diff --git a/test/language/statements/try/12.14-1.js b/test/language/statements/try/12.14-1.js
index 413261c7e0..7ce7a1794d 100644
--- a/test/language/statements/try/12.14-1.js
+++ b/test/language/statements/try/12.14-1.js
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@
 /*---
 es5id: 12.14-1
 description: >
-    var initializer in catch with same name as catch parameter is a
-    SyntaxError
-negative: ^((?!NotEarlyError).)*$
+    catch doesn't change declaration scope - var initializer in catch
+    with same name as catch parameter changes parameter
+features: [AnnexB]
 includes: [runTestCase.js]
 ---*/
 
-throw NotEarlyError;
-
 function testcase() {
   foo = "prior to throw";
   try {
diff --git a/test/language/statements/try/12.14-2.js b/test/language/statements/try/12.14-2.js
index 911c101f4d..cd87e3c3c6 100644
--- a/test/language/statements/try/12.14-2.js
+++ b/test/language/statements/try/12.14-2.js
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@
 /*---
 es5id: 12.14-2
 description: >
-    var initializer in catch with same name as catch parameter is a
-    SyntaxError
-negative: ^((?!NotEarlyError).)*$
+    catch doesn't change declaration scope - var initializer in catch
+    with same name as catch parameter changes parameter
+features: [AnnexB]
 includes: [runTestCase.js]
 ---*/
 
-throw NotEarlyError;
-
 function testcase() {
   function capturedFoo() {return foo};
   foo = "prior to throw";