diff --git a/t/builder.vim b/t/builder.vim
index 57feb14..d3b0092 100644
--- a/t/builder.vim
+++ b/t/builder.vim
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe 'active builder'
     call s:builder.add_section('Normal', 'hello')
     call s:builder.add_section('Search', 'world')
     let stl = s:builder.build()
-    Expect stl =~ '%#Normal#hello%#Normal_to_Search#>%#Search#world'
+    Expect stl =~ '%#Normal#hello%#Normal_to_Search#%#Search#world'
   end
 
   it 'should reuse highlight group if background colors match'
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe 'active builder'
     call s:builder.add_section('Foo1', 'hello')
     call s:builder.add_section('Foo2', 'world')
     let stl = s:builder.build()
-    Expect stl =~ '%#Foo1#hello>world'
+    Expect stl =~ '%#Foo1#helloworld'
   end
 
   it 'should switch highlight groups if foreground colors differ'
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe 'active builder'
     call s:builder.add_section('Foo1', 'hello')
     call s:builder.add_section('Foo2', 'world')
     let stl = s:builder.build()
-    Expect stl =~ '%#Foo1#hello%#Foo1_to_Foo2#>%#Foo2#world'
+    Expect stl =~ '%#Foo1#hello%#Foo1_to_Foo2#%#Foo2#world'
   end
 
   it 'should split left/right sections'
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ describe 'active builder'
     call s:builder.add_section('Normal', 'hello')
     call s:builder.add_section('Search', 'world')
     let stl = s:builder.build()
-    Expect stl =~ 'hello%#Normal_to_Search#<%#Search#world'
+    Expect stl =~ 'hello%#Normal_to_Search#%#Search#world'
   end
 
   it 'should not repeat the same highlight group'
     call s:builder.add_section('Normal', 'hello')
     call s:builder.add_section('Normal', 'hello')
     let stl = s:builder.build()
-    Expect stl == '%#Normal#hello>hello'
+    Expect stl == '%#Normal#hellohello'
   end
 
   it 'should replace accent groups with the specified group'
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe 'inactive builder'
     call s:builder.add_section('Normal', 'hello')
     call s:builder.add_section('Search', 'world')
     let stl = s:builder.build()
-    Expect stl =~ '%#Normal_inactive#hello%#Normal_to_Search_inactive#>%#Search_inactive#world'
+    Expect stl =~ '%#Normal_inactive#hello%#Normal_to_Search_inactive#%#Search_inactive#world'
   end
 
   it 'should not render accents'
diff --git a/t/section.vim b/t/section.vim
index b6dd8fb..d692f5d 100644
--- a/t/section.vim
+++ b/t/section.vim
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ describe 'section'
 
   it 'should force add separators for raw and missing keys'
     let s = airline#section#create_left(['asdf', 'raw'])
-    Expect s == 'asdf > raw'
+    Expect s == 'asdf  raw'
     let s = airline#section#create_left(['asdf', 'aaaa', 'raw'])
-    Expect s == 'asdf > aaaa > raw'
+    Expect s == 'asdf  aaaa  raw'
     let s = airline#section#create_right(['raw', '%f'])
-    Expect s == 'raw < %f'
+    Expect s == 'raw  %f'
     let s = airline#section#create_right(['%t', 'asdf', '%{getcwd()}'])
-    Expect s == '%t < asdf < %{getcwd()}'
+    Expect s == '%t  asdf  %{getcwd()}'
   end
 
   it 'should empty out parts that do not pass their condition'
diff --git a/t/util.vim b/t/util.vim
index 913de9d..14c1d91 100644
--- a/t/util.vim
+++ b/t/util.vim
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ describe 'util'
 
   it 'has append wrapper function'
     Expect airline#util#append('', 0) == ''
-    Expect airline#util#append('1', 0) == '  > 1'
+    Expect airline#util#append('1', 0) == '   1'
   end
 
   it 'has prepend wrapper function'
     Expect airline#util#prepend('', 0) == ''
-    Expect airline#util#prepend('1', 0) == '1 < '
+    Expect airline#util#prepend('1', 0) == '1  '
   end
 
   it 'has getwinvar function'
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ describe 'util'
   end
 
   it 'should ignore minwidth if less than 0'
-    Expect airline#util#append('foo', -1) == '  > foo'
-    Expect airline#util#prepend('foo', -1) == 'foo < '
+    Expect airline#util#append('foo', -1) == '   foo'
+    Expect airline#util#prepend('foo', -1) == 'foo  '
     Expect airline#util#wrap('foo', -1) == 'foo'
   end