diff --git a/test/lib/bounding_box_test.rb b/test/lib/bounding_box_test.rb
index dda8b0e67..52d0b8388 100644
--- a/test/lib/bounding_box_test.rb
+++ b/test/lib/bounding_box_test.rb
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class BoundingBoxTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   def test_good_bbox_boundaries
     @good_bbox.each do |bbox_string|
-      assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadBoundingBox) { BoundingBox.from_s(bbox_string).check_boundaries }
+      assert_nothing_raised { BoundingBox.from_s(bbox_string).check_boundaries }
     end
   end
 
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ class BoundingBoxTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   def test_good_bbox_size
     @good_bbox.each do |bbox_string|
-      assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadBoundingBox) { BoundingBox.from_s(bbox_string).check_size }
+      assert_nothing_raised { BoundingBox.from_s(bbox_string).check_size }
     end
   end
 
   def test_size_to_big
     @bad_big_bbox.each do |bbox_string|
       bbox = nil
-      assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadBoundingBox) { bbox = BoundingBox.from_bbox_params(:bbox => bbox_string).check_boundaries }
+      assert_nothing_raised { bbox = BoundingBox.from_bbox_params(:bbox => bbox_string).check_boundaries }
       exception = assert_raise(OSM::APIBadBoundingBox) { bbox.check_size }
       assert_equal(@size_error_message, exception.message)
     end
diff --git a/test/models/changeset_test.rb b/test/models/changeset_test.rb
index a5176fa8b..cdb1a8e85 100644
--- a/test/models/changeset_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/changeset_test.rb
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ class ChangesetTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   def test_from_xml_valid
     # Example taken from the Update section on the API_v0.6 docs on the wiki
     xml = "<osm><changeset><tag k=\"comment\" v=\"Just adding some streetnames and a restaurant\"/></changeset></osm>"
-    assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
+    assert_nothing_raised do
       Changeset.from_xml(xml, false)
     end
-    assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
+    assert_nothing_raised do
       Changeset.from_xml(xml, true)
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/models/node_test.rb b/test/models/node_test.rb
index 6c4717654..a68be4aa9 100644
--- a/test/models/node_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/node_test.rb
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class NodeTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     version = 1
     noid = "<osm><node lat='#{lat}' lon='#{lon}' changeset='#{changeset}' version='#{version}' /></osm>"
     # First try a create which doesn't need the id
-    assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
+    assert_nothing_raised do
       Node.from_xml(noid, true)
     end
     # Now try an update with no id, and make sure that it gives the appropriate exception
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class NodeTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   def test_from_xml_no_version
     no_version = "<osm><node id='123' lat='23' lon='23' changeset='23' /></osm>"
-    assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
+    assert_nothing_raised do
       Node.from_xml(no_version, true)
     end
     message_update = assert_raise(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class NodeTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     id_list = ["", "0", "00", "0.0", "a"]
     id_list.each do |id|
       zero_id = "<osm><node id='#{id}' lat='12.3' lon='12.3' changeset='33' version='23' /></osm>"
-      assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadUserInput) do
+      assert_nothing_raised do
         Node.from_xml(zero_id, true)
       end
       message_update = assert_raise(OSM::APIBadUserInput) do
diff --git a/test/models/redaction_test.rb b/test/models/redaction_test.rb
index 2e629867b..4196dea15 100644
--- a/test/models/redaction_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/redaction_test.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class RedactionTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     r = create(:redaction)
 
     assert_equal(false, node_v1.redacted?, "Expected node to not be redacted already.")
-    assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APICannotRedactError) do
+    assert_nothing_raised do
       node_v1.redact!(r)
     end
     assert_equal(true, node_v1.redacted?, "Expected node version 1 to be redacted after redact! call.")
diff --git a/test/models/relation_test.rb b/test/models/relation_test.rb
index d422738bf..b06cbd9b8 100644
--- a/test/models/relation_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/relation_test.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require "test_helper"
 class RelationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   def test_from_xml_no_id
     noid = "<osm><relation version='12' changeset='23' /></osm>"
-    assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
+    assert_nothing_raised do
       Relation.from_xml(noid, true)
     end
     message = assert_raise(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class RelationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   def test_from_xml_no_version
     no_version = "<osm><relation id='123' changeset='23' /></osm>"
-    assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
+    assert_nothing_raised do
       Relation.from_xml(no_version, true)
     end
     message_update = assert_raise(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class RelationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     id_list = ["", "0", "00", "0.0", "a"]
     id_list.each do |id|
       zero_id = "<osm><relation id='#{id}' changeset='332' version='23' /></osm>"
-      assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadUserInput) do
+      assert_nothing_raised do
         Relation.from_xml(zero_id, true)
       end
       message_update = assert_raise(OSM::APIBadUserInput) do
diff --git a/test/models/way_test.rb b/test/models/way_test.rb
index 4519ebba8..6abf99c57 100644
--- a/test/models/way_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/way_test.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class WayTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   def test_from_xml_no_id
     noid = "<osm><way version='12' changeset='23' /></osm>"
-    assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
+    assert_nothing_raised do
       Way.from_xml(noid, true)
     end
     message = assert_raise(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class WayTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   def test_from_xml_no_version
     no_version = "<osm><way id='123' changeset='23' /></osm>"
-    assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
+    assert_nothing_raised do
       Way.from_xml(no_version, true)
     end
     message_update = assert_raise(OSM::APIBadXMLError) do
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class WayTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     id_list = ["", "0", "00", "0.0", "a"]
     id_list.each do |id|
       zero_id = "<osm><way id='#{id}' changeset='33' version='23' /></osm>"
-      assert_nothing_raised(OSM::APIBadUserInput) do
+      assert_nothing_raised do
         Way.from_xml(zero_id, true)
       end
       message_update = assert_raise(OSM::APIBadUserInput) do