diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/include/rpl_mixed_ddl.inc b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/include/rpl_mixed_ddl.inc
index 6a00dcc6e50..70e17cef9fe 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/include/rpl_mixed_ddl.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/include/rpl_mixed_ddl.inc
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ sync_slave_with_master;
 # will be created. You will need to go to the mysql-test dir and diff
 # the files your self to see what is not matching
 
---exec diff $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/rpl_switch_stm_row_mixed_master.sql $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/rpl_switch_stm_row_mixed_slave.sql
+--diff_files $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/rpl_switch_stm_row_mixed_master.sql $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/rpl_switch_stm_row_mixed_slave.sql
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_000015-slave.sh b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_000015-slave.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 7deeca3d2d6..00000000000
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_000015-slave.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-rm -f $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/slave-data/master.info
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_row_mysqlbinlog.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_row_mysqlbinlog.test
index 62b46eeb58e..3328d582692 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_row_mysqlbinlog.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_row_mysqlbinlog.test
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ connection master;
 
 # We should be gold by the time, so I will get rid of our file.
 
---exec rm $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/remote.sql
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/remote.sql
 ################### End Bug 17654 ######################
 
 # What is the point of this test? It seems entirely pointless. It
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ FLUSH LOGS;
 
 --diff_files $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/local.sql $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/remote.sql
 
---exec rm $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/remote.sql
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/remote.sql
 
---exec rm $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/local.sql
+--remove_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/local.sql
 
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1, t2, t3, t04, t05, t4, t5; 
 sync_slave_with_master;