diff --git a/activerecord/test/associations_go_eager_test.rb b/activerecord/test/associations_go_eager_test.rb
index 4e9c006d84..f345656cc2 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/associations_go_eager_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/associations_go_eager_test.rb
@@ -222,17 +222,23 @@ def test_preconfigured_includes_with_has_one
 
   def test_preconfigured_includes_with_has_many
     posts = authors(:david).posts_with_comments
-    assert_equal 2, posts.first.comments.size
+    one = posts.detect { |p| p.id == 1 }
+    assert_equal 5, posts.size
+    assert_equal 2, one.comments.size
   end
 
   def test_preconfigured_includes_with_habtm
     posts = authors(:david).posts_with_categories
-    assert_equal 2, posts.first.categories.size
+    one = posts.detect { |p| p.id == 1 }
+    assert_equal 5, posts.size
+    assert_equal 2, one.categories.size
   end
 
   def test_preconfigured_includes_with_has_many_and_habtm
     posts = authors(:david).posts_with_comments_and_categories
-    assert_equal 2, posts.first.comments.size
-    assert_equal 2, posts.first.categories.size
+    one = posts.detect { |p| p.id == 1 }
+    assert_equal 5, posts.size
+    assert_equal 2, one.comments.size
+    assert_equal 2, one.categories.size
   end
 end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/associations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/associations_test.rb
index 699bc7a12f..735f012afe 100755
--- a/activerecord/test/associations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/associations_test.rb
@@ -1404,7 +1404,10 @@ def test_update_attributes_after_push_without_duplicate_join_table_rows
     assert developer.save
     developer.projects << project
     developer.update_attribute("name", "Bruza")
-    assert_equal 1, developer.connection.select_one("SELECT count(*) FROM developers_projects WHERE 
-      project_id = #{project.id} AND developer_id = #{developer.id}")["count(*)"].to_i
+    assert_equal 1, Developer.connection.select_value(<<-end_sql).to_i
+      SELECT count(*) FROM developers_projects
+      WHERE project_id = #{project.id}
+      AND developer_id = #{developer.id}
+    end_sql
   end
 end