diff --git a/test/helper.rb b/test/helper.rb
index 2220ebca..7d969732 100644
--- a/test/helper.rb
+++ b/test/helper.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class Test::Unit::TestCase
     response.body.to_s
   end
 
+  def assert_body(value)
+    assert_equal value.strip, body.strip
+  end
+
   # Delegate other missing methods to response.
   def method_missing(name, *args, &block)
     if response && response.respond_to?(name)
diff --git a/test/rdoc_test.rb b/test/rdoc_test.rb
index 8762e3db..93a71a5d 100644
--- a/test/rdoc_test.rb
+++ b/test/rdoc_test.rb
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ class RdocTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   it 'renders inline rdoc strings' do
     rdoc_app { rdoc '= Hiya' }
     assert ok?
-    assert_equal "<h1>Hiya</h1>\n", body
+    assert_body "<h1>Hiya</h1>"
   end
 
   it 'renders .rdoc files in views path' do
     rdoc_app { rdoc :hello }
     assert ok?
-    assert_equal "<h1>Hello From RDoc</h1>\n", body
+    assert_body "<h1>Hello From RDoc</h1>"
   end
 
   it "raises error if template not found" do