diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/richtext/test/unit/FmwkTestTextPanel.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/richtext/test/unit/FmwkTestTextPanel.java
index a98908d8fa..36e844fcb6 100755
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/richtext/test/unit/FmwkTestTextPanel.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/richtext/test/unit/FmwkTestTextPanel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * @(#)$RCSfile: FmwkTestTextPanel.java,v $ $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2000/04/24 21:10:58 $
+ * @(#)$RCSfile: FmwkTestTextPanel.java,v $ $Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2000/04/26 17:39:58 $
  *
  * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1998-1999.  All Rights Reserved.
  *
@@ -36,17 +36,7 @@ public final class FmwkTestTextPanel extends TestFmwk {
         ttp.test();
         // If TestTextPanel gets more tests, add them here
     }
-    
-    protected void errln(String message) {
-    
-        super.errln(message);
-    }
-    
-    protected void logln(String message) {
-    
-        super.logln(message);
-    }
-    
+
     private final class TTP extends TestTextPanel {
     
         protected void reportError(String message) {
diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/richtext/test/unit/TestMText.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/richtext/test/unit/TestMText.java
index c34ac4a8ba..83f5364472 100755
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/richtext/test/unit/TestMText.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/richtext/test/unit/TestMText.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * @(#)$RCSfile: TestMText.java,v $ $Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2000/04/24 20:52:58 $
+ * @(#)$RCSfile: TestMText.java,v $ $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2000/04/26 17:39:58 $
  *
  * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1998-1999.  All Rights Reserved.
  *
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public class TestMText extends TestFmwk {
         }
     }
 
-    protected void err(String message) {
+    public void err(String message) {
     
         if (testIteration != NOT_IN_MONKEY_TEST) {
             message = "testIteration="+testIteration+"; testCase="+theCase+message;
diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/richtext/FmwkTestTextPanel.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/richtext/FmwkTestTextPanel.java
index a98908d8fa..36e844fcb6 100755
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/richtext/FmwkTestTextPanel.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/richtext/FmwkTestTextPanel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * @(#)$RCSfile: FmwkTestTextPanel.java,v $ $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2000/04/24 21:10:58 $
+ * @(#)$RCSfile: FmwkTestTextPanel.java,v $ $Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2000/04/26 17:39:58 $
  *
  * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1998-1999.  All Rights Reserved.
  *
@@ -36,17 +36,7 @@ public final class FmwkTestTextPanel extends TestFmwk {
         ttp.test();
         // If TestTextPanel gets more tests, add them here
     }
-    
-    protected void errln(String message) {
-    
-        super.errln(message);
-    }
-    
-    protected void logln(String message) {
-    
-        super.logln(message);
-    }
-    
+
     private final class TTP extends TestTextPanel {
     
         protected void reportError(String message) {
diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/richtext/TestMText.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/richtext/TestMText.java
index c34ac4a8ba..83f5364472 100755
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/richtext/TestMText.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/test/richtext/TestMText.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * @(#)$RCSfile: TestMText.java,v $ $Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2000/04/24 20:52:58 $
+ * @(#)$RCSfile: TestMText.java,v $ $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2000/04/26 17:39:58 $
  *
  * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1998-1999.  All Rights Reserved.
  *
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public class TestMText extends TestFmwk {
         }
     }
 
-    protected void err(String message) {
+    public void err(String message) {
     
         if (testIteration != NOT_IN_MONKEY_TEST) {
             message = "testIteration="+testIteration+"; testCase="+theCase+message;