diff --git a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1.rkt b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1.rkt
index 7e2bb11748..65f7030bb1 100644
--- a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (module embed-me1 mzscheme
   (with-output-to-file "stdout"
-    (lambda () (printf "This is 1~n"))
+    (lambda () (printf "This is 1\n"))
     'append))
 
diff --git a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1b.rkt b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1b.rkt
index 5af91026b6..5c2ae8fce6 100644
--- a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1b.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1b.rkt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
          (for-syntax scheme/base))
 (define-runtime-path file '(lib "icons/file.gif"))
 (with-output-to-file "stdout"
-  (lambda () (printf "This is 1b~n"))
+  (lambda () (printf "This is 1b\n"))
   #:exists 'append)
 
diff --git a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1c.rkt b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1c.rkt
index 067c8ad230..70c8a943c8 100644
--- a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1c.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1c.rkt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
          (for-syntax scheme/base))
 (define-runtime-path file '(lib "etc.ss")) ; in mzlib
 (with-output-to-file "stdout"
-  (lambda () (printf "This is 1c~n"))
+  (lambda () (printf "This is 1c\n"))
   #:exists 'append)
 
diff --git a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1d.rkt b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1d.rkt
index cc6b750193..7bc3cd2149 100644
--- a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1d.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1d.rkt
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
          (for-syntax scheme/base))
 (define-runtime-path file '(lib "file.gif" "icons"))
 (with-output-to-file "stdout"
-  (lambda () (printf "This is 1d~n"))
+  (lambda () (printf "This is 1d\n"))
   #:exists 'append)
diff --git a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1e.rkt b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1e.rkt
index 645df59905..8ad79cff45 100644
--- a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1e.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me1e.rkt
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
          (for-syntax scheme/base))
 (define-runtime-path file '(lib "html"))
 (with-output-to-file "stdout"
-  (lambda () (printf "This is 1e~n"))
+  (lambda () (printf "This is 1e\n"))
   #:exists 'append)
diff --git a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me2.rkt b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me2.rkt
index 53abb21299..0e4d9481dd 100644
--- a/collects/tests/racket/embed-me2.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/racket/embed-me2.rkt
@@ -2,8 +2,5 @@
   (require "embed-me1.ss"
 	   mzlib/etc)
   (with-output-to-file "stdout"
-    (lambda () (printf "This is 2: ~a~n" true))
+    (lambda () (printf "This is 2: ~a\n" true))
     'append))
-
-
-
diff --git a/collects/tests/racket/embed.rktl b/collects/tests/racket/embed.rktl
index 457f2ea6b4..f959ec7031 100644
--- a/collects/tests/racket/embed.rktl
+++ b/collects/tests/racket/embed.rktl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                        (mk-dest-bin #t)))
 
 (define (prepare exe src)
-  (printf "Making ~a with ~a...~n" exe src)
+  (printf "Making ~a with ~a...\n" exe src)
   (when (file-exists? exe)
     (delete-file exe)))