diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/security/v2/additional-description.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/security/v2/additional-description.t.cpp
index 98431b6..7ceee8c 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/security/v2/additional-description.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/security/v2/additional-description.t.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Regents of the University of California.
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Regents of the University of California.
  *
  * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
  *
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@
   BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(AdditionalDescription(Block(description, sizeof(description))));
   AdditionalDescription aDescription2(Block(description, sizeof(description)));
 
-  BOOST_CHECK(aDescription2 == aDescription);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(aDescription2, aDescription);
 
   AdditionalDescription aDescription3;
   aDescription3.set("key3", "val3");
   aDescription3.set("key2", "val2");
 
-  BOOST_CHECK(aDescription2 != aDescription3);
+  BOOST_CHECK_NE(aDescription2, aDescription3);
 
   std::ostringstream os;
   os << aDescription;
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/security/v2/key-chain.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/security/v2/key-chain.t.cpp
index d03f572..a4cc2f7 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/security/v2/key-chain.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/security/v2/key-chain.t.cpp
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@
 
   // Create the third key
   Key key3 = m_keyChain.createKey(id);
-  BOOST_CHECK(key3.getName() != key2.getName());
+  BOOST_CHECK_NE(key3.getName(), key2.getName());
   // The added key will not be the default key, because the default key already exists
-  BOOST_CHECK(id.getDefaultKey().getName() == key2.getName());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(id.getDefaultKey().getName(), key2.getName());
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(id.getKeys().size(), 2);
   BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(key3.getDefaultCertificate());