diff --git a/test/test_api/test_call_signatures.py b/test/test_api/test_call_signatures.py
index 69ca5611..aefd3f85 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_call_signatures.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_call_signatures.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def test_signature_is_definition():
     """
     s = """class Spam(): pass\nSpam"""
     signature = Script(s + '(').call_signatures()[0]
-    definition = Script(s + '(').goto_definitions()[0]
+    definition = Script(s + '(', column=0).goto_definitions()[0]
     signature.line == 1
     signature.column == 6
 
diff --git a/test/test_evaluate/test_compiled.py b/test/test_evaluate/test_compiled.py
index 83ea5e56..7efe64d6 100644
--- a/test/test_evaluate/test_compiled.py
+++ b/test/test_evaluate/test_compiled.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def test_doc():
 
 def test_string_literals():
     def typ(string):
-        d = Script(string).goto_definitions()[0]
+        d = Script("a = %s; a" % string).goto_definitions()[0]
         return d.name
 
     assert typ('""') == 'str'