.'));
+    $this->assert(strpos($styles, $system . '/system.base.css') !== FALSE, 'The overriding CSS file is output.');
+    $this->assert(strpos($styles, $simpletest . '/tests/system.base.css') === FALSE, 'The overridden CSS file is not output.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // Check to see if system.base-rtl.css was also added.
     $styles = drupal_get_css();
-    $this->assert(strpos($styles, $path . '/system.base-rtl.css') !== FALSE, t('CSS is alterable as right to left overrides are added.'));
+    $this->assert(strpos($styles, $path . '/system.base-rtl.css') !== FALSE, 'CSS is alterable as right to left overrides are added.');
 
     // Change the language back to left to right.
     $language->direction = LANGUAGE_LTR;
@@ -808,8 +808,8 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testAddCssFileWithQueryString() {
     $this->drupalGet('common-test/query-string');
     $query_string = variable_get('css_js_query_string', '0');
-    $this->assertRaw(drupal_get_path('module', 'node') . '/node.css?' . $query_string, t('Query string was appended correctly to css.'));
-    $this->assertRaw(drupal_get_path('module', 'node') . '/node-fake.css?arg1=value1&amp;arg2=value2', t('Query string not escaped on a URI.'));
+    $this->assertRaw(drupal_get_path('module', 'node') . '/node.css?' . $query_string, 'Query string was appended correctly to css.');
+    $this->assertRaw(drupal_get_path('module', 'node') . '/node-fake.css?arg1=value1&amp;arg2=value2', 'Query string not escaped on a URI.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -831,14 +831,14 @@ class DrupalHTMLIdentifierTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
   function testDrupalCleanCSSIdentifier() {
     // Verify that no valid ASCII characters are stripped from the identifier.
     $identifier = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz_ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-0123456789';
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_clean_css_identifier($identifier, array()), $identifier, t('Verify valid ASCII characters pass through.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_clean_css_identifier($identifier, array()), $identifier, 'Verify valid ASCII characters pass through.');
 
     // Verify that valid UTF-8 characters are not stripped from the identifier.
     $identifier = '¡¢£¤¥';
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_clean_css_identifier($identifier, array()), $identifier, t('Verify valid UTF-8 characters pass through.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_clean_css_identifier($identifier, array()), $identifier, 'Verify valid UTF-8 characters pass through.');
 
     // Verify that invalid characters (including non-breaking space) are stripped from the identifier.
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_clean_css_identifier('invalid !"#$%&\'()*+,./:;<=>?@[\\]^`{|}~ identifier', array()), 'invalididentifier', t('Strip invalid characters.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_clean_css_identifier('invalid !"#$%&\'()*+,./:;<=>?@[\\]^`{|}~ identifier', array()), 'invalididentifier', 'Strip invalid characters.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ class DrupalHTMLIdentifierTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
    */
   function testDrupalHTMLClass() {
     // Verify Drupal coding standards are enforced.
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_class('CLASS NAME_[Ü]'), 'class-name--ü', t('Enforce Drupal coding standards.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_class('CLASS NAME_[Ü]'), 'class-name--ü', 'Enforce Drupal coding standards.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -855,21 +855,21 @@ class DrupalHTMLIdentifierTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
   function testDrupalHTMLId() {
     // Verify that letters, digits, and hyphens are not stripped from the ID.
     $id = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-0123456789';
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id($id), $id, t('Verify valid characters pass through.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id($id), $id, 'Verify valid characters pass through.');
 
     // Verify that invalid characters are stripped from the ID.
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id('invalid,./:@\\^`{Üidentifier'), 'invalididentifier', t('Strip invalid characters.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id('invalid,./:@\\^`{Üidentifier'), 'invalididentifier', 'Strip invalid characters.');
 
     // Verify Drupal coding standards are enforced.
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id('ID NAME_[1]'), 'id-name-1', t('Enforce Drupal coding standards.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id('ID NAME_[1]'), 'id-name-1', 'Enforce Drupal coding standards.');
 
     // Reset the static cache so we can ensure the unique id count is at zero.
     drupal_static_reset('drupal_html_id');
 
     // Clean up IDs with invalid starting characters.
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id('test-unique-id'), 'test-unique-id', t('Test the uniqueness of IDs #1.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id('test-unique-id'), 'test-unique-id--2', t('Test the uniqueness of IDs #2.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id('test-unique-id'), 'test-unique-id--3', t('Test the uniqueness of IDs #3.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id('test-unique-id'), 'test-unique-id', 'Test the uniqueness of IDs #1.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id('test-unique-id'), 'test-unique-id--2', 'Test the uniqueness of IDs #2.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_html_id('test-unique-id'), 'test-unique-id--3', 'Test the uniqueness of IDs #3.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -907,20 +907,20 @@ class CascadingStylesheetsUnitTest extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
     foreach ($testfiles as $file) {
       $expected = file_get_contents("$path/$file.unoptimized.css");
       $unoptimized_output = drupal_load_stylesheet("$path/$file.unoptimized.css", FALSE);
-      $this->assertEqual($unoptimized_output, $expected, t('Unoptimized CSS file has expected contents (@file)', array('@file' => $file)));
+      $this->assertEqual($unoptimized_output, $expected, format_string('Unoptimized CSS file has expected contents (@file)', array('@file' => $file)));
 
       $expected = file_get_contents("$path/$file.optimized.css");
       $optimized_output = drupal_load_stylesheet("$path/$file", TRUE);
-      $this->assertEqual($optimized_output, $expected, t('Optimized CSS file has expected contents (@file)', array('@file' => $file)));
+      $this->assertEqual($optimized_output, $expected, format_string('Optimized CSS file has expected contents (@file)', array('@file' => $file)));
 
       // Repeat the tests by accessing the stylesheets by URL.
       $expected = file_get_contents("$path/$file.unoptimized.css");
       $unoptimized_output_url = drupal_load_stylesheet($GLOBALS['base_url'] . "/$path/$file.unoptimized.css", FALSE);
-      $this->assertEqual($unoptimized_output, $expected, t('Unoptimized CSS file (loaded from an URL) has expected contents (@file)', array('@file' => $file)));
+      $this->assertEqual($unoptimized_output, $expected, format_string('Unoptimized CSS file (loaded from an URL) has expected contents (@file)', array('@file' => $file)));
 
       $expected = file_get_contents("$path/$file.optimized.css");
       $optimized_output = drupal_load_stylesheet($GLOBALS['base_url'] . "/$path/$file", TRUE);
-      $this->assertEqual($optimized_output, $expected, t('Optimized CSS file (loaded from an URL) has expected contents (@file)', array('@file' => $file)));
+      $this->assertEqual($optimized_output, $expected, format_string('Optimized CSS file (loaded from an URL) has expected contents (@file)', array('@file' => $file)));
     }
   }
 }
@@ -946,24 +946,24 @@ class DrupalHTTPRequestTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // Parse URL schema.
     $missing_scheme = drupal_http_request('example.com/path');
-    $this->assertEqual($missing_scheme->code, -1002, t('Returned with "-1002" error code.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($missing_scheme->error, 'missing schema', t('Returned with "missing schema" error message.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($missing_scheme->code, -1002, 'Returned with "-1002" error code.');
+    $this->assertEqual($missing_scheme->error, 'missing schema', 'Returned with "missing schema" error message.');
 
     $unable_to_parse = drupal_http_request('http:///path');
-    $this->assertEqual($unable_to_parse->code, -1001, t('Returned with "-1001" error code.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($unable_to_parse->error, 'unable to parse URL', t('Returned with "unable to parse URL" error message.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($unable_to_parse->code, -1001, 'Returned with "-1001" error code.');
+    $this->assertEqual($unable_to_parse->error, 'unable to parse URL', 'Returned with "unable to parse URL" error message.');
 
     // Fetch page.
     $result = drupal_http_request(url('node', array('absolute' => TRUE)));
-    $this->assertEqual($result->code, 200, t('Fetched page successfully.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($result->code, 200, 'Fetched page successfully.');
     $this->drupalSetContent($result->data);
-    $this->assertTitle(t('Welcome to @site-name | @site-name', array('@site-name' => variable_get('site_name', 'Drupal'))), t('Site title matches.'));
+    $this->assertTitle(t('Welcome to @site-name | @site-name', array('@site-name' => variable_get('site_name', 'Drupal'))), 'Site title matches.');
 
     // Test that code and status message is returned.
     $result = drupal_http_request(url('pagedoesnotexist', array('absolute' => TRUE)));
-    $this->assertTrue(!empty($result->protocol),  t('Result protocol is returned.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($result->code, '404', t('Result code is 404'));
-    $this->assertEqual($result->status_message, 'Not Found', t('Result status message is "Not Found"'));
+    $this->assertTrue(!empty($result->protocol),  'Result protocol is returned.');
+    $this->assertEqual($result->code, '404', 'Result code is 404');
+    $this->assertEqual($result->status_message, 'Not Found', 'Result status message is "Not Found"');
 
     // Skip the timeout tests when the testing environment is HTTPS because
     // stream_set_timeout() does not work for SSL connections.
@@ -978,9 +978,9 @@ class DrupalHTTPRequestTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       timer_start(__METHOD__);
       $result = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/sleep/10', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('timeout' => 2));
       $time = timer_read(__METHOD__) / 1000;
-      $this->assertTrue(1.8 < $time && $time < 5, t('Request timed out (%time seconds).', array('%time' => $time)));
-      $this->assertTrue($result->error, t('An error message was returned.'));
-      $this->assertEqual($result->code, HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT, t('Proper error code was returned.'));
+      $this->assertTrue(1.8 < $time && $time < 5, format_string('Request timed out (%time seconds).', array('%time' => $time)));
+      $this->assertTrue($result->error, 'An error message was returned.');
+      $this->assertEqual($result->code, HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT, 'Proper error code was returned.');
     }
   }
 
@@ -993,47 +993,47 @@ class DrupalHTTPRequestTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $result = drupal_http_request($auth);
 
     $this->drupalSetContent($result->data);
-    $this->assertRaw($username, t('$_SERVER["PHP_AUTH_USER"] is passed correctly.'));
-    $this->assertRaw($password, t('$_SERVER["PHP_AUTH_PW"] is passed correctly.'));
+    $this->assertRaw($username, '$_SERVER["PHP_AUTH_USER"] is passed correctly.');
+    $this->assertRaw($password, '$_SERVER["PHP_AUTH_PW"] is passed correctly.');
   }
 
   function testDrupalHTTPRequestRedirect() {
     $redirect_301 = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/redirect/301', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('max_redirects' => 1));
-    $this->assertEqual($redirect_301->redirect_code, 301, t('drupal_http_request follows the 301 redirect.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($redirect_301->redirect_code, 301, 'drupal_http_request follows the 301 redirect.');
 
     $redirect_301 = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/redirect/301', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('max_redirects' => 0));
-    $this->assertFalse(isset($redirect_301->redirect_code), t('drupal_http_request does not follow 301 redirect if max_redirects = 0.'));
+    $this->assertFalse(isset($redirect_301->redirect_code), 'drupal_http_request does not follow 301 redirect if max_redirects = 0.');
 
     $redirect_invalid = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/redirect-noscheme', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('max_redirects' => 1));
-    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->code, -1002, t('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error code !error.', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
-    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->error, 'missing schema', t('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error message "!error".', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
+    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->code, -1002, format_string('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error code !error.', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
+    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->error, 'missing schema', format_string('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error message "!error".', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
 
     $redirect_invalid = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/redirect-noparse', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('max_redirects' => 1));
-    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->code, -1001, t('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error message code "!error".', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
-    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->error, 'unable to parse URL', t('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error message "!error".', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
+    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->code, -1001, format_string('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error message code "!error".', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
+    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->error, 'unable to parse URL', format_string('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error message "!error".', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
 
     $redirect_invalid = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/redirect-invalid-scheme', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('max_redirects' => 1));
-    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->code, -1003, t('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error code !error.', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
-    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->error, 'invalid schema ftp', t('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error message "!error".', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
+    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->code, -1003, format_string('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error code !error.', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
+    $this->assertEqual($redirect_invalid->error, 'invalid schema ftp', format_string('301 redirect to invalid URL returned with error message "!error".', array('!error' => $redirect_invalid->error)));
 
     $redirect_302 = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/redirect/302', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('max_redirects' => 1));
-    $this->assertEqual($redirect_302->redirect_code, 302, t('drupal_http_request follows the 302 redirect.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($redirect_302->redirect_code, 302, 'drupal_http_request follows the 302 redirect.');
 
     $redirect_302 = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/redirect/302', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('max_redirects' => 0));
-    $this->assertFalse(isset($redirect_302->redirect_code), t('drupal_http_request does not follow 302 redirect if $retry = 0.'));
+    $this->assertFalse(isset($redirect_302->redirect_code), 'drupal_http_request does not follow 302 redirect if $retry = 0.');
 
     $redirect_307 = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/redirect/307', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('max_redirects' => 1));
-    $this->assertEqual($redirect_307->redirect_code, 307, t('drupal_http_request follows the 307 redirect.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($redirect_307->redirect_code, 307, 'drupal_http_request follows the 307 redirect.');
 
     $redirect_307 = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/redirect/307', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('max_redirects' => 0));
-    $this->assertFalse(isset($redirect_307->redirect_code), t('drupal_http_request does not follow 307 redirect if max_redirects = 0.'));
+    $this->assertFalse(isset($redirect_307->redirect_code), 'drupal_http_request does not follow 307 redirect if max_redirects = 0.');
 
     $multiple_redirect_final_url = url('system-test/multiple-redirects/0', array('absolute' => TRUE));
     $multiple_redirect_1 = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/multiple-redirects/1', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('max_redirects' => 1));
-    $this->assertEqual($multiple_redirect_1->redirect_url, $multiple_redirect_final_url, t('redirect_url contains the final redirection location after 1 redirect.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($multiple_redirect_1->redirect_url, $multiple_redirect_final_url, 'redirect_url contains the final redirection location after 1 redirect.');
 
     $multiple_redirect_3 = drupal_http_request(url('system-test/multiple-redirects/3', array('absolute' => TRUE)), array('max_redirects' => 3));
-    $this->assertEqual($multiple_redirect_3->redirect_url, $multiple_redirect_final_url, t('redirect_url contains the final redirection location after 3 redirects.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($multiple_redirect_3->redirect_url, $multiple_redirect_final_url, 'redirect_url contains the final redirection location after 3 redirects.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1088,13 +1088,13 @@ class DrupalSetContentTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // Ensure drupal_get_region_content returns expected results when fetching all regions.
     $content = drupal_get_region_content(NULL, $delimiter);
     foreach ($content as $region => $region_content) {
-      $this->assertEqual($region_content, $values[$region], t('@region region text verified when fetching all regions', array('@region' => $region)));
+      $this->assertEqual($region_content, $values[$region], format_string('@region region text verified when fetching all regions', array('@region' => $region)));
     }
 
     // Ensure drupal_get_region_content returns expected results when fetching a single region.
     foreach ($block_regions as $region) {
       $region_content = drupal_get_region_content($region, $delimiter);
-      $this->assertEqual($region_content, $values[$region], t('@region region text verified when fetching single region.', array('@region' => $region)));
+      $this->assertEqual($region_content, $values[$region], format_string('@region region text verified when fetching single region.', array('@region' => $region)));
     }
   }
 }
@@ -1122,23 +1122,23 @@ class DrupalGotoTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $this->drupalGet('common-test/drupal_goto/redirect');
     $headers = $this->drupalGetHeaders(TRUE);
     list(, $status) = explode(' ', $headers[0][':status'], 3);
-    $this->assertEqual($status, 302, t('Expected response code was sent.'));
-    $this->assertText('drupal_goto', t('Drupal goto redirect succeeded.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->getUrl(), url('common-test/drupal_goto', array('absolute' => TRUE)), t('Drupal goto redirected to expected URL.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($status, 302, 'Expected response code was sent.');
+    $this->assertText('drupal_goto', 'Drupal goto redirect succeeded.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->getUrl(), url('common-test/drupal_goto', array('absolute' => TRUE)), 'Drupal goto redirected to expected URL.');
 
     $this->drupalGet('common-test/drupal_goto/redirect_advanced');
     $headers = $this->drupalGetHeaders(TRUE);
     list(, $status) = explode(' ', $headers[0][':status'], 3);
-    $this->assertEqual($status, 301, t('Expected response code was sent.'));
-    $this->assertText('drupal_goto', t('Drupal goto redirect succeeded.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->getUrl(), url('common-test/drupal_goto', array('query' => array('foo' => '123'), 'absolute' => TRUE)), t('Drupal goto redirected to expected URL.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($status, 301, 'Expected response code was sent.');
+    $this->assertText('drupal_goto', 'Drupal goto redirect succeeded.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->getUrl(), url('common-test/drupal_goto', array('query' => array('foo' => '123'), 'absolute' => TRUE)), 'Drupal goto redirected to expected URL.');
 
     // Test that drupal_goto() respects ?destination=xxx. Use an complicated URL
     // to test that the path is encoded and decoded properly.
     $destination = 'common-test/drupal_goto/destination?foo=%2525&bar=123';
     $this->drupalGet('common-test/drupal_goto/redirect', array('query' => array('destination' => $destination)));
-    $this->assertText('drupal_goto', t('Drupal goto redirect with destination succeeded.'));
-    $this->assertEqual($this->getUrl(), url('common-test/drupal_goto/destination', array('query' => array('foo' => '%25', 'bar' => '123'), 'absolute' => TRUE)), t('Drupal goto redirected to given query string destination.'));
+    $this->assertText('drupal_goto', 'Drupal goto redirect with destination succeeded.');
+    $this->assertEqual($this->getUrl(), url('common-test/drupal_goto/destination', array('query' => array('foo' => '%25', 'bar' => '123'), 'absolute' => TRUE)), 'Drupal goto redirected to given query string destination.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1147,8 +1147,8 @@ class DrupalGotoTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testDrupalGotoAlter() {
     $this->drupalGet('common-test/drupal_goto/redirect_fail');
 
-    $this->assertNoText(t("Drupal goto failed to stop program"), t("Drupal goto stopped program."));
-    $this->assertNoText('drupal_goto_fail', t("Drupal goto redirect failed."));
+    $this->assertNoText(t("Drupal goto failed to stop program"), "Drupal goto stopped program.");
+    $this->assertNoText('drupal_goto_fail', "Drupal goto redirect failed.");
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1159,12 +1159,12 @@ class DrupalGotoTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // Verify that a 'destination' query string is used as destination.
     $this->drupalGet('common-test/destination', array('query' => array('destination' => $query)));
-    $this->assertText('The destination: ' . $query, t('The given query string destination is determined as destination.'));
+    $this->assertText('The destination: ' . $query, 'The given query string destination is determined as destination.');
 
     // Verify that the current path is used as destination.
     $this->drupalGet('common-test/destination', array('query' => array($query => NULL)));
     $url = 'common-test/destination?' . $query;
-    $this->assertText('The destination: ' . $url, t('The current path is determined as destination.'));
+    $this->assertText('The destination: ' . $url, 'The current path is determined as destination.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    * Test default JavaScript is empty.
    */
   function testDefault() {
-    $this->assertEqual(array(), drupal_add_js(), t('Default JavaScript is empty.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(array(), drupal_add_js(), 'Default JavaScript is empty.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1216,12 +1216,12 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testAddFile() {
     $javascript = drupal_add_js('misc/collapse.js');
-    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('misc/jquery.js', $javascript), t('jQuery is added when a file is added.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('misc/drupal.js', $javascript), t('Drupal.js is added when file is added.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('misc/collapse.js', $javascript), t('JavaScript files are correctly added.'));
-    $this->assertEqual(base_path(), $javascript['settings']['data'][0]['basePath'], t('Base path JavaScript setting is correctly set.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('misc/jquery.js', $javascript), 'jQuery is added when a file is added.');
+    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('misc/drupal.js', $javascript), 'Drupal.js is added when file is added.');
+    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('misc/collapse.js', $javascript), 'JavaScript files are correctly added.');
+    $this->assertEqual(base_path(), $javascript['settings']['data'][0]['basePath'], 'Base path JavaScript setting is correctly set.');
     url('', array('prefix' => &$prefix));
-    $this->assertEqual(empty($prefix) ? '' : $prefix, $javascript['settings']['data'][1]['pathPrefix'], t('Path prefix JavaScript setting is correctly set.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(empty($prefix) ? '' : $prefix, $javascript['settings']['data'][1]['pathPrefix'], 'Path prefix JavaScript setting is correctly set.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1229,8 +1229,8 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testAddSetting() {
     $javascript = drupal_add_js(array('drupal' => 'rocks', 'dries' => 280342800), 'setting');
-    $this->assertEqual(280342800, $javascript['settings']['data'][2]['dries'], t('JavaScript setting is set correctly.'));
-    $this->assertEqual('rocks', $javascript['settings']['data'][2]['drupal'], t('The other JavaScript setting is set correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(280342800, $javascript['settings']['data'][2]['dries'], 'JavaScript setting is set correctly.');
+    $this->assertEqual('rocks', $javascript['settings']['data'][2]['drupal'], 'The other JavaScript setting is set correctly.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testAddExternal() {
     $path = 'http://example.com/script.js';
     $javascript = drupal_add_js($path, 'external');
-    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('http://example.com/script.js', $javascript), t('Added an external JavaScript file.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('http://example.com/script.js', $javascript), 'Added an external JavaScript file.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1258,23 +1258,23 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     drupal_add_js(array('commonTestArray' => array('key' => 'commonTestNewValue')), 'setting');
 
     $javascript = drupal_get_js('header');
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'basePath') > 0, t('Rendered JavaScript header returns basePath setting.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'misc/jquery.js') > 0, t('Rendered JavaScript header includes jQuery.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'pathPrefix') > 0, t('Rendered JavaScript header returns pathPrefix setting.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'basePath') > 0, 'Rendered JavaScript header returns basePath setting.');
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'misc/jquery.js') > 0, 'Rendered JavaScript header includes jQuery.');
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'pathPrefix') > 0, 'Rendered JavaScript header returns pathPrefix setting.');
 
     // Test whether drupal_add_js can be used to override a previous setting.
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'commonTestShouldAppear') > 0, t('Rendered JavaScript header returns custom setting.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'commonTestShouldNotAppear') === FALSE, t('drupal_add_js() correctly overrides a custom setting.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'commonTestShouldAppear') > 0, 'Rendered JavaScript header returns custom setting.');
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'commonTestShouldNotAppear') === FALSE, 'drupal_add_js() correctly overrides a custom setting.');
 
     // Test whether drupal_add_js can be used to add numerically indexed values
     // to an array.
     $array_values_appear = strpos($javascript, 'commonTestValue0') > 0 && strpos($javascript, 'commonTestValue1') > 0 && strpos($javascript, 'commonTestValue2') > 0;
-    $this->assertTrue($array_values_appear, t('drupal_add_js() correctly adds settings to the end of an indexed array.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($array_values_appear, 'drupal_add_js() correctly adds settings to the end of an indexed array.');
 
     // Test whether drupal_add_js can be used to override the entry for an
     // existing key in an associative array.
     $associative_array_override = strpos($javascript, 'commonTestNewValue') > 0 && strpos($javascript, 'commonTestOldValue') === FALSE;
-    $this->assertTrue($associative_array_override, t('drupal_add_js() correctly overrides settings within an associative array.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($associative_array_override, 'drupal_add_js() correctly overrides settings within an associative array.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testReset() {
     drupal_add_js('misc/collapse.js');
     drupal_static_reset('drupal_add_js');
-    $this->assertEqual(array(), drupal_add_js(), t('Resetting the JavaScript correctly empties the cache.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(array(), drupal_add_js(), 'Resetting the JavaScript correctly empties the cache.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1292,9 +1292,9 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testAddInline() {
     $inline = 'jQuery(function () { });';
     $javascript = drupal_add_js($inline, array('type' => 'inline', 'scope' => 'footer'));
-    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('misc/jquery.js', $javascript), t('jQuery is added when inline scripts are added.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('misc/jquery.js', $javascript), 'jQuery is added when inline scripts are added.');
     $data = end($javascript);
-    $this->assertEqual($inline, $data['data'], t('Inline JavaScript is correctly added to the footer.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($inline, $data['data'], 'Inline JavaScript is correctly added to the footer.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     drupal_add_js($external, 'external');
     $javascript = drupal_get_js();
     // Local files have a base_path() prefix, external files should not.
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'src="' . $external) > 0, t('Rendering an external JavaScript file.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'src="' . $external) > 0, 'Rendering an external JavaScript file.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $inline = 'jQuery(function () { });';
     drupal_add_js($inline, array('type' => 'inline', 'scope' => 'footer'));
     $javascript = drupal_get_js('footer');
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, $inline) > 0, t('Rendered JavaScript footer returns the inline code.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, $inline) > 0, 'Rendered JavaScript footer returns the inline code.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testNoCache() {
     $javascript = drupal_add_js('misc/collapse.js', array('cache' => FALSE));
-    $this->assertFalse($javascript['misc/collapse.js']['preprocess'], t('Setting cache to FALSE sets proprocess to FALSE when adding JavaScript.'));
+    $this->assertFalse($javascript['misc/collapse.js']['preprocess'], 'Setting cache to FALSE sets proprocess to FALSE when adding JavaScript.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testDifferentGroup() {
     $javascript = drupal_add_js('misc/collapse.js', array('group' => JS_THEME));
-    $this->assertEqual($javascript['misc/collapse.js']['group'], JS_THEME, t('Adding a JavaScript file with a different group caches the given group.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($javascript['misc/collapse.js']['group'], JS_THEME, 'Adding a JavaScript file with a different group caches the given group.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testDifferentWeight() {
     $javascript = drupal_add_js('misc/collapse.js', array('weight' => 2));
-    $this->assertEqual($javascript['misc/collapse.js']['weight'], 2, t('Adding a JavaScript file with a different weight caches the given weight.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($javascript['misc/collapse.js']['weight'], 2, 'Adding a JavaScript file with a different weight caches the given weight.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     else {
       $result = array();
     }
-    $this->assertIdentical($result, $expected, t('JavaScript is added in the expected weight order.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($result, $expected, 'JavaScript is added in the expected weight order.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // weight, we need the other two options to be the same.
     drupal_add_js('misc/collapse.js', array('group' => JS_LIBRARY, 'every_page' => TRUE, 'weight' => -21));
     $javascript = drupal_get_js();
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'misc/collapse.js') < strpos($javascript, 'misc/jquery.js'), t('Rendering a JavaScript file above jQuery.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'misc/collapse.js') < strpos($javascript, 'misc/jquery.js'), 'Rendering a JavaScript file above jQuery.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // tableselect.js. See simpletest_js_alter() to see where this alteration
     // takes place.
     $javascript = drupal_get_js();
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'simpletest.js') < strpos($javascript, 'misc/tableselect.js'), t('Altering JavaScript weight through the alter hook.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($javascript, 'simpletest.js') < strpos($javascript, 'misc/tableselect.js'), 'Altering JavaScript weight through the alter hook.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1460,11 +1460,11 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testLibraryRender() {
     $result = drupal_add_library('system', 'farbtastic');
-    $this->assertTrue($result !== FALSE, t('Library was added without errors.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($result !== FALSE, 'Library was added without errors.');
     $scripts = drupal_get_js();
     $styles = drupal_get_css();
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, 'misc/farbtastic/farbtastic.js'), t('JavaScript of library was added to the page.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($styles, 'misc/farbtastic/farbtastic.css'), t('Stylesheet of library was added to the page.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, 'misc/farbtastic/farbtastic.js'), 'JavaScript of library was added to the page.');
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($styles, 'misc/farbtastic/farbtastic.css'), 'Stylesheet of library was added to the page.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1475,12 +1475,12 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testLibraryAlter() {
     // Verify that common_test altered the title of Farbtastic.
     $library = drupal_get_library('system', 'farbtastic');
-    $this->assertEqual($library['title'], 'Farbtastic: Altered Library', t('Registered libraries were altered.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($library['title'], 'Farbtastic: Altered Library', 'Registered libraries were altered.');
 
     // common_test_library_alter() also added a dependency on jQuery Form.
     drupal_add_library('system', 'farbtastic');
     $scripts = drupal_get_js();
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, 'misc/jquery.form.js'), t('Altered library dependencies are added to the page.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, 'misc/jquery.form.js'), 'Altered library dependencies are added to the page.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testLibraryNameConflicts() {
     $farbtastic = drupal_get_library('common_test', 'farbtastic');
-    $this->assertEqual($farbtastic['title'], 'Custom Farbtastic Library', t('Alternative libraries can be added to the page.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($farbtastic['title'], 'Custom Farbtastic Library', 'Alternative libraries can be added to the page.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1498,13 +1498,13 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testLibraryUnknown() {
     $result = drupal_get_library('unknown', 'unknown');
-    $this->assertFalse($result, t('Unknown library returned FALSE.'));
+    $this->assertFalse($result, 'Unknown library returned FALSE.');
     drupal_static_reset('drupal_get_library');
 
     $result = drupal_add_library('unknown', 'unknown');
-    $this->assertFalse($result, t('Unknown library returned FALSE.'));
+    $this->assertFalse($result, 'Unknown library returned FALSE.');
     $scripts = drupal_get_js();
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, 'unknown') === FALSE, t('Unknown library was not added to the page.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, 'unknown') === FALSE, 'Unknown library was not added to the page.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $element['#attached']['library'][] = array('system', 'farbtastic');
     drupal_render($element);
     $scripts = drupal_get_js();
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, 'misc/farbtastic/farbtastic.js'), t('The attached_library property adds the additional libraries.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, 'misc/farbtastic/farbtastic.js'), 'The attached_library property adds the additional libraries.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1523,18 +1523,18 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testGetLibrary() {
     // Retrieve all libraries registered by a module.
     $libraries = drupal_get_library('common_test');
-    $this->assertTrue(isset($libraries['farbtastic']), t('Retrieved all module libraries.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(isset($libraries['farbtastic']), 'Retrieved all module libraries.');
     // Retrieve all libraries for a module not implementing hook_library().
     // Note: This test installs Locale module.
     $libraries = drupal_get_library('locale');
-    $this->assertEqual($libraries, array(), t('Retrieving libraries from a module not implementing hook_library() returns an emtpy array.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($libraries, array(), 'Retrieving libraries from a module not implementing hook_library() returns an emtpy array.');
 
     // Retrieve a specific library by module and name.
     $farbtastic = drupal_get_library('common_test', 'farbtastic');
-    $this->assertEqual($farbtastic['version'], '5.3', t('Retrieved a single library.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($farbtastic['version'], '5.3', 'Retrieved a single library.');
     // Retrieve a non-existing library by module and name.
     $farbtastic = drupal_get_library('common_test', 'foo');
-    $this->assertIdentical($farbtastic, FALSE, t('Retrieving a non-existing library returns FALSE.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($farbtastic, FALSE, 'Retrieving a non-existing library returns FALSE.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ class JavaScriptTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testAddJsFileWithQueryString() {
     $this->drupalGet('common-test/query-string');
     $query_string = variable_get('css_js_query_string', '0');
-    $this->assertRaw(drupal_get_path('module', 'node') . '/node.js?' . $query_string, t('Query string was appended correctly to js.'));
+    $this->assertRaw(drupal_get_path('module', 'node') . '/node.js?' . $query_string, 'Query string was appended correctly to js.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -1584,17 +1584,17 @@ class DrupalRenderTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $output = drupal_render($elements);
 
     // The lowest weight element should appear last in $output.
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($output, $second) > strpos($output, $first), t('Elements were sorted correctly by weight.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($output, $second) > strpos($output, $first), 'Elements were sorted correctly by weight.');
 
     // Confirm that the $elements array has '#sorted' set to TRUE.
-    $this->assertTrue($elements['#sorted'], t("'#sorted' => TRUE was added to the array"));
+    $this->assertTrue($elements['#sorted'], "'#sorted' => TRUE was added to the array");
 
     // Pass $elements through element_children() and ensure it remains
     // sorted in the correct order. drupal_render() will return an empty string
     // if used on the same array in the same request.
     $children = element_children($elements);
-    $this->assertTrue(array_shift($children) == 'first', t('Child found in the correct order.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(array_shift($children) == 'second', t('Child found in the correct order.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(array_shift($children) == 'first', 'Child found in the correct order.');
+    $this->assertTrue(array_shift($children) == 'second', 'Child found in the correct order.');
 
 
     // The same array structure again, but with #sorted set to TRUE.
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ class DrupalRenderTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $output = drupal_render($elements);
 
     // The elements should appear in output in the same order as the array.
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($output, $second) < strpos($output, $first), t('Elements were not sorted.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($output, $second) < strpos($output, $first), 'Elements were not sorted.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1649,18 +1649,18 @@ class DrupalRenderTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // Render the element and verify the presence of #attached JavaScript.
     drupal_render($element);
     $scripts = drupal_get_js();
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $parent_js), t('The element #attached JavaScript was included.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $child_js), t('The child #attached JavaScript was included.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $subchild_js), t('The subchild #attached JavaScript was included.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $parent_js), 'The element #attached JavaScript was included.');
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $child_js), 'The child #attached JavaScript was included.');
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $subchild_js), 'The subchild #attached JavaScript was included.');
 
     // Load the element from cache and verify the presence of the #attached
     // JavaScript.
     drupal_static_reset('drupal_add_js');
-    $this->assertTrue(drupal_render_cache_get($element), t('The element was retrieved from cache.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(drupal_render_cache_get($element), 'The element was retrieved from cache.');
     $scripts = drupal_get_js();
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $parent_js), t('The element #attached JavaScript was included when loading from cache.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $child_js), t('The child #attached JavaScript was included when loading from cache.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $subchild_js), t('The subchild #attached JavaScript was included when loading from cache.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $parent_js), 'The element #attached JavaScript was included when loading from cache.');
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $child_js), 'The child #attached JavaScript was included when loading from cache.');
+    $this->assertTrue(strpos($scripts, $subchild_js), 'The subchild #attached JavaScript was included when loading from cache.');
 
     $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = $request_method;
   }
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ class DrupalRenderTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // @see DrupalWebTestCase::xpath()
     $xpath = $this->buildXPathQuery($xpath, $xpath_args);
     $element += array('#value' => NULL);
-    $this->assertFieldByXPath($xpath, $element['#value'], t('#type @type was properly rendered.', array(
+    $this->assertFieldByXPath($xpath, $element['#value'], format_string('#type @type was properly rendered.', array(
       '@type' => var_export($element['#type'], TRUE),
     )));
   }
@@ -1828,13 +1828,13 @@ class DrupalRenderTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // process (which will set $element['#printed']).
     $element = $test_element;
     drupal_render($element);
-    $this->assertTrue(isset($element['#printed']), t('No cache hit'));
+    $this->assertTrue(isset($element['#printed']), 'No cache hit');
 
     // Render the element again and confirm that it is retrieved from the cache
     // instead (so $element['#printed'] will not be set).
     $element = $test_element;
     drupal_render($element);
-    $this->assertFalse(isset($element['#printed']), t('Cache hit'));
+    $this->assertFalse(isset($element['#printed']), 'Cache hit');
 
     // Restore the previous request method.
     $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = $request_method;
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ class ValidUrlTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
       foreach ($valid_absolute_urls as $url) {
         $test_url = $scheme . '://' . $url;
         $valid_url = valid_url($test_url, TRUE);
-        $this->assertTrue($valid_url, t('@url is a valid url.', array('@url' => $test_url)));
+        $this->assertTrue($valid_url, format_string('@url is a valid url.', array('@url' => $test_url)));
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ class ValidUrlTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
       foreach ($invalid_ablosule_urls as $url) {
         $test_url = $scheme . '://' . $url;
         $valid_url = valid_url($test_url, TRUE);
-        $this->assertFalse($valid_url, t('@url is NOT a valid url.', array('@url' => $test_url)));
+        $this->assertFalse($valid_url, format_string('@url is NOT a valid url.', array('@url' => $test_url)));
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1924,7 +1924,7 @@ class ValidUrlTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
       foreach ($valid_relative_urls as $url) {
         $test_url = $front . $url;
         $valid_url = valid_url($test_url);
-        $this->assertTrue($valid_url, t('@url is a valid url.', array('@url' => $test_url)));
+        $this->assertTrue($valid_url, format_string('@url is a valid url.', array('@url' => $test_url)));
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ class ValidUrlTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
       foreach ($invalid_relative_urls as $url) {
         $test_url = $front . $url;
         $valid_url = valid_url($test_url);
-        $this->assertFALSE($valid_url, t('@url is NOT a valid url.', array('@url' => $test_url)));
+        $this->assertFALSE($valid_url, format_string('@url is NOT a valid url.', array('@url' => $test_url)));
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1974,30 +1974,30 @@ class DrupalDataApiTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $person->name = 'John';
     $person->unknown_column = 123;
     $insert_result = drupal_write_record('test', $person);
-    $this->assertTrue($insert_result == SAVED_NEW, t('Correct value returned when a record is inserted with drupal_write_record() for a table with a single-field primary key.'));
-    $this->assertTrue(isset($person->id), t('Primary key is set on record created with drupal_write_record().'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($person->age, 0, t('Age field set to default value.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($person->job, 'Undefined', t('Job field set to default value.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($insert_result == SAVED_NEW, 'Correct value returned when a record is inserted with drupal_write_record() for a table with a single-field primary key.');
+    $this->assertTrue(isset($person->id), 'Primary key is set on record created with drupal_write_record().');
+    $this->assertIdentical($person->age, 0, 'Age field set to default value.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($person->job, 'Undefined', 'Job field set to default value.');
 
     // Verify that the record was inserted.
     $result = db_query("SELECT * FROM {test} WHERE id = :id", array(':id' => $person->id))->fetchObject();
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'John', t('Name field set.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, '0', t('Age field set to default value.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->job, 'Undefined', t('Job field set to default value.'));
-    $this->assertFalse(isset($result->unknown_column), t('Unknown column was ignored.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'John', 'Name field set.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, '0', 'Age field set to default value.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->job, 'Undefined', 'Job field set to default value.');
+    $this->assertFalse(isset($result->unknown_column), 'Unknown column was ignored.');
 
     // Update the newly created record.
     $person->name = 'Peter';
     $person->age = 27;
     $person->job = NULL;
     $update_result = drupal_write_record('test', $person, array('id'));
-    $this->assertTrue($update_result == SAVED_UPDATED, t('Correct value returned when a record updated with drupal_write_record() for table with single-field primary key.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($update_result == SAVED_UPDATED, 'Correct value returned when a record updated with drupal_write_record() for table with single-field primary key.');
 
     // Verify that the record was updated.
     $result = db_query("SELECT * FROM {test} WHERE id = :id", array(':id' => $person->id))->fetchObject();
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Peter', t('Name field set.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, '27', t('Age field set.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->job, '', t('Job field set and cast to string.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Peter', 'Name field set.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, '27', 'Age field set.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->job, '', 'Job field set and cast to string.');
 
     // Try to insert NULL in columns that does not allow this.
     $person = new stdClass();
@@ -2005,65 +2005,65 @@ class DrupalDataApiTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $person->age = NULL;
     $person->job = NULL;
     $insert_result = drupal_write_record('test', $person);
-    $this->assertTrue(isset($person->id), t('Primary key is set on record created with drupal_write_record().'));
+    $this->assertTrue(isset($person->id), 'Primary key is set on record created with drupal_write_record().');
     $result = db_query("SELECT * FROM {test} WHERE id = :id", array(':id' => $person->id))->fetchObject();
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Ringo', t('Name field set.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, '0', t('Age field set.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->job, '', t('Job field set.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Ringo', 'Name field set.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, '0', 'Age field set.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->job, '', 'Job field set.');
 
     // Insert a record - the "age" column allows NULL.
     $person = new stdClass();
     $person->name = 'Paul';
     $person->age = NULL;
     $insert_result = drupal_write_record('test_null', $person);
-    $this->assertTrue(isset($person->id), t('Primary key is set on record created with drupal_write_record().'));
+    $this->assertTrue(isset($person->id), 'Primary key is set on record created with drupal_write_record().');
     $result = db_query("SELECT * FROM {test_null} WHERE id = :id", array(':id' => $person->id))->fetchObject();
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Paul', t('Name field set.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, NULL, t('Age field set.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Paul', 'Name field set.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, NULL, 'Age field set.');
 
     // Insert a record - do not specify the value of a column that allows NULL.
     $person = new stdClass();
     $person->name = 'Meredith';
     $insert_result = drupal_write_record('test_null', $person);
-    $this->assertTrue(isset($person->id), t('Primary key is set on record created with drupal_write_record().'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($person->age, 0, t('Age field set to default value.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(isset($person->id), 'Primary key is set on record created with drupal_write_record().');
+    $this->assertIdentical($person->age, 0, 'Age field set to default value.');
     $result = db_query("SELECT * FROM {test_null} WHERE id = :id", array(':id' => $person->id))->fetchObject();
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Meredith', t('Name field set.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, '0', t('Age field set to default value.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Meredith', 'Name field set.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, '0', 'Age field set to default value.');
 
     // Update the newly created record.
     $person->name = 'Mary';
     $person->age = NULL;
     $update_result = drupal_write_record('test_null', $person, array('id'));
     $result = db_query("SELECT * FROM {test_null} WHERE id = :id", array(':id' => $person->id))->fetchObject();
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Mary', t('Name field set.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, NULL, t('Age field set.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Mary', 'Name field set.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->age, NULL, 'Age field set.');
 
     // Insert a record - the "data" column should be serialized.
     $person = new stdClass();
     $person->name = 'Dave';
     $update_result = drupal_write_record('test_serialized', $person);
     $result = db_query("SELECT * FROM {test_serialized} WHERE id = :id", array(':id' => $person->id))->fetchObject();
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Dave', t('Name field set.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($result->info, NULL, t('Info field set.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->name, 'Dave', 'Name field set.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($result->info, NULL, 'Info field set.');
 
     $person->info = array();
     $update_result = drupal_write_record('test_serialized', $person, array('id'));
     $result = db_query("SELECT * FROM {test_serialized} WHERE id = :id", array(':id' => $person->id))->fetchObject();
-    $this->assertIdentical(unserialize($result->info), array(), t('Info field updated.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(unserialize($result->info), array(), 'Info field updated.');
 
     // Update the serialized record.
     $data = array('foo' => 'bar', 1 => 2, 'empty' => '', 'null' => NULL);
     $person->info = $data;
     $update_result = drupal_write_record('test_serialized', $person, array('id'));
     $result = db_query("SELECT * FROM {test_serialized} WHERE id = :id", array(':id' => $person->id))->fetchObject();
-    $this->assertIdentical(unserialize($result->info), $data, t('Info field updated.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(unserialize($result->info), $data, 'Info field updated.');
 
     // Run an update query where no field values are changed. The database
     // layer should return zero for number of affected rows, but
     // db_write_record() should still return SAVED_UPDATED.
     $update_result = drupal_write_record('test_null', $person, array('id'));
-    $this->assertTrue($update_result == SAVED_UPDATED, t('Correct value returned when a valid update is run without changing any values.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($update_result == SAVED_UPDATED, 'Correct value returned when a valid update is run without changing any values.');
 
     // Insert an object record for a table with a multi-field primary key.
     $node_access = new stdClass();
@@ -2071,11 +2071,11 @@ class DrupalDataApiTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $node_access->gid = mt_rand();
     $node_access->realm = $this->randomName();
     $insert_result = drupal_write_record('node_access', $node_access);
-    $this->assertTrue($insert_result == SAVED_NEW, t('Correct value returned when a record is inserted with drupal_write_record() for a table with a multi-field primary key.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($insert_result == SAVED_NEW, 'Correct value returned when a record is inserted with drupal_write_record() for a table with a multi-field primary key.');
 
     // Update the record.
     $update_result = drupal_write_record('node_access', $node_access, array('nid', 'gid', 'realm'));
-    $this->assertTrue($update_result == SAVED_UPDATED, t('Correct value returned when a record is updated with drupal_write_record() for a table with a multi-field primary key.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($update_result == SAVED_UPDATED, 'Correct value returned when a record is updated with drupal_write_record() for a table with a multi-field primary key.');
   }
 
 }
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ class DrupalErrorCollectionUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function testErrorCollect() {
     $this->collectedErrors = array();
     $this->drupalGet('error-test/generate-warnings-with-report');
-    $this->assertEqual(count($this->collectedErrors), 3, t('Three errors were collected'));
+    $this->assertEqual(count($this->collectedErrors), 3, 'Three errors were collected');
 
     if (count($this->collectedErrors) == 3) {
       $this->assertError($this->collectedErrors[0], 'Notice', 'error_test_generate_warnings()', 'error_test.module', 'Undefined variable: bananas');
@@ -2162,11 +2162,11 @@ class DrupalErrorCollectionUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    * Assert that a collected error matches what we are expecting.
    */
   function assertError($error, $group, $function, $file, $message = NULL) {
-    $this->assertEqual($error['group'], $group, t("Group was %group", array('%group' => $group)));
-    $this->assertEqual($error['caller']['function'], $function, t("Function was %function", array('%function' => $function)));
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_basename($error['caller']['file']), $file, t("File was %file", array('%file' => $file)));
+    $this->assertEqual($error['group'], $group, format_string("Group was %group", array('%group' => $group)));
+    $this->assertEqual($error['caller']['function'], $function, format_string("Function was %function", array('%function' => $function)));
+    $this->assertEqual(drupal_basename($error['caller']['file']), $file, format_string("File was %file", array('%file' => $file)));
     if (isset($message)) {
-      $this->assertEqual($error['message'], $message, t("Message was %message", array('%message' => $message)));
+      $this->assertEqual($error['message'], $message, format_string("Message was %message", array('%message' => $message)));
     }
   }
 }
@@ -2188,9 +2188,9 @@ class ParseInfoFilesTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
    */
   function testParseInfoFile() {
     $info_values = drupal_parse_info_file(drupal_get_path('module', 'simpletest') . '/tests/common_test_info.txt');
-    $this->assertEqual($info_values['simple_string'], 'A simple string', t('Simple string value was parsed correctly.'), t('System'));
-    $this->assertEqual($info_values['simple_constant'], WATCHDOG_INFO, t('Constant value was parsed correctly.'), t('System'));
-    $this->assertEqual($info_values['double_colon'], 'dummyClassName::', t('Value containing double-colon was parsed correctly.'), t('System'));
+    $this->assertEqual($info_values['simple_string'], 'A simple string', 'Simple string value was parsed correctly.', 'System');
+    $this->assertEqual($info_values['simple_constant'], WATCHDOG_INFO, 'Constant value was parsed correctly.', 'System');
+    $this->assertEqual($info_values['double_colon'], 'dummyClassName::', 'Value containing double-colon was parsed correctly.', 'System');
   }
 }
 
@@ -2239,7 +2239,7 @@ class DrupalSystemListingTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     foreach ($expected_directories as $module => $directories) {
       foreach ($directories as $directory) {
         $filename = "$directory/$module/$module.module";
-        $this->assertTrue(file_exists(DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . $filename), t('@filename exists.', array('@filename' => $filename)));
+        $this->assertTrue(file_exists(DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . $filename), format_string('@filename exists.', array('@filename' => $filename)));
       }
     }
 
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@ class DrupalSystemListingTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     foreach ($expected_directories as $module => $directories) {
       $expected_directory = array_shift($directories);
       $expected_filename = "$expected_directory/$module/$module.module";
-      $this->assertEqual($files[$module]->uri, $expected_filename, t('Module @module was found at @filename.', array('@module' => $module, '@filename' => $expected_filename)));
+      $this->assertEqual($files[$module]->uri, $expected_filename, format_string('Module @module was found at @filename.', array('@module' => $module, '@filename' => $expected_filename)));
     }
   }
 }
@@ -2296,7 +2296,7 @@ class FormatDateUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // Add new date format.
     $admin_date_format = 'j M y';
     $edit = array('date_format' => $admin_date_format);
-    $this->drupalPost('admin/config/regional/date-time/formats/add', $edit, t('Add format'));
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/config/regional/date-time/formats/add', $edit, 'Add format');
 
     // Add a new date format which just differs in the case.
     $admin_date_format_uppercase = 'j M Y';
@@ -2310,7 +2310,7 @@ class FormatDateUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       'machine_name' => 'example_style',
       'date_format' => $admin_date_format,
     );
-    $this->drupalPost('admin/config/regional/date-time/types/add', $edit, t('Add date type'));
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/config/regional/date-time/types/add', $edit, 'Add date type');
 
    // Add a second date format with a different case than the first.
     $edit = array(
@@ -2322,9 +2322,9 @@ class FormatDateUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $this->assertText(t('New date type added successfully.'));
 
     $timestamp = strtotime('2007-03-10T00:00:00+00:00');
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'example_style', '', 'America/Los_Angeles'), '9 Mar 07', t('Test format_date() using an admin-defined date type.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'example_style', '', 'America/Los_Angeles'), '9 Mar 07', 'Test format_date() using an admin-defined date type.');
     $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'example_style_uppercase', '', 'America/Los_Angeles'), '9 Mar 2007', 'Test format_date() using an admin-defined date type with different case.');
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'undefined_style'), format_date($timestamp, 'medium'), t('Test format_date() defaulting to medium when $type not found.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'undefined_style'), format_date($timestamp, 'medium'), 'Test format_date() defaulting to medium when $type not found.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -2334,12 +2334,12 @@ class FormatDateUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     global $user, $language;
 
     $timestamp = strtotime('2007-03-26T00:00:00+00:00');
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', 'en'), 'Sunday, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', t('Test all parameters.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', self::LANGCODE), 'domingo, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', t('Test translated format.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', '\\l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', self::LANGCODE), 'l, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', t('Test an escaped format string.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', '\\\\l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', self::LANGCODE), '\\domingo, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', t('Test format containing backslash character.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', '\\\\\\l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', self::LANGCODE), '\\l, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', t('Test format containing backslash followed by escaped format string.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'Europe/London', 'en'), 'Monday, 26-Mar-07 01:00:00 BST', t('Test a different time zone.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', 'en'), 'Sunday, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', 'Test all parameters.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', self::LANGCODE), 'domingo, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', 'Test translated format.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', '\\l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', self::LANGCODE), 'l, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', 'Test an escaped format string.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', '\\\\l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', self::LANGCODE), '\\domingo, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', 'Test format containing backslash character.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', '\\\\\\l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', self::LANGCODE), '\\l, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', 'Test format containing backslash followed by escaped format string.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'Europe/London', 'en'), 'Monday, 26-Mar-07 01:00:00 BST', 'Test a different time zone.');
 
     // Create an admin user and add Spanish language.
     $admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer languages'));
@@ -2369,13 +2369,13 @@ class FormatDateUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // Simulate a Drupal bootstrap with the logged-in user.
     date_default_timezone_set(drupal_get_user_timezone());
 
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', 'en'), 'Sunday, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', t('Test a different language.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'Europe/London'), 'Monday, 26-Mar-07 01:00:00 BST', t('Test a different time zone.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T'), 'domingo, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', t('Test custom date format.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'long'), 'domingo, 25. marzo 2007 - 17:00', t('Test long date format.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'medium'), '25. marzo 2007 - 17:00', t('Test medium date format.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'short'), '2007 Mar 25 - 5:00pm', t('Test short date format.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp), '25. marzo 2007 - 17:00', t('Test default date format.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'America/Los_Angeles', 'en'), 'Sunday, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', 'Test a different language.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T', 'Europe/London'), 'Monday, 26-Mar-07 01:00:00 BST', 'Test a different time zone.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'custom', 'l, d-M-y H:i:s T'), 'domingo, 25-Mar-07 17:00:00 PDT', 'Test custom date format.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'long'), 'domingo, 25. marzo 2007 - 17:00', 'Test long date format.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'medium'), '25. marzo 2007 - 17:00', 'Test medium date format.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp, 'short'), '2007 Mar 25 - 5:00pm', 'Test short date format.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(format_date($timestamp), '25. marzo 2007 - 17:00', 'Test default date format.');
 
     // Restore the original user and language, and enable session saving.
     $user = $real_user;
@@ -2403,15 +2403,15 @@ class DrupalAttributesUnitTest extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
    */
   function testDrupalAttributes() {
     // Verify that special characters are HTML encoded.
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes(array('title' => '&"\'<>')), ' title="&amp;&quot;&#039;&lt;&gt;"', t('HTML encode attribute values.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes(array('title' => '&"\'<>')), ' title="&amp;&quot;&#039;&lt;&gt;"', 'HTML encode attribute values.');
 
     // Verify multi-value attributes are concatenated with spaces.
     $attributes = array('class' => array('first', 'last'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes(array('class' => array('first', 'last'))), ' class="first last"', t('Concatenate multi-value attributes.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes(array('class' => array('first', 'last'))), ' class="first last"', 'Concatenate multi-value attributes.');
 
     // Verify empty attribute values are rendered.
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes(array('alt' => '')), ' alt=""', t('Empty attribute value #1.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes(array('alt' => NULL)), ' alt=""', t('Empty attribute value #2.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes(array('alt' => '')), ' alt=""', 'Empty attribute value #1.');
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes(array('alt' => NULL)), ' alt=""', 'Empty attribute value #2.');
 
     // Verify multiple attributes are rendered.
     $attributes = array(
@@ -2419,10 +2419,10 @@ class DrupalAttributesUnitTest extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
       'class' => array('first', 'last'),
       'alt' => 'Alternate',
     );
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes($attributes), ' id="id-test" class="first last" alt="Alternate"', t('Multiple attributes.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes($attributes), ' id="id-test" class="first last" alt="Alternate"', 'Multiple attributes.');
 
     // Verify empty attributes array is rendered.
-    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes(array()), '', t('Empty attributes array.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(drupal_attributes(array()), '', 'Empty attributes array.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -2455,38 +2455,38 @@ class DrupalJSONTest extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
     $html_unsafe_escaped = array('\u003C', '\u003E', '\u0027', '\u0026', '\u0022');
 
     // Verify there aren't character encoding problems with the source string.
-    $this->assertIdentical(strlen($str), 128, t('A string with the full ASCII table has the correct length.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical(strlen($str), 128, 'A string with the full ASCII table has the correct length.');
     foreach ($html_unsafe as $char) {
-      $this->assertTrue(strpos($str, $char) > 0, t('A string with the full ASCII table includes @s.', array('@s' => $char)));
+      $this->assertTrue(strpos($str, $char) > 0, format_string('A string with the full ASCII table includes @s.', array('@s' => $char)));
     }
 
     // Verify that JSON encoding produces a string with all of the characters.
     $json = drupal_json_encode($str);
-    $this->assertTrue(strlen($json) > strlen($str), t('A JSON encoded string is larger than the source string.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(strlen($json) > strlen($str), 'A JSON encoded string is larger than the source string.');
 
     // The first and last characters should be ", and no others.
-    $this->assertTrue($json[0] == '"', t('A JSON encoded string begins with ".'));
-    $this->assertTrue($json[strlen($json) - 1] == '"', t('A JSON encoded string ends with ".'));
-    $this->assertTrue(substr_count($json, '"') == 2, t('A JSON encoded string contains exactly two ".'));
+    $this->assertTrue($json[0] == '"', 'A JSON encoded string begins with ".');
+    $this->assertTrue($json[strlen($json) - 1] == '"', 'A JSON encoded string ends with ".');
+    $this->assertTrue(substr_count($json, '"') == 2, 'A JSON encoded string contains exactly two ".');
 
     // Verify that encoding/decoding is reversible.
     $json_decoded = drupal_json_decode($json);
-    $this->assertIdentical($str, $json_decoded, t('Encoding a string to JSON and decoding back results in the original string.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($str, $json_decoded, 'Encoding a string to JSON and decoding back results in the original string.');
 
     // Verify reversibility for structured data. Also verify that necessary
     // characters are escaped.
     $source = array(TRUE, FALSE, 0, 1, '0', '1', $str, array('key1' => $str, 'key2' => array('nested' => TRUE)));
     $json = drupal_json_encode($source);
     foreach ($html_unsafe as $char) {
-      $this->assertTrue(strpos($json, $char) === FALSE, t('A JSON encoded string does not contain @s.', array('@s' => $char)));
+      $this->assertTrue(strpos($json, $char) === FALSE, format_string('A JSON encoded string does not contain @s.', array('@s' => $char)));
     }
     // Verify that JSON encoding escapes the HTML unsafe characters
     foreach ($html_unsafe_escaped as $char) {
-      $this->assertTrue(strpos($json, $char) > 0, t('A JSON encoded string contains @s.', array('@s' => $char)));
+      $this->assertTrue(strpos($json, $char) > 0, format_string('A JSON encoded string contains @s.', array('@s' => $char)));
     }
     $json_decoded = drupal_json_decode($json);
-    $this->assertNotIdentical($source, $json, t('An array encoded in JSON is not identical to the source.'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($source, $json_decoded, t('Encoding structured data to JSON and decoding back results in the original data.'));
+    $this->assertNotIdentical($source, $json, 'An array encoded in JSON is not identical to the source.');
+    $this->assertIdentical($source, $json_decoded, 'Encoding structured data to JSON and decoding back results in the original data.');
   }
 }
 
@@ -2589,7 +2589,7 @@ class DrupalAddFeedTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     $this->drupalSetContent(drupal_get_html_head());
     foreach ($urls as $description => $feed_info) {
-      $this->assertPattern($this->urlToRSSLinkPattern($feed_info['output_url'], $feed_info['title']), t('Found correct feed header for %description', array('%description' => $description)));
+      $this->assertPattern($this->urlToRSSLinkPattern($feed_info['output_url'], $feed_info['title']), format_string('Found correct feed header for %description', array('%description' => $description)));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/simpletest/tests/schema.test b/modules/simpletest/tests/schema.test
index 8945117..4199428 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/tests/schema.test
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/schema.test
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class SchemaTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     db_create_table('test_table', $table_specification);
 
     // Assert that the table exists.
-    $this->assertTrue(db_table_exists('test_table'), t('The table exists.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(db_table_exists('test_table'), 'The table exists.');
 
     // Assert that the table comment has been set.
     $this->checkSchemaComment($table_specification['description'], 'test_table');
@@ -53,46 +53,46 @@ class SchemaTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $this->checkSchemaComment($table_specification['fields']['test_field']['description'], 'test_table', 'test_field');
 
     // An insert without a value for the column 'test_table' should fail.
-    $this->assertFalse($this->tryInsert(), t('Insert without a default failed.'));
+    $this->assertFalse($this->tryInsert(), 'Insert without a default failed.');
 
     // Add a default value to the column.
     db_field_set_default('test_table', 'test_field', 0);
     // The insert should now succeed.
-    $this->assertTrue($this->tryInsert(), t('Insert with a default succeeded.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->tryInsert(), 'Insert with a default succeeded.');
 
     // Remove the default.
     db_field_set_no_default('test_table', 'test_field');
     // The insert should fail again.
-    $this->assertFalse($this->tryInsert(), t('Insert without a default failed.'));
+    $this->assertFalse($this->tryInsert(), 'Insert without a default failed.');
 
     // Test for fake index and test for the boolean result of indexExists().
     $index_exists = Database::getConnection()->schema()->indexExists('test_table', 'test_field');
-    $this->assertIdentical($index_exists, FALSE, t('Fake index does not exists'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($index_exists, FALSE, 'Fake index does not exists');
     // Add index.
     db_add_index('test_table', 'test_field', array('test_field'));
     // Test for created index and test for the boolean result of indexExists().
     $index_exists = Database::getConnection()->schema()->indexExists('test_table', 'test_field');
-    $this->assertIdentical($index_exists, TRUE, t('Index created.'));
+    $this->assertIdentical($index_exists, TRUE, 'Index created.');
 
     // Rename the table.
     db_rename_table('test_table', 'test_table2');
 
     // Index should be renamed.
     $index_exists = Database::getConnection()->schema()->indexExists('test_table2', 'test_field');
-    $this->assertTrue($index_exists, t('Index was renamed.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($index_exists, 'Index was renamed.');
 
     // We need the default so that we can insert after the rename.
     db_field_set_default('test_table2', 'test_field', 0);
-    $this->assertFalse($this->tryInsert(), t('Insert into the old table failed.'));
-    $this->assertTrue($this->tryInsert('test_table2'), t('Insert into the new table succeeded.'));
+    $this->assertFalse($this->tryInsert(), 'Insert into the old table failed.');
+    $this->assertTrue($this->tryInsert('test_table2'), 'Insert into the new table succeeded.');
 
     // We should have successfully inserted exactly two rows.
     $count = db_query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {test_table2}')->fetchField();
-    $this->assertEqual($count, 2, t('Two fields were successfully inserted.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($count, 2, 'Two fields were successfully inserted.');
 
     // Try to drop the table.
     db_drop_table('test_table2');
-    $this->assertFalse(db_table_exists('test_table2'), t('The dropped table does not exist.'));
+    $this->assertFalse(db_table_exists('test_table2'), 'The dropped table does not exist.');
 
     // Recreate the table.
     db_create_table('test_table', $table_specification);
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ class SchemaTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // Assert that the column comment has been set.
     $this->checkSchemaComment('Changed column description.', 'test_table', 'test_serial');
 
-    $this->assertTrue($this->tryInsert(), t('Insert with a serial succeeded.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->tryInsert(), 'Insert with a serial succeeded.');
     $max1 = db_query('SELECT MAX(test_serial) FROM {test_table}')->fetchField();
-    $this->assertTrue($this->tryInsert(), t('Insert with a serial succeeded.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->tryInsert(), 'Insert with a serial succeeded.');
     $max2 = db_query('SELECT MAX(test_serial) FROM {test_table}')->fetchField();
-    $this->assertTrue($max2 > $max1, t('The serial is monotone.'));
+    $this->assertTrue($max2 > $max1, 'The serial is monotone.');
 
     $count = db_query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {test_table}')->fetchField();
-    $this->assertEqual($count, 2, t('There were two rows.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($count, 2, 'There were two rows.');
 
     // Use database specific data type and ensure that table is created.
     $table_specification = array(
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class SchemaTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       db_create_table('test_timestamp', $table_specification);
     }
     catch (Exception $e) {}
-    $this->assertTrue(db_table_exists('test_timestamp'), t('Table with database specific datatype was created.'));
+    $this->assertTrue(db_table_exists('test_timestamp'), 'Table with database specific datatype was created.');
   }
 
   function tryInsert($table = 'test_table') {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class SchemaTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function checkSchemaComment($description, $table, $column = NULL) {
     if (method_exists(Database::getConnection()->schema(), 'getComment')) {
       $comment = Database::getConnection()->schema()->getComment($table, $column);
-      $this->assertEqual($comment, $description, t('The comment matches the schema description.'));
+      $this->assertEqual($comment, $description, 'The comment matches the schema description.');
     }
   }
 
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ class SchemaTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // Finally, check each column and try to insert invalid values into them.
     foreach ($table_spec['fields'] as $column_name => $column_spec) {
-      $this->assertTrue(db_field_exists($table_name, $column_name), t('Unsigned @type column was created.', array('@type' => $column_spec['type'])));
-      $this->assertFalse($this->tryUnsignedInsert($table_name, $column_name), t('Unsigned @type column rejected a negative value.', array('@type' => $column_spec['type'])));
+      $this->assertTrue(db_field_exists($table_name, $column_name), format_string('Unsigned @type column was created.', array('@type' => $column_spec['type'])));
+      $this->assertFalse($this->tryUnsignedInsert($table_name, $column_name), format_string('Unsigned @type column rejected a negative value.', array('@type' => $column_spec['type'])));
     }
   }
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class SchemaTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       'primary key' => array('serial_column'),
     );
     db_create_table($table_name, $table_spec);
-    $this->pass(t('Table %table created.', array('%table' => $table_name)));
+    $this->pass(format_string('Table %table created.', array('%table' => $table_name)));
 
     // Check the characteristics of the field.
     $this->assertFieldCharacteristics($table_name, 'test_field', $field_spec);
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class SchemaTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       'primary key' => array('serial_column'),
     );
     db_create_table($table_name, $table_spec);
-    $this->pass(t('Table %table created.', array('%table' => $table_name)));
+    $this->pass(format_string('Table %table created.', array('%table' => $table_name)));
 
     // Insert some rows to the table to test the handling of initial values.
     for ($i = 0; $i < 3; $i++) {
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class SchemaTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     }
 
     db_add_field($table_name, 'test_field', $field_spec);
-    $this->pass(t('Column %column created.', array('%column' => 'test_field')));
+    $this->pass(format_string('Column %column created.', array('%column' => 'test_field')));
 
     // Check the characteristics of the field.
     $this->assertFieldCharacteristics($table_name, 'test_field', $field_spec);
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class SchemaTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
         ->countQuery()
         ->execute()
         ->fetchField();
-      $this->assertEqual($count, 0, t('Initial values filled out.'));
+      $this->assertEqual($count, 0, 'Initial values filled out.');
     }
 
     // Check that the default value has been registered.
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class SchemaTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
         ->condition('serial_column', $id)
         ->execute()
         ->fetchField();
-      $this->assertEqual($field_value, $field_spec['default'], t('Default value registered.'));
+      $this->assertEqual($field_value, $field_spec['default'], 'Default value registered.');
     }
 
     db_drop_field($table_name, $field_name);
diff --git a/modules/simpletest/tests/tablesort.test b/modules/simpletest/tests/tablesort.test
index 9c068f8..ffc9535 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/tests/tablesort.test
+++ b/modules/simpletest/tests/tablesort.test
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class TableSortTest extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
     );
     $ts = tablesort_init($headers);
     $this->verbose(strtr('$ts: <pre>!ts</pre>', array('!ts' => check_plain(var_export($ts, TRUE)))));
-    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, t('Simple table headers sorted correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, 'Simple table headers sorted correctly.');
 
     // Test with simple table headers plus $_GET parameters that should _not_
     // override the default.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class TableSortTest extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
     );
     $ts = tablesort_init($headers);
     $this->verbose(strtr('$ts: <pre>!ts</pre>', array('!ts' => check_plain(var_export($ts, TRUE)))));
-    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, t('Simple table headers plus non-overriding $_GET parameters sorted correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, 'Simple table headers plus non-overriding $_GET parameters sorted correctly.');
 
     // Test with simple table headers plus $_GET parameters that _should_
     // override the default.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class TableSortTest extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
     $expected_ts['query'] = array('alpha' => 'beta');
     $ts = tablesort_init($headers);
     $this->verbose(strtr('$ts: <pre>!ts</pre>', array('!ts' => check_plain(var_export($ts, TRUE)))));
-    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, t('Simple table headers plus $_GET parameters sorted correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, 'Simple table headers plus $_GET parameters sorted correctly.');
 
     // Test complex table headers.
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class TableSortTest extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
       'query' => array(),
     );
     $this->verbose(strtr('$ts: <pre>!ts</pre>', array('!ts' => check_plain(var_export($ts, TRUE)))));
-    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, t('Complex table headers sorted correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, 'Complex table headers sorted correctly.');
 
     // Test complex table headers plus $_GET parameters that should _not_
     // override the default.
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class TableSortTest extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
       'query' => array(),
     );
     $this->verbose(strtr('$ts: <pre>!ts</pre>', array('!ts' => check_plain(var_export($ts, TRUE)))));
-    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, t('Complex table headers plus non-overriding $_GET parameters sorted correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, 'Complex table headers plus non-overriding $_GET parameters sorted correctly.');
     unset($_GET['sort'], $_GET['order'], $_GET['alpha']);
 
     // Test complex table headers plus $_GET parameters that _should_
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class TableSortTest extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
     );
     $ts = tablesort_init($headers);
     $this->verbose(strtr('$ts: <pre>!ts</pre>', array('!ts' => check_plain(var_export($ts, TRUE)))));
-    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, t('Complex table headers plus $_GET parameters sorted correctly.'));
+    $this->assertEqual($ts, $expected_ts, 'Complex table headers plus $_GET parameters sorted correctly.');
     unset($_GET['sort'], $_GET['order'], $_GET['alpha']);
 
   }