diff --git a/tests/a11y/about.txt b/tests/a11y/about.txt
index 58cca1d5c8..58d39ce384 100644
--- a/tests/a11y/about.txt
+++ b/tests/a11y/about.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ window1
         layer: widget
         alpha: 1
         <AtkSelection>
-        selection count: 1
         selected children: unnamed-GailNotebookPage-4
         unnamed-GailNotebookPage-4
           "page tab"
diff --git a/tests/a11y/accessibility-dump.c b/tests/a11y/accessibility-dump.c
index 38093ca5f9..09019978f0 100644
--- a/tests/a11y/accessibility-dump.c
+++ b/tests/a11y/accessibility-dump.c
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ dump_atk_selection (AtkSelection *atk_selection,
   guint n_selections, n_counted_selections;
   gint i;
 
-  n_selections = atk_selection_get_selection_count (atk_selection);
   g_string_append_printf (string, "%*s<AtkSelection>\n", depth, "");
-  g_string_append_printf (string, "%*sselection count: %d\n", depth, "", n_selections);
+
+  n_selections = atk_selection_get_selection_count (atk_selection);
 
   n_counted_selections = 0;
   for (i = 0; i < atk_object_get_n_accessible_children (ATK_OBJECT (atk_selection)); i++)
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ dump_atk_selection (AtkSelection *atk_selection,
     }
   
   g_assert_cmpint (n_selections, ==, n_counted_selections);
+  g_assert_cmpint (n_selections, ==, atk_selection_get_selection_count (atk_selection));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/tests/a11y/appchooser.txt b/tests/a11y/appchooser.txt
index 8368528c5c..5750f27a2f 100644
--- a/tests/a11y/appchooser.txt
+++ b/tests/a11y/appchooser.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ window1
               layer: widget
               alpha: 1
               <AtkSelection>
-              selection count: 0
               <AtkTable>
               rows: 1
               columns: 1
diff --git a/tests/a11y/iconview.txt b/tests/a11y/iconview.txt
index 1061995acf..52fd6639c5 100644
--- a/tests/a11y/iconview.txt
+++ b/tests/a11y/iconview.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ window1
     layer: widget
     alpha: 1
     <AtkSelection>
-    selection count: 0
     One
       "icon"
       parent: iv1
diff --git a/tests/a11y/notebook.txt b/tests/a11y/notebook.txt
index a517665360..bf6b116f94 100644
--- a/tests/a11y/notebook.txt
+++ b/tests/a11y/notebook.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ window1
     layer: widget
     alpha: 1
     <AtkSelection>
-    selection count: 1
     selected children: Tab 1
     Tab 1
       "page tab"
diff --git a/tests/a11y/pickers.txt b/tests/a11y/pickers.txt
index eb049375b8..4ef41f7cab 100644
--- a/tests/a11y/pickers.txt
+++ b/tests/a11y/pickers.txt
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ window1
         <AtkAction>
         action 0 name: press
         <AtkSelection>
-        selection count: 0
         unnamed-GailMenu-1
           "menu"
           parent: unnamed-GailComboBox-0
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ window1
           layer: popup
           alpha: 1
           <AtkSelection>
-          selection count: 0
           unnamed-GailMenuItem-2
             "menu item"
             parent: unnamed-GailMenu-1
@@ -282,7 +280,6 @@ window1
       <AtkAction>
       action 0 name: press
       <AtkSelection>
-      selection count: 0
       unnamed-GailMenu-8
         "menu"
         parent: button1
@@ -293,4 +290,3 @@ window1
         layer: popup
         alpha: 1
         <AtkSelection>
-        selection count: 0
diff --git a/tests/a11y/tree.txt b/tests/a11y/tree.txt
index 0713b5ee75..564ddf72af 100644
--- a/tests/a11y/tree.txt
+++ b/tests/a11y/tree.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ window1
     layer: widget
     alpha: 1
     <AtkSelection>
-    selection count: 2
     selected children: One
                        Two
     <AtkTable>