diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseObjectForClearerAPI.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseObjectForClearerAPI.xml
index c8989343d9..0cc0eeb476 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseObjectForClearerAPI.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseObjectForClearerAPI.xml
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests_1_0_0.xsd">
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-No issues here
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>No issues here</description>
         <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
         <code>
-        	<![CDATA[
+            <![CDATA[
 
 import other.exceptions.SecurityException;
 import yet.an.other.one.NoSuchMethodException;
@@ -32,16 +30,14 @@ public class MyClass {
       System.loadLibrary("nativelib");
     }
 }
-		     ]]>
-		</code>
+             ]]>
+        </code>
     </test-code>
     <test-code>
-        <description><![CDATA[
-
-     ]]></description>
+        <description>Public method with 4 String parameters</description>
         <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
         <code>
-        	<![CDATA[
+            <![CDATA[
 public class MyClass {
   public void connect(String username,
     String pssd, 
@@ -55,15 +51,11 @@ public class MyClass {
 
   }
 }
-		     ]]>
-		</code>
+             ]]>
+        </code>
     </test-code>
     <test-code>
-        <description>
-            <![CDATA[
-non-public methods should not have findings
-            ]]>
-        </description>
+        <description>non-public methods should not have findings</description>
         <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
         <code>
             <![CDATA[
@@ -91,11 +83,7 @@ public class MyClass {
        </code>
     </test-code>
     <test-code>
-        <description>
-            <![CDATA[
-String[] should not be treated as String
-            ]]>
-        </description>
+        <description>String[] should not be treated as String</description>
         <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
         <code>
             <![CDATA[