diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/ScriptTemplateTest.kt b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/ScriptTemplateTest.kt
index ab680feeb2f..b13fe2b31f2 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/ScriptTemplateTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/ScriptTemplateTest.kt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         val out = captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(Integer.TYPE).newInstance(4)
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals(NUM_4_LINE + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
+        assertEqualsTrimmed(NUM_4_LINE + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         val out = captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(TestParamClass::class.java).newInstance(TestParamClass(4))
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals(NUM_4_LINE + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
+        assertEqualsTrimmed(NUM_4_LINE + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         val out = captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE).newInstance(4, 1)
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals(NUM_4_LINE + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
+        assertEqualsTrimmed(NUM_4_LINE + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         val out = captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(Integer.TYPE).newInstance(4)
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals(NUM_4_LINE + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
+        assertEqualsTrimmed(NUM_4_LINE + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         val out = captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(Integer.TYPE).newInstance(4)
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals(NUM_4_LINE + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
+        assertEqualsTrimmed(NUM_4_LINE + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         val out = captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(Integer.TYPE).newInstance(4)
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals("10\n", out)
+        assertEqualsTrimmed("10", out)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         val out = captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(Integer.TYPE).newInstance(4)
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals("14\n", out)
+        assertEqualsTrimmed("14", out)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(Array<String>::class.java).newInstance(arrayOf("one", "two"))
         }.let {
-            Assert.assertEquals("one and two\n", it)
+            assertEqualsTrimmed("one and two", it)
         }
     }
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(Int::class.javaObjectType).newInstance(null)
         }.let {
-            Assert.assertEquals("Param is null\n", it)
+            assertEqualsTrimmed("Param is null", it)
         }
     }
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(Array<in Number>::class.java, Array<out Number>::class.java).newInstance(arrayOf("one"), arrayOf(1, 2))
         }.let {
-            Assert.assertEquals("one and 1\n", it)
+            assertEqualsTrimmed("one and 1", it)
         }
     }
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(Array<String>::class.java).newInstance(arrayOf<String?>(null))
         }.let {
-            Assert.assertEquals("nullable\n", it)
+            assertEqualsTrimmed("nullable", it)
         }
     }
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest {
         captureOut {
             aClass!!.getConstructor(Array<Array<in String>>::class.java).newInstance(arrayOf(arrayOf("one"), arrayOf("two")))
         }.let {
-            Assert.assertEquals("first: one, size: 1\n", it)
+            assertEqualsTrimmed("first: one, size: 1", it)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/ScriptTest.kt b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/ScriptTest.kt
index 3ec39797002..a2cfca0a233 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/ScriptTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/ScriptTest.kt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ScriptTest : KtUsefulTestCase() {
             val anObj = tryConstructScriptClass(aClass!!, listOf("4", "comment"))
             Assert.assertNotNull(anObj)
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals(NUM_4_LINE + " (comment)" + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
+        assertEqualsTrimmed(NUM_4_LINE + " (comment)" + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class ScriptTest : KtUsefulTestCase() {
             val anObj = tryConstructScriptClass(aClass!!, emptyList())
             Assert.assertNotNull(anObj)
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals(NUM_4_LINE + " (none)" + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
+        assertEqualsTrimmed(NUM_4_LINE + " (none)" + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class ScriptTest : KtUsefulTestCase() {
             val anObj = tryConstructScriptClass(aClass!!, emptyList())
             Assert.assertNotNull(anObj)
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals(NUM_4_LINE + " (none)" + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out1)
+        assertEqualsTrimmed(NUM_4_LINE + " (none)" + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out1)
         val savedClassLoader = URLClassLoader(arrayOf(tmpdir.toURI().toURL()), aClass!!.classLoader)
         val aClassSaved = savedClassLoader.loadClass(aClass.name)
         Assert.assertNotNull(aClassSaved)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ScriptTest : KtUsefulTestCase() {
             val anObjSaved = tryConstructScriptClass(aClassSaved!!, emptyList())
             Assert.assertNotNull(anObjSaved)
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals(NUM_4_LINE + " (none)" + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out2)
+        assertEqualsTrimmed(NUM_4_LINE + " (none)" + FIB_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_TAIL, out2)
     }
 
     private fun compileScript(
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/scriptTestsUtil.kt b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/scriptTestsUtil.kt
index ba1e387bcb5..fb6ed6d9e9d 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/scriptTestsUtil.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripts/scriptTestsUtil.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripts
 
+import org.junit.Assert
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
 import java.io.PrintStream
 
@@ -43,3 +44,6 @@ internal fun captureOut(body: () -> Unit): String {
     System.setOut(prevOut)
     return outStream.toString()
 }
+
+internal fun assertEqualsTrimmed(expected: String, actual: String) =
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected.trim(), actual.trim())