diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 132743d3493..43a1ed362e7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ addons:
       - pkg-config
 
 before_script:
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew uninstall libtool; brew install libtool; fi
   - if [ -n "$USE_SHELL" ]; then export CONFIG_SHELL="$USE_SHELL"; fi
   - test -n "$USE_SHELL" && eval '"$USE_SHELL" -c "./autogen.sh"' || ./autogen.sh
 
diff --git a/test/object.cpp b/test/object.cpp
index 02446292a1a..679cc9f143d 100644
--- a/test/object.cpp
+++ b/test/object.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
 #define BOOST_CHECK_THROW(stmt, excMatch) { \
         try { \
             (stmt); \
+            assert(0 && "No exception caught"); \
         } catch (excMatch & e) { \
 	} catch (...) { \
-	    assert(0); \
+	    assert(0 && "Wrong exception caught"); \
 	} \
     }
 #define BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(stmt) { \