diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/rpl_init_slave_func.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/rpl_init_slave_func.result
index bdb586e84c2..ede412c28b7 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/rpl_init_slave_func.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/rpl_init_slave_func.result
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-stop slave;
-drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
-reset master;
-reset slave;
-drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
-start slave;
+include/master-slave.inc
+[connection master]
 connection slave
 SET @start_max_connections= @@global.max_connections;
 SET @start_init_slave= @@global.init_slave;
@@ -18,23 +14,19 @@ SELECT @@global.init_slave = 'SET @@global.max_connections = @@global.max_connec
 @@global.init_slave = 'SET @@global.max_connections = @@global.max_connections + 1'
 1
 Expect 1
-SELECT @@global.max_connections= @start_max_connections;
-@@global.max_connections= @start_max_connections
-1
-Expect 1
+include/assert.inc [@@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections]
 STOP SLAVE;
 RESET MASTER;
 RESET SLAVE;
 START SLAVE;
-SELECT @@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections + 1;
-@@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections + 1
-1
-Expect 1
+include/wait_for_slave_to_start.inc
+include/assert.inc [@@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections + 1]
 SET @@global.init_slave = "SET @a=5";
 STOP SLAVE;
 RESET MASTER;
 RESET SLAVE;
 START SLAVE;
+include/wait_for_slave_to_start.inc
 SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'init_slave';
 Variable_name	Value
 init_slave	SET @a=5
@@ -44,3 +36,4 @@ NULL
 Expect NULL
 SET @@global.max_connections= @start_max_connections;
 SET @@global.init_slave= @start_init_slave;
+include/rpl_end.inc
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/disabled.def b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/disabled.def
index c0a343c92ef..98625a2ec54 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/disabled.def
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/disabled.def
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@ sys_vars.identity_basic : bug#16295418 2013-02-09 veduggir
 sys_vars.key_buffer_size_basic_64 : bug#16295418 2013-02-09 veduggir
 sys_vars.key_buffer_size_func : bug#16295418 2013-02-09 veduggir
 sys_vars.timestamp_basic_64 : bug#16295457 2013-02-09 veduggir
-sys_vars.rpl_init_slave_func : bug#16295518 2013-02-09 veduggir
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/rpl_init_slave_func.test b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/rpl_init_slave_func.test
index d4607dc6bf1..edc77816c9c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/rpl_init_slave_func.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/rpl_init_slave_func.test
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ let $wait_timeout= 240;
 let $wait_condition= SELECT @@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections;
 --source include/wait_condition_sp.inc
 # check that the action in init_slave does not happen immediately
-SELECT @@global.max_connections= @start_max_connections;
---echo Expect 1
+--let $assert_text= @@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections
+--let $assert_cond= @@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections
+--source include/assert.inc
 #
 # reset of the server
 STOP SLAVE;
@@ -75,8 +76,9 @@ let $wait_timeout= 90;
 let $wait_condition= SELECT @@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections + 1;
 --source include/wait_condition_sp.inc
 # check that the action in init_slave was executed and had the intended effect
-SELECT @@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections + 1;
---echo Expect 1
+--let $assert_text= @@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections + 1
+--let $assert_cond= @@global.max_connections = @start_max_connections + 1
+--source include/assert.inc
 #
 # Setting a variable(which is local to a session) and must not be visible
 SET @@global.init_slave = "SET @a=5";