diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
index 2c39c949274..dd0b1e6888c 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class EvaluationTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 			fail();
 		}
 		catch (SpelParseException spe) {
-			assertEquals(spe.getMessageCode(), SpelMessage.UNEXPECTED_DATA_AFTER_DOT);
+			assertEquals(SpelMessage.UNEXPECTED_DATA_AFTER_DOT, spe.getMessageCode());
 			assertEquals("23", spe.getInserts()[0]);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/HiddenHttpMethodFilterTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/HiddenHttpMethodFilterTests.java
index 60db704442b..eba7491b509 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/HiddenHttpMethodFilterTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/reactive/HiddenHttpMethodFilterTests.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class HiddenHttpMethodFilterTests {
 		StepVerifier.create(postForm("_method=INVALID"))
 				.consumeErrorWith(error -> {
 					assertThat(error, Matchers.instanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class));
-					assertEquals(error.getMessage(), "HttpMethod 'INVALID' not supported");
+					assertEquals("HttpMethod 'INVALID' not supported", error.getMessage());
 				})
 				.verify();
 	}