diff --git a/tests/controls/bitmapcomboboxtest.cpp b/tests/controls/bitmapcomboboxtest.cpp
index 0ae29e3457..2a011b3869 100644
--- a/tests/controls/bitmapcomboboxtest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/bitmapcomboboxtest.cpp
@@ -59,19 +59,6 @@ private:
 
     void Bitmap();
 
-#if defined(__WXGTK__) && wxUSE_UIACTIONSIMULATOR
-    virtual void SimSelect() wxOVERRIDE
-    {
-        // There is an inexplicable and locally irreproducible failure in this
-        // test for wxBitmapComboBox when it runs on the Linux buildbot slaves:
-        // wxUIActionSimulator::Select() fails there for some reason, so skip
-        // the test. If you ever manage to reproduce this locally, please try
-        // to debug it to understand what goes on!
-        if ( !IsAutomaticTest() )
-            ItemContainerTestCase::SimSelect();
-    }
-#endif // __WXGTK__
-
     wxBitmapComboBox *m_combo;
 
     wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(BitmapComboBoxTestCase);
diff --git a/tests/controls/checkboxtest.cpp b/tests/controls/checkboxtest.cpp
index e1edd3e514..04709b7635 100644
--- a/tests/controls/checkboxtest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/checkboxtest.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ private:
     // any meaning otherwise.
     bool CreateCheckBox(long style)
     {
+        wxDELETE( m_check );
         m_check = new wxCheckBox(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, "Check box",
                                  wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, style);
         return false;
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@ void CheckBoxTestCase::Check()
 #ifdef wxHAS_3STATE_CHECKBOX
 void CheckBoxTestCase::ThirdState()
 {
-    wxDELETE(m_check);
     CreateCheckBox(wxCHK_3STATE);
 
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(wxCHK_UNCHECKED, m_check->Get3StateValue());
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ void CheckBoxTestCase::ThirdState()
 
 void CheckBoxTestCase::ThirdStateUser()
 {
-    wxDELETE(m_check);
     CreateCheckBox(wxCHK_3STATE | wxCHK_ALLOW_3RD_STATE_FOR_USER);
 
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(wxCHK_UNCHECKED, m_check->Get3StateValue());
@@ -147,14 +146,12 @@ void CheckBoxTestCase::ThirdStateUser()
 void CheckBoxTestCase::InvalidStyles()
 {
     // Check that using incompatible styles doesn't work.
-    wxDELETE( m_check );
     WX_ASSERT_FAILS_WITH_ASSERT( CreateCheckBox(wxCHK_2STATE | wxCHK_3STATE) );
 #if !wxDEBUG_LEVEL
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( !m_check->Is3State() );
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( !m_check->Is3rdStateAllowedForUser() );
 #endif
 
-    wxDELETE( m_check );
     WX_ASSERT_FAILS_WITH_ASSERT(
         CreateCheckBox(wxCHK_2STATE | wxCHK_ALLOW_3RD_STATE_FOR_USER) );
 #if !wxDEBUG_LEVEL
@@ -163,7 +160,6 @@ void CheckBoxTestCase::InvalidStyles()
 #endif
 
     // wxCHK_ALLOW_3RD_STATE_FOR_USER without wxCHK_3STATE doesn't work.
-    wxDELETE( m_check );
     WX_ASSERT_FAILS_WITH_ASSERT( CreateCheckBox(wxCHK_ALLOW_3RD_STATE_FOR_USER) );
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/controls/comboboxtest.cpp b/tests/controls/comboboxtest.cpp
index 5f344060c1..d6fe21854c 100644
--- a/tests/controls/comboboxtest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/comboboxtest.cpp
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ void ComboBoxTestCase::PopDismiss()
     // Under wxGTK2, the event is sent only during idle time and not
     // immediately, so we need this yield to get it.
     wxYield();
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, close.GetCount());
 #endif // wxGTK2
+
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, close.GetCount());
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/controls/spinctrltest.cpp b/tests/controls/spinctrltest.cpp
index e4c94e313e..23d8b613cf 100644
--- a/tests/controls/spinctrltest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/spinctrltest.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(SpinCtrlTestCase2, "SpinCtrl::Value", "[spinctrl]")
     CHECK(updatedText.GetCount() == 0);
 }
 
-TEST_CASE_METHOD(SpinCtrlTestCase2, "SpinCtrl::Base`", "[spinctrl]")
+TEST_CASE_METHOD(SpinCtrlTestCase2, "SpinCtrl::Base", "[spinctrl]")
 {
     CHECK(m_spin->GetMin() == 0);
     CHECK(m_spin->GetMax() == 100);
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(SpinCtrlTestCase3, "SpinCtrl::SetValueInsideEventHandler", "[sp
 
         CHECK(m_spin->GetValue() == 32);
     }
+
+    delete text;
 #endif // wxUSE_UIACTIONSIMULATOR
 }