diff --git a/tests/functions.sh b/tests/functions.sh
index 06a4134..874d022 100755
--- a/tests/functions.sh
+++ b/tests/functions.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 echo "Testing enable_service()"
 
-function test_enable_service() {
+function test_enable_service {
     local start="$1"
     local add="$2"
     local finish="$3"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 test_enable_service 'a,b,-c' c 'a,b'
 test_enable_service 'a,b,c' -c 'a,b'
 
-function test_disable_service() {
+function test_disable_service {
     local start="$1"
     local del="$2"
     local finish="$3"
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 echo "Testing disable_negated_services()"
 
 
-function test_disable_negated_services() {
+function test_disable_negated_services {
     local start="$1"
     local finish="$2"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_config.sh b/tests/test_config.sh
index 39603c9..5700f8d 100755
--- a/tests/test_config.sh
+++ b/tests/test_config.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 # check_result() tests and reports the result values
 # check_result "actual" "expected"
-function check_result() {
+function check_result {
     local actual=$1
     local expected=$2
     if [[ "$actual" == "$expected" ]]; then
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 type=new
 multi = foo2"
 
-function create_test1c() {
+function create_test1c {
     cat >test1c.conf <<EOF
 [eee]
 # original comment
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 EOF
 }
 
-function create_test2a() {
+function create_test2a {
     cat >test2a.conf <<EOF
 [ddd]
 # original comment