diff --git a/test/compilable/dmdcliflags.sh b/test/compilable/dmdcliflags.sh
index 67569c5e5381..9db6970a6830 100644
--- a/test/compilable/dmdcliflags.sh
+++ b/test/compilable/dmdcliflags.sh
@@ -163,4 +163,4 @@ echo "$output" | grep "Only a number between 0 and 100 can be passed to \`-cov=<
 
 output="$(! $DMD -verrors=foo 2>&1)"
 echo "$output" | grep "Error: Switch \`-verrors=foo\` is invalid"
-echo "$output" | grep "Only number, \`spec\`, or \`context\` are allowed for \`-verrors\`"
+echo "$output" | grep "Only a number, \`basic\`, or \`spec\` are allowed for \`-verrors\`"
diff --git a/test/fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d b/test/fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d
index 751e618a40c6..65aa8fdf95d4 100755
--- a/test/fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d
+++ b/test/fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d
@@ -3,83 +3,48 @@ EXTRA_FILES: imports/constraints.d
 REQUIRED_ARGS: -verrors=context
 TEST_OUTPUT:
 ---
-fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(90): Error: template `imports.constraints.overload` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()(int)`
-    overload(0);
-            ^
+Deprecation: -verrors=context is redundant, and will be removed in future DMD versions.
+fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(55): Error: template `imports.constraints.overload` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()(int)`
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(39):        Candidates are: `overload(T)(T v)`
   with `T = int`
   must satisfy the following constraint:
 `       N!T`
-void overload(T)(T v) if (N!T);
-     ^
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(40):                        `overload(T)(T v)`
   with `T = int`
   must satisfy the following constraint:
 `       !P!T`
-void overload(T)(T v) if (!P!T);
-     ^
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(41):                        `overload(T)(T v1, T v2)`
-void overload(T)(T v1, T v2) if (N!T);
-     ^
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(42):                        `overload(T, V)(T v1, V v2)`
-void overload(T, V)(T v1, V v2) if (N!T || N!V);
-     ^
-fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(91): Error: template `imports.constraints.overload` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()(int, string)`
-    overload(0, "");
-            ^
+fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(56): Error: template `imports.constraints.overload` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()(int, string)`
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(39):        Candidates are: `overload(T)(T v)`
-void overload(T)(T v) if (N!T);
-     ^
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(40):                        `overload(T)(T v)`
-void overload(T)(T v) if (!P!T);
-     ^
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(41):                        `overload(T)(T v1, T v2)`
-void overload(T)(T v1, T v2) if (N!T);
-     ^
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(42):                        `overload(T, V)(T v1, V v2)`
   with `T = int,
        V = string`
   must satisfy one of the following constraints:
 `       N!T
        N!V`
-void overload(T, V)(T v1, V v2) if (N!T || N!V);
-     ^
-fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(93): Error: template `imports.constraints.variadic` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()()`
-    variadic();
-            ^
+fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(58): Error: template `imports.constraints.variadic` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()()`
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(43):        Candidate is: `variadic(A, T...)(A a, T v)`
-void variadic(A, T...)(A a, T v) if (N!int);
-     ^
-fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(94): Error: template `imports.constraints.variadic` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()(int)`
-    variadic(0);
-            ^
+fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(59): Error: template `imports.constraints.variadic` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()(int)`
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(43):        Candidate is: `variadic(A, T...)(A a, T v)`
   with `A = int,
        T = ()`
   must satisfy the following constraint:
 `       N!int`
-void variadic(A, T...)(A a, T v) if (N!int);
-     ^
-fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(95): Error: template `imports.constraints.variadic` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()(int, int)`
-    variadic(0, 1);
-            ^
+fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(60): Error: template `imports.constraints.variadic` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()(int, int)`
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(43):        Candidate is: `variadic(A, T...)(A a, T v)`
   with `A = int,
        T = (int)`
   must satisfy the following constraint:
 `       N!int`
-void variadic(A, T...)(A a, T v) if (N!int);
-     ^
-fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(96): Error: template `imports.constraints.variadic` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()(int, int, int)`
-    variadic(0, 1, 2);
-            ^
+fail_compilation/constraints_func4.d(61): Error: template `imports.constraints.variadic` cannot deduce function from argument types `!()(int, int, int)`
 fail_compilation/imports/constraints.d(43):        Candidate is: `variadic(A, T...)(A a, T v)`
   with `A = int,
        T = (int, int)`
   must satisfy the following constraint:
 `       N!int`
-void variadic(A, T...)(A a, T v) if (N!int);
-     ^
 ---
 */
 
diff --git a/test/fail_compilation/fail21849.d b/test/fail_compilation/fail21849.d
index 75821f69eab6..6f2619f3d46f 100644
--- a/test/fail_compilation/fail21849.d
+++ b/test/fail_compilation/fail21849.d
@@ -2,18 +2,11 @@
 // REQUIRED_ARGS: -verrors=context -vcolumns
 /* TEST_OUTPUT:
 ---
-fail_compilation/fail21849.d(21,17): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression `1` of type `int` to `string`
-    string ß = 1;
-               ^
-fail_compilation/fail21849.d(25,42): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression `cast(ushort)65535u` of type `ushort` to `byte`
-    string s = "ß☺-oneline"; byte S = ushort.max;
-                                      ^
-fail_compilation/fail21849.d(30,10): Error: undefined identifier `undefined_identifier`
-ß-utf"; undefined_identifier;
-        ^
-fail_compilation/fail21849.d(35,15): Error: `s[0..9]` has no effect
-☺-smiley"; s[0 .. 9];
-            ^
+Deprecation: -verrors=context is redundant, and will be removed in future DMD versions.
+fail_compilation/fail21849.d(14,17): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression `1` of type `int` to `string`
+fail_compilation/fail21849.d(18,42): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression `cast(ushort)65535u` of type `ushort` to `byte`
+fail_compilation/fail21849.d(23,10): Error: undefined identifier `undefined_identifier`
+fail_compilation/fail21849.d(28,15): Error: `s[0..9]` has no effect
 ---
 */
 void fail21849a()
diff --git a/test/fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d b/test/fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d
index d25e8f77e050..235ff74ecfd7 100644
--- a/test/fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d
+++ b/test/fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 REQUIRED_ARGS: -verrors=context
 TEST_OUTPUT:
 ---
-fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d(20): Error: undefined identifier `a`
-    a = 1;
-    ^
-fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d-mixin-25(25): Error: undefined identifier `b`
-fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d(30): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression `5` of type `int` to `string`
-    string x = 5;
-               ^
-fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d(35): Error: mixin `fail_pretty_errors.testMixin2.mixinTemplate!()` error instantiating
-    mixin mixinTemplate;
-    ^
+Deprecation: -verrors=context is redundant, and will be removed in future DMD versions.
+fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d(15): Error: undefined identifier `a`
+fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d-mixin-20(20): Error: undefined identifier `b`
+fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d(25): Error: cannot implicitly convert expression `5` of type `int` to `string`
+fail_compilation/fail_pretty_errors.d(30): Error: mixin `fail_pretty_errors.testMixin2.mixinTemplate!()` error instantiating
 ---
 */
 
diff --git a/test/fail_compilation/staticforeach4.d b/test/fail_compilation/staticforeach4.d
index 93ba6e40e084..c303da17eff2 100644
--- a/test/fail_compilation/staticforeach4.d
+++ b/test/fail_compilation/staticforeach4.d
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 REQUIRED_ARGS: -verrors=context
 TEST_OUTPUT:
 ---
-fail_compilation/staticforeach4.d(16): Error: index type `byte` cannot cover index range 0..257
-static foreach (byte a, int b; data) { }
-                               ^
-fail_compilation/staticforeach4.d(17): Error: index type `byte` cannot cover index range 0..257
-static foreach (byte a, int b; fn()) { }
-                                 ^
+Deprecation: -verrors=context is redundant, and will be removed in future DMD versions.
+fail_compilation/staticforeach4.d(13): Error: index type `byte` cannot cover index range 0..257
+fail_compilation/staticforeach4.d(14): Error: index type `byte` cannot cover index range 0..257
 ---
 */
 immutable int[257] data = 1;