diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/pathable/ChildFirstTestCase.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/pathable/ChildFirstTestCase.java
index e575e07..ca1746a 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/pathable/ChildFirstTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/pathable/ChildFirstTestCase.java
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public class ChildFirstTestCase extends TestCase {
         try {
             Class noSuchClass = contextLoader.loadClass("no.such.class");
             fail("Class no.such.class is unexpectedly available");
+            assertNotNull(noSuchClass); // silence warning about unused var
         } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
             // ok
         }
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/pathable/ParentFirstTestCase.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/pathable/ParentFirstTestCase.java
index 32740b8..47f6b74 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/pathable/ParentFirstTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/pathable/ParentFirstTestCase.java
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public class ParentFirstTestCase extends TestCase {
         try {
             Class noSuchClass = contextLoader.loadClass("no.such.class");
             fail("Class no.such.class is unexpectedly available");
+            assertNotNull(noSuchClass); // silence warning about unused var
         } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
             // ok
         }
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/log/TcclDisabledTestCase.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/log/TcclDisabledTestCase.java
index 54a4ef2..a2e8831 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/log/TcclDisabledTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/log/TcclDisabledTestCase.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public class TcclDisabledTestCase extends TestCase {
         try {
             Class clazz = thisClassLoader.loadClass(MY_LOG_IMPL);
             fail("Unexpectedly able to load MyLog via test class classloader");
+            assertNotNull(clazz); // silence warnings about unused var
         } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
             // ok, expected
         }
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ public class TcclDisabledTestCase extends TestCase {
         // MyLog should be loadable via tccl loader
         try {
             Class clazz = tcclLoader.loadClass(MY_LOG_IMPL);
+            assertNotNull(clazz);
         } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
             fail("Unexpectedly unable to load MyLog via tccl classloader");
         }
@@ -144,9 +146,10 @@ public class TcclDisabledTestCase extends TestCase {
                 instance.getClass().getName());
 
         try {
-            Log log = instance.getLog("test");
+            Log log = instance.getInstance("test");
             fail("Unexpectedly succeeded in loading a custom Log class"
                 + " that is only accessable via the tccl.");
+            assertNotNull(log); // silence compiler warning about unused var
         } catch(LogConfigurationException ex) {
             // ok, expected
             int index = ex.getMessage().indexOf(MY_LOG_IMPL);
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/log/TcclEnabledTestCase.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/log/TcclEnabledTestCase.java
index ca53223..b2c4559 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/log/TcclEnabledTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/log/TcclEnabledTestCase.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public class TcclEnabledTestCase extends TestCase {
         try {
             Class clazz = thisClassLoader.loadClass(MY_LOG_IMPL);
             fail("Unexpectedly able to load MyLog via test class classloader");
+            assertNotNull(clazz); // silence warnings about unused var
         } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
             // ok, expected
         }
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ public class TcclEnabledTestCase extends TestCase {
         // MyLog should be loadable via tccl loader
         try {
             Class clazz = tcclLoader.loadClass(MY_LOG_IMPL);
+            assertNotNull(clazz);
         } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
             fail("Unexpectedly unable to load MyLog via tccl classloader");
         }
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ public class TcclEnabledTestCase extends TestCase {
             "org.apache.commons.logging.impl.LogFactoryImpl",
             instance.getClass().getName());
 
-        Log log = instance.getLog("test");
+        Log log = instance.getInstance("test");
         assertEquals(
             "Correct Log loaded",
             MY_LOG_IMPL,
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/logfactory/TcclDisabledTestCase.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/logfactory/TcclDisabledTestCase.java
index fa61ef1..b59a691 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/logfactory/TcclDisabledTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/logfactory/TcclDisabledTestCase.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public class TcclDisabledTestCase extends TestCase {
         try {
             Class clazz = thisClassLoader.loadClass(MY_LOG_FACTORY_IMPL);
             fail("Unexpectedly able to load MyLogFactoryImpl via test class classloader");
+            assertNotNull(clazz); // silence warning about unused var
         } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
             // ok, expected
         }
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ public class TcclDisabledTestCase extends TestCase {
         // MyLogFactoryImpl should be loadable via tccl loader
         try {
             Class clazz = tcclLoader.loadClass(MY_LOG_FACTORY_IMPL);
+            assertNotNull(clazz);
         } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
             fail("Unexpectedly unable to load MyLogFactoryImpl via tccl classloader");
         }
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ public class TcclDisabledTestCase extends TestCase {
         try {
             LogFactory instance = LogFactory.getFactory();
             fail("Unexpectedly succeeded in loading custom factory, though TCCL disabled.");
+            assertNotNull(instance); // silence warning about unused var
         } catch(org.apache.commons.logging.LogConfigurationException ex) {
             // ok, custom MyLogFactoryImpl as specified in props_disable_tccl
             // could not be found.
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/logfactory/TcclEnabledTestCase.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/logfactory/TcclEnabledTestCase.java
index ea39dc7..d76c6e9 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/logfactory/TcclEnabledTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/logging/tccl/logfactory/TcclEnabledTestCase.java
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public class TcclEnabledTestCase extends TestCase {
             Class clazz = thisClassLoader.loadClass(
                 "org.apache.commons.logging.tccl.custom.MyLogFactoryImpl");
             fail("Unexpectedly able to load MyLogFactoryImpl via test class classloader");
+            assertNotNull(clazz); // silence warning about unused var
         } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
             // ok, expected
         }
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ public class TcclEnabledTestCase extends TestCase {
         try {
             Class clazz = tcclLoader.loadClass(
                 "org.apache.commons.logging.tccl.custom.MyLogFactoryImpl");
+            assertNotNull(clazz);
         } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
             fail("Unexpectedly unable to load MyLogFactoryImpl via tccl classloader");
         }