diff --git a/command/refresh_test.go b/command/refresh_test.go
index 68c1fb748..acbb68c4a 100644
--- a/command/refresh_test.go
+++ b/command/refresh_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
 )
 
+var equateEmpty = cmpopts.EquateEmpty()
+
 func TestRefresh(t *testing.T) {
 	state := testState()
 	statePath := testStateFile(t, state)
@@ -626,8 +628,10 @@ func TestRefresh_disableBackup(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	newState := testStateRead(t, statePath)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(newState, state) {
-		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", newState)
+	if !cmp.Equal(state, newState, equateEmpty) {
+		spew.Config.DisableMethods = true
+		fmt.Println(cmp.Diff(state, newState, equateEmpty))
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %s", newState)
 	}
 
 	newState = testStateRead(t, outPath)
diff --git a/terraform/context_apply_test.go b/terraform/context_apply_test.go
index 317369bcf..5df64f381 100644
--- a/terraform/context_apply_test.go
+++ b/terraform/context_apply_test.go
@@ -2980,9 +2980,8 @@ func TestContext2Apply_orphanResource(t *testing.T) {
 		s.SetResourceMeta(zeroAddr, states.EachList, providerAddr)
 		s.SetResourceMeta(oneAddr, states.EachList, providerAddr)
 		s.SetResourceInstanceCurrent(oneAddr.Instance(addrs.IntKey(0)), &states.ResourceInstanceObjectSrc{
-			Status:       states.ObjectReady,
-			AttrsJSON:    []byte(`{}`),
-			Dependencies: []addrs.AbsResource{},
+			Status:    states.ObjectReady,
+			AttrsJSON: []byte(`{}`),
 		}, providerAddr)
 	})
 	if !cmp.Equal(state, want) {