diff --git a/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim b/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim
index 4875d1c4..27e12607 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/go/go.vim
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_go_go_GetLocList() dict
 
     " Test files, i.e. files with a name ending in `_test.go`, are not
     " compiled by `go build`, therefore `go test` must be called for those.
-    if match(expand('%'), '_test.go$') == -1
+    if match(expand('%'), '\m_test\.go$') == -1
         let makeprg = 'go build ' . syntastic#c#NullOutput()
     else
         let makeprg = 'go test -c ' . syntastic#c#NullOutput()
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/java/javac.vim b/syntax_checkers/java/javac.vim
index 9a579df4..d6492a29 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/java/javac.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/java/javac.vim
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ function! s:GetMavenClasspath()
                     let mvn_classpath = s:RemoveCarriageReturn(line)
                     break
                 endif
-                if match(line,'Dependencies classpath:') >= 0
+                if stridx(line,'Dependencies classpath:') >= 0
                     let class_path_next = 1
                 endif
             endfor
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ function! s:MavenOutputDirectory()
         if has_key(mvn_properties, 'project.properties.build.dir')
             let output_dir = mvn_properties['project.properties.build.dir']
         endif
-        if match(expand( '%:p:h' ), "src.main.java") >= 0
+        if stridx(expand( '%:p:h' ), "src.main.java") >= 0
             let output_dir .= '/target/classes'
             if has_key(mvn_properties, 'project.build.outputDirectory')
                 let output_dir = mvn_properties['project.build.outputDirectory']
             endif
         endif
-        if match(expand( '%:p:h' ), "src.test.java") >= 0
+        if stridx(expand( '%:p:h' ), "src.test.java") >= 0
             let output_dir .= '/target/test-classes'
             if has_key(mvn_properties, 'project.build.testOutputDirectory')
                 let output_dir = mvn_properties['project.build.testOutputDirectory']
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/ocaml/camlp4o.vim b/syntax_checkers/ocaml/camlp4o.vim
index d437b3b3..e50acb78 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/ocaml/camlp4o.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/ocaml/camlp4o.vim
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ function! s:GetOtherMakeprg()
     let extension = expand('%:e')
     let makeprg = ""
 
-    if match(extension, 'mly') >= 0 && executable("menhir")
+    if stridx(extension, 'mly') >= 0 && executable("menhir")
         " ocamlyacc output can't be redirected, so use menhir
         let makeprg = "menhir --only-preprocess " . syntastic#util#shexpand('%') . " >" . syntastic#util#DevNull()
-    elseif match(extension,'mll') >= 0 && executable("ocamllex")
+    elseif stridx(extension,'mll') >= 0 && executable("ocamllex")
         let makeprg = "ocamllex -q " . syntastic#c#NullOutput() . " " . syntastic#util#shexpand('%')
     else
         let makeprg = "camlp4o " . syntastic#c#NullOutput() . " " . syntastic#util#shexpand('%')
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/python/pyflakes.vim b/syntax_checkers/python/pyflakes.vim
index e2c9680c..b66346f2 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/python/pyflakes.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/python/pyflakes.vim
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@
 if exists("g:loaded_syntastic_python_pyflakes_checker")
     finish
 endif
-let g:loaded_syntastic_python_pyflakes_checker=1
+let g:loaded_syntastic_python_pyflakes_checker = 1
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_python_pyflakes_GetHighlightRegex(i)
-    if match(a:i['text'], 'is assigned to but never used') > -1
-        \ || match(a:i['text'], 'imported but unused') > -1
-        \ || match(a:i['text'], 'undefined name') > -1
-        \ || match(a:i['text'], 'redefinition of') > -1
-        \ || match(a:i['text'], 'referenced before assignment') > -1
-        \ || match(a:i['text'], 'duplicate argument') > -1
-        \ || match(a:i['text'], 'after other statements') > -1
-        \ || match(a:i['text'], 'shadowed by loop variable') > -1
+    if stridx(a:i['text'], 'is assigned to but never used') >= 0
+        \ || stridx(a:i['text'], 'imported but unused') >= 0
+        \ || stridx(a:i['text'], 'undefined name') >= 0
+        \ || stridx(a:i['text'], 'redefinition of') >= 0
+        \ || stridx(a:i['text'], 'referenced before assignment') >= 0
+        \ || stridx(a:i['text'], 'duplicate argument') >= 0
+        \ || stridx(a:i['text'], 'after other statements') >= 0
+        \ || stridx(a:i['text'], 'shadowed by loop variable') >= 0
 
         " fun with Python's %r: try "..." first, then '...'
         let terms =  split(a:i['text'], '"', 1)
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/ruby/mri.vim b/syntax_checkers/ruby/mri.vim
index d7bd6730..1007b84e 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/ruby/mri.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/ruby/mri.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if !exists("g:syntastic_ruby_exec")
 endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_ruby_mri_GetHighlightRegex(i)
-    if match(a:i['text'], 'assigned but unused variable') > -1
+    if stridx(a:i['text'], 'assigned but unused variable') >= 0
         let term = split(a:i['text'], ' - ')[1]
         return '\V\<'.term.'\>'
     endif
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/sh/sh.vim b/syntax_checkers/sh/sh.vim
index 1ba8fe0e..0b21e31b 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/sh/sh.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/sh/sh.vim
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ function! s:GetShell()
         let b:shell = ''
         let shebang = getbufline(bufnr('%'), 1)[0]
         if len(shebang) > 0
-            if match(shebang, 'bash') >= 0
+            if stridx(shebang, 'bash') >= 0
                 let b:shell = 'bash'
-            elseif match(shebang, 'zsh') >= 0
+            elseif stridx(shebang, 'zsh') >= 0
                 let b:shell = 'zsh'
-            elseif match(shebang, 'sh') >= 0
+            elseif stridx(shebang, 'sh') >= 0
                 let b:shell = 'sh'
             endif
         endif