diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index 37821d2454..3704dbb2ec 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -1249,20 +1249,13 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase -i respects rebase.missingCommitsCheck = error' '
 	test B = $(git cat-file commit HEAD^ | sed -ne \$p)
 '
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-Warning: the command isn't recognized in the following line:
- - badcmd $(git rev-list --oneline -1 master~1)
-
-You can fix this with 'git rebase --edit-todo' and then run 'git rebase --continue'.
-Or you can abort the rebase with 'git rebase --abort'.
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'static check of bad command' '
 	rebase_setup_and_clean bad-cmd &&
 	set_fake_editor &&
 	test_must_fail env FAKE_LINES="1 2 3 bad 4 5" \
 		git rebase -i --root 2>actual &&
-	test_i18ncmp expect actual &&
+	test_i18ngrep "badcmd $(git rev-list --oneline -1 master~1)" actual &&
+	test_i18ngrep "You can fix this with .git rebase --edit-todo.." actual &&
 	FAKE_LINES="1 2 3 drop 4 5" git rebase --edit-todo &&
 	git rebase --continue &&
 	test E = $(git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -ne \$p) &&
@@ -1284,20 +1277,13 @@ test_expect_success 'tabs and spaces are accepted in the todolist' '
 	test E = $(git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -ne \$p)
 '
 
-cat >expect <<EOF
-Warning: the SHA-1 is missing or isn't a commit in the following line:
- - edit XXXXXXX False commit
-
-You can fix this with 'git rebase --edit-todo' and then run 'git rebase --continue'.
-Or you can abort the rebase with 'git rebase --abort'.
-EOF
-
 test_expect_success 'static check of bad SHA-1' '
 	rebase_setup_and_clean bad-sha &&
 	set_fake_editor &&
 	test_must_fail env FAKE_LINES="1 2 edit fakesha 3 4 5 #" \
 		git rebase -i --root 2>actual &&
-	test_i18ncmp expect actual &&
+	test_i18ngrep "edit XXXXXXX False commit" actual &&
+	test_i18ngrep "You can fix this with .git rebase --edit-todo.." actual &&
 	FAKE_LINES="1 2 4 5 6" git rebase --edit-todo &&
 	git rebase --continue &&
 	test E = $(git cat-file commit HEAD | sed -ne \$p)