diff --git a/tests/concepts/texplain.nim b/tests/concepts/texplain.nim
index de3d540cdd53..49eb8eb6b1e6 100644
--- a/tests/concepts/texplain.nim
+++ b/tests/concepts/texplain.nim
@@ -1,45 +1,45 @@
 discard """
   cmd: "nim c --verbosity:0 --colors:off $file"
   nimout: '''
-texplain.nim(164, 10) Hint: Non-matching candidates for e(y)
+texplain.nim(162, 10) Hint: Non-matching candidates for e(y)
 proc e(i: int): int
   first type mismatch at position: 1
   required type for i: int
   but expression 'y' is of type: MatchingType
 
-texplain.nim(167, 7) Hint: Non-matching candidates for e(10)
+texplain.nim(165, 7) Hint: Non-matching candidates for e(10)
 proc e(o: ExplainedConcept): int
   first type mismatch at position: 1
   required type for o: ExplainedConcept
   but expression '10' is of type: int literal(10)
-texplain.nim(130, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: 'foo'
-texplain.nim(130, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: '.'
-texplain.nim(130, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
-texplain.nim(130, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
-texplain.nim(130, 5) ExplainedConcept: concept predicate failed
-texplain.nim(131, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: 'bar'
-texplain.nim(131, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: '.'
-texplain.nim(131, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
-texplain.nim(131, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
-texplain.nim(130, 5) ExplainedConcept: concept predicate failed
-
-texplain.nim(170, 10) Hint: Non-matching candidates for e(10)
+texplain.nim(128, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: 'foo'
+texplain.nim(128, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: '.'
+texplain.nim(128, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
+texplain.nim(128, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
+texplain.nim(128, 5) ExplainedConcept: concept predicate failed
+texplain.nim(129, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: 'bar'
+texplain.nim(129, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: '.'
+texplain.nim(129, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
+texplain.nim(129, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
+texplain.nim(128, 5) ExplainedConcept: concept predicate failed
+
+texplain.nim(168, 10) Hint: Non-matching candidates for e(10)
 proc e(o: ExplainedConcept): int
   first type mismatch at position: 1
   required type for o: ExplainedConcept
   but expression '10' is of type: int literal(10)
-texplain.nim(130, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: 'foo'
-texplain.nim(130, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: '.'
-texplain.nim(130, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
-texplain.nim(130, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
-texplain.nim(130, 5) ExplainedConcept: concept predicate failed
-texplain.nim(131, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: 'bar'
-texplain.nim(131, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: '.'
-texplain.nim(131, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
-texplain.nim(131, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
-texplain.nim(130, 5) ExplainedConcept: concept predicate failed
-
-texplain.nim(174, 20) Error: type mismatch: got <NonMatchingType>
+texplain.nim(128, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: 'foo'
+texplain.nim(128, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: '.'
+texplain.nim(128, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
+texplain.nim(128, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
+texplain.nim(128, 5) ExplainedConcept: concept predicate failed
+texplain.nim(129, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: 'bar'
+texplain.nim(129, 6) ExplainedConcept: undeclared field: '.'
+texplain.nim(129, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
+texplain.nim(129, 6) ExplainedConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
+texplain.nim(128, 5) ExplainedConcept: concept predicate failed
+
+texplain.nim(172, 20) Error: type mismatch: got <NonMatchingType>
 but expected one of:
 proc e(i: int): int
   first type mismatch at position: 1
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ proc e(o: ExplainedConcept): int
   first type mismatch at position: 1
   required type for o: ExplainedConcept
   but expression 'n' is of type: NonMatchingType
-texplain.nim(174, 9) template/generic instantiation of `assert` from here
-texplain.nim(130, 5) ExplainedConcept: concept predicate failed
+texplain.nim(172, 9) template/generic instantiation of `assert` from here
+texplain.nim(128, 5) ExplainedConcept: concept predicate failed
 
 expression: e(n)
-texplain.nim(175, 20) Error: type mismatch: got <NonMatchingType>
+texplain.nim(173, 20) Error: type mismatch: got <NonMatchingType>
 but expected one of:
 proc r(i: string): int
   first type mismatch at position: 1
@@ -63,15 +63,15 @@ proc r(o: RegularConcept): int
   first type mismatch at position: 1
   required type for o: RegularConcept
   but expression 'n' is of type: NonMatchingType
-texplain.nim(175, 9) template/generic instantiation of `assert` from here
-texplain.nim(134, 5) RegularConcept: concept predicate failed
+texplain.nim(173, 9) template/generic instantiation of `assert` from here
+texplain.nim(132, 5) RegularConcept: concept predicate failed
 proc r[T](a: SomeNumber; b: T; c: auto)
   first type mismatch at position: 1
   required type for a: SomeNumber
   but expression 'n' is of type: NonMatchingType
 
 expression: r(n)
-texplain.nim(176, 20) Hint: Non-matching candidates for r(y)
+texplain.nim(174, 20) Hint: Non-matching candidates for r(y)
 proc r(i: string): int
   first type mismatch at position: 1
   required type for i: string
@@ -81,28 +81,26 @@ proc r[T](a: SomeNumber; b: T; c: auto)
   required type for a: SomeNumber
   but expression 'y' is of type: MatchingType
 
-texplain.nim(184, 2) Error: type mismatch: got <MatchingType>
+texplain.nim(182, 2) Error: type mismatch: got <MatchingType>
 but expected one of:
 proc f(o: NestedConcept)
   first type mismatch at position: 1
   required type for o: NestedConcept
   but expression 'y' is of type: MatchingType
-texplain.nim(134, 6) RegularConcept: undeclared field: 'foo'
-texplain.nim(134, 6) RegularConcept: undeclared field: '.'
-texplain.nim(134, 6) RegularConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
-texplain.nim(134, 6) RegularConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
-texplain.nim(134, 5) RegularConcept: concept predicate failed
-texplain.nim(135, 6) RegularConcept: undeclared field: 'bar'
-texplain.nim(135, 6) RegularConcept: undeclared field: '.'
-texplain.nim(135, 6) RegularConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
-texplain.nim(135, 6) RegularConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
-texplain.nim(134, 5) RegularConcept: concept predicate failed
-texplain.nim(138, 5) NestedConcept: concept predicate failed
+texplain.nim(132, 6) RegularConcept: undeclared field: 'foo'
+texplain.nim(132, 6) RegularConcept: undeclared field: '.'
+texplain.nim(132, 6) RegularConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
+texplain.nim(132, 6) RegularConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
+texplain.nim(132, 5) RegularConcept: concept predicate failed
+texplain.nim(133, 6) RegularConcept: undeclared field: 'bar'
+texplain.nim(133, 6) RegularConcept: undeclared field: '.'
+texplain.nim(133, 6) RegularConcept: expression '.' cannot be called
+texplain.nim(133, 6) RegularConcept: expression '' has no type (or is ambiguous)
+texplain.nim(132, 5) RegularConcept: concept predicate failed
+texplain.nim(136, 5) NestedConcept: concept predicate failed
 
 expression: f(y)'''
   errormsg: "type mismatch: got <MatchingType>"
-  line: 184
-
 """
 
 
diff --git a/tests/concepts/twrapconcept.nim b/tests/concepts/twrapconcept.nim
index 377b63afeca0..c3dea2ff9007 100644
--- a/tests/concepts/twrapconcept.nim
+++ b/tests/concepts/twrapconcept.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 discard """
   errormsg: "type mismatch: got <string>"
-  line: 21
-  nimout: "twrapconcept.nim(11, 5) Foo: concept predicate failed"
+  nimout: "twrapconcept.nim(10, 5) Foo: concept predicate failed"
 """
 
 # https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/5127
diff --git a/tests/destructor/tdont_return_unowned_from_owned.nim b/tests/destructor/tdont_return_unowned_from_owned.nim
index a726960c61a0..d27626deadcd 100644
--- a/tests/destructor/tdont_return_unowned_from_owned.nim
+++ b/tests/destructor/tdont_return_unowned_from_owned.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 discard """
   cmd: "nim check --newruntime --hints:off $file"
-  nimout: '''tdont_return_unowned_from_owned.nim(36, 10) Error: cannot return an owned pointer as an unowned pointer; use 'owned(Obj)' as the return type
+  nimout: '''
+tdont_return_unowned_from_owned.nim(36, 10) Error: cannot return an owned pointer as an unowned pointer; use 'owned(Obj)' as the return type
 tdont_return_unowned_from_owned.nim(39, 10) Error: cannot return an owned pointer as an unowned pointer; use 'owned(Obj)' as the return type
 tdont_return_unowned_from_owned.nim(42, 6) Error: type mismatch: got <Obj>
 but expected one of:
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ tdont_return_unowned_from_owned.nim(51, 13) Error: assignment produces a danglin
 tdont_return_unowned_from_owned.nim(55, 10) Error: cannot return an owned pointer as an unowned pointer; use 'owned(RootRef)' as the return type
 '''
   errormsg: "cannot return an owned pointer as an unowned pointer; use 'owned(RootRef)' as the return type"
-  line: 55
 """
 
 
diff --git a/tests/effects/tfuncs_cannot_mutate.nim b/tests/effects/tfuncs_cannot_mutate.nim
index 4768af2b3c61..8784cbbb1a33 100644
--- a/tests/effects/tfuncs_cannot_mutate.nim
+++ b/tests/effects/tfuncs_cannot_mutate.nim
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ discard """
   errormsg: "'mutate' can have side effects"
   nimout: '''an object reachable from 'n' is potentially mutated
 tfuncs_cannot_mutate.nim(39, 15) the mutation is here
-tfuncs_cannot_mutate.nim(37, 7) is the statement that connected the mutation to the parameter'''
-  line: 33
+tfuncs_cannot_mutate.nim(37, 7) is the statement that connected the mutation to the parameter
+'''
 """
 
 {.experimental: "strictFuncs".}
diff --git a/tests/effects/tfuncs_cannot_mutate_simple.nim b/tests/effects/tfuncs_cannot_mutate_simple.nim
index 9de20d1ec1a4..a94a8d746770 100644
--- a/tests/effects/tfuncs_cannot_mutate_simple.nim
+++ b/tests/effects/tfuncs_cannot_mutate_simple.nim
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 discard """
   errormsg: "'edit' can have side effects"
   nimout: '''an object reachable from 'x' is potentially mutated
-tfuncs_cannot_mutate_simple.nim(17, 4) the mutation is here'''
-  line: 16
+tfuncs_cannot_mutate_simple.nim(16, 4) the mutation is here'''
 """
 
 {.experimental: "strictFuncs".}
diff --git a/tests/errmsgs/t6608.nim b/tests/errmsgs/t6608.nim
index 3d82f3cd8904..88cbf42fda9e 100644
--- a/tests/errmsgs/t6608.nim
+++ b/tests/errmsgs/t6608.nim
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 discard """
   cmd: "nim c --hints:off $file"
   errormsg: "type mismatch: got <>"
-  nimout: '''t6608.nim(14, 4) Error: type mismatch: got <>
+  nimout: '''t6608.nim(13, 4) Error: type mismatch: got <>
 but expected one of:
 AcceptCB = proc (s: string){.closure.}'''
-  line: 14
 """
 
 type
diff --git a/tests/errmsgs/tconceptconstraint.nim b/tests/errmsgs/tconceptconstraint.nim
index b1977acbca35..066ec5bdb68e 100644
--- a/tests/errmsgs/tconceptconstraint.nim
+++ b/tests/errmsgs/tconceptconstraint.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 discard """
   errormsg: "cannot instantiate B"
-  line: 20
   nimout: '''
 got: <typedesc[string]>
 but expected: <T: A>
diff --git a/tests/errmsgs/tgenericconstraint.nim b/tests/errmsgs/tgenericconstraint.nim
index b7272e7878dd..b51fb3488595 100644
--- a/tests/errmsgs/tgenericconstraint.nim
+++ b/tests/errmsgs/tgenericconstraint.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 discard """
   errormsg: "cannot instantiate B"
-  line: 14
   nimout: '''
 got: <typedesc[int]>
 but expected: <T: string or float>
diff --git a/tests/errmsgs/twrong_at_operator.nim b/tests/errmsgs/twrong_at_operator.nim
index d7bfca415dee..438186f014d4 100644
--- a/tests/errmsgs/twrong_at_operator.nim
+++ b/tests/errmsgs/twrong_at_operator.nim
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 discard """
 errormsg: "type mismatch: got <array[0..0, typedesc[int]]>"
-line: 22
 nimout: '''
-twrong_at_operator.nim(22, 30) Error: type mismatch: got <array[0..0, typedesc[int]]>
+twrong_at_operator.nim(21, 30) Error: type mismatch: got <array[0..0, typedesc[int]]>
 but expected one of:
 proc `@`[IDX, T](a: sink array[IDX, T]): seq[T]
   first type mismatch at position: 1
diff --git a/tests/errmsgs/twrongcolon.nim b/tests/errmsgs/twrongcolon.nim
index 20063cbc4b59..06e802eb749d 100644
--- a/tests/errmsgs/twrongcolon.nim
+++ b/tests/errmsgs/twrongcolon.nim
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 discard """
 errormsg: "in expression ' do:"
 nimout: '''
-twrongcolon.nim(11, 12) Error: in expression ' do:
+twrongcolon.nim(10, 12) Error: in expression ' do:
   890': identifier expected, but found ''
 '''
 
-line: 11
 """
 
 var n: int : 890
diff --git a/tests/init/tuninit1.nim b/tests/init/tuninit1.nim
index b281bcf894cb..9a4161a30cc1 100644
--- a/tests/init/tuninit1.nim
+++ b/tests/init/tuninit1.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 discard """
-  nimout: "tuninit1.nim(35, 11) Warning: use explicit initialization of 'y' for clarity [Uninit]"
-  line:34
+  nimout: "tuninit1.nim(34, 11) Warning: use explicit initialization of 'y' for clarity [Uninit]"
   action: compile
 """
 
diff --git a/tests/misc/tnoop.nim b/tests/misc/tnoop.nim
index 7f5bb1045109..f55f2441af4e 100644
--- a/tests/misc/tnoop.nim
+++ b/tests/misc/tnoop.nim
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 discard """
   nimout: '''
-  found 'a' [var declared in tnoop.nim(11, 3)]
+  found 'a' [var declared in tnoop.nim(10, 3)]
   '''
   file: "tnoop.nim"
-  line: 13
   errormsg: "attempting to call routine: 'a'"
 """
 
diff --git a/tests/objvariant/tcheckedfield1.nim b/tests/objvariant/tcheckedfield1.nim
index e1a2e60e612f..4a6c49f668ce 100644
--- a/tests/objvariant/tcheckedfield1.nim
+++ b/tests/objvariant/tcheckedfield1.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 discard """
-  nimout: "tcheckedfield1.nim(40, 6) Warning: cannot prove that field 'x.s' is accessible [ProveField]"
-  line:51
+  nimout: "tcheckedfield1.nim(39, 6) Warning: cannot prove that field 'x.s' is accessible [ProveField]"
   action: run
   output: "abc abc"
 """
diff --git a/tests/parallel/tgc_unsafe2.nim b/tests/parallel/tgc_unsafe2.nim
index 40af728fbe01..7d98dafcb04f 100644
--- a/tests/parallel/tgc_unsafe2.nim
+++ b/tests/parallel/tgc_unsafe2.nim
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 discard """
   errormsg: "'consumer' is not GC-safe as it calls 'track'"
-  line: 28
-  nimout: '''tgc_unsafe2.nim(22, 6) Warning: 'trick' is not GC-safe as it accesses 'global' which is a global using GC'ed memory [GcUnsafe2]
-tgc_unsafe2.nim(26, 6) Warning: 'track' is not GC-safe as it calls 'trick' [GcUnsafe2]
-tgc_unsafe2.nim(28, 6) Error: 'consumer' is not GC-safe as it calls 'track'
+  nimout: '''tgc_unsafe2.nim(21, 6) Warning: 'trick' is not GC-safe as it accesses 'global' which is a global using GC'ed memory [GcUnsafe2]
+tgc_unsafe2.nim(25, 6) Warning: 'track' is not GC-safe as it calls 'trick' [GcUnsafe2]
+tgc_unsafe2.nim(27, 6) Error: 'consumer' is not GC-safe as it calls 'track'
 '''
 """
 
diff --git a/tests/varres/tprevent_forloopvar_mutations.nim b/tests/varres/tprevent_forloopvar_mutations.nim
index 045dc7cbb660..96bb208c2386 100644
--- a/tests/varres/tprevent_forloopvar_mutations.nim
+++ b/tests/varres/tprevent_forloopvar_mutations.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 discard """
   errormsg: "type mismatch: got <int>"
-  line: 17
-  nimout: '''tprevent_forloopvar_mutations.nim(17, 7) Error: type mismatch: got <int>
+  nimout: '''tprevent_forloopvar_mutations.nim(16, 7) Error: type mismatch: got <int>
 but expected one of:
 proc inc[T: Ordinal](x: var T; y = 1)
   first type mismatch at position: 1
diff --git a/tests/views/tcannot_borrow.nim b/tests/views/tcannot_borrow.nim
index d1c194b25489..0b8793159221 100644
--- a/tests/views/tcannot_borrow.nim
+++ b/tests/views/tcannot_borrow.nim
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 discard """
   errormsg: "cannot borrow"
-  nimout: '''tcannot_borrow.nim(21, 7) Error: cannot borrow meh; what it borrows from is potentially mutated
-tcannot_borrow.nim(22, 3) the mutation is here'''
-  line: 21
+  nimout: '''tcannot_borrow.nim(20, 7) Error: cannot borrow meh; what it borrows from is potentially mutated
+tcannot_borrow.nim(21, 3) the mutation is here'''
 """