diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/allcoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/allcoll.cpp
index d2d24dfa09..38c6f141fc 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/allcoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/allcoll.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ const Collator::EComparisonResult CollationDummyTest::results[] = {
 void CollationDummyTest::doTest( UnicodeString source, UnicodeString target, Collator::EComparisonResult result)
 {
     Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = myCollation->compare(source, target);
-    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(src, trg);
     CollationKey sortKey1, sortKey2;
     UErrorCode key1status = U_ZERO_ERROR, key2status = U_ZERO_ERROR; //nos
     myCollation->getCollationKey(source, /*nos*/ sortKey1, key1status );
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/currcoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/currcoll.cpp
index ebea01bcd5..9034ef9b86 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/currcoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/currcoll.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ void CollationCurrencyTest::currencyTest(/*char *par*/)
             }
 
             Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = c->compare(source, target);
-            Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = c->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+            SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+            SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+            Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = c->compare(src, trg);
 
             CollationKey sourceKey, targetKey;
             UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dacoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dacoll.cpp
index 20e322628a..d0d3d20dfd 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dacoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dacoll.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ const UChar CollationDanishTest::testNTList[][CollationDanishTest::MAX_TOKEN_LEN
 void CollationDanishTest::doTest( UnicodeString source, UnicodeString target, Collator::EComparisonResult result)
 {
     Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = myCollation->compare(source, target);
-    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(src, trg);
     CollationKey sortKey1, sortKey2;
     UErrorCode key1status = U_ZERO_ERROR, key2status = U_ZERO_ERROR; //nos
     myCollation->getCollationKey(source, /*nos*/ sortKey1, key1status );
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/decoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/decoll.cpp
index 69b7ad80e7..fa302738b7 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/decoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/decoll.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ const Collator::EComparisonResult CollationGermanTest::results[][2] =
 void CollationGermanTest::doTest( UnicodeString source, UnicodeString target, Collator::EComparisonResult result)
 {
     Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = myCollation->compare(source, target);
-    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(src, trg);
     CollationKey sortKey1, sortKey2;
     UErrorCode key1status = U_ZERO_ERROR, key2status = U_ZERO_ERROR; //nos
     myCollation->getCollationKey(source, /*nos*/ sortKey1, key1status );
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/encoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/encoll.cpp
index 90388547d6..3740a64a43 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/encoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/encoll.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ static const UChar testMore[][CollationEnglishTest::MAX_TOKEN_LEN] = {
 void CollationEnglishTest::doTest( UnicodeString source, UnicodeString target, Collator::EComparisonResult result)
 {
     Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = myCollation->compare(source, target);
-    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(src, trg);
     CollationKey sortKey1, sortKey2;
     UErrorCode key1status = U_ZERO_ERROR, key2status = U_ZERO_ERROR; //nos
     myCollation->getCollationKey(source, /*nos*/ sortKey1, key1status );
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/escoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/escoll.cpp
index ca53f57019..8644d893f2 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/escoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/escoll.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ const Collator::EComparisonResult CollationSpanishTest::results[] = {
 void CollationSpanishTest::doTest( UnicodeString source, UnicodeString target, Collator::EComparisonResult result)
 {
     Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = myCollation->compare(source, target);
-    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(src, trg);
     CollationKey sortKey1, sortKey2;
     UErrorCode key1status = U_ZERO_ERROR, key2status = U_ZERO_ERROR; //nos
     myCollation->getCollationKey(source, /*nos*/ sortKey1, key1status );
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/ficoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/ficoll.cpp
index 5e26b7dea0..283593b12a 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/ficoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/ficoll.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ const Collator::EComparisonResult CollationFinnishTest::results[] = {
 void CollationFinnishTest::doTest( UnicodeString source, UnicodeString target, Collator::EComparisonResult result)
 {
     Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = myCollation->compare(source, target);
-    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(src, trg);
     CollationKey sortKey1, sortKey2;
     UErrorCode key1status = U_ZERO_ERROR, key2status = U_ZERO_ERROR; //nos
     myCollation->getCollationKey(source, /*nos*/ sortKey1, key1status );
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/frcoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/frcoll.cpp
index 49a7a99f0b..0ad2bc9831 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/frcoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/frcoll.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ const UChar CollationFrenchTest::testBugs[][CollationFrenchTest::MAX_TOKEN_LEN]
 void CollationFrenchTest::doTest( UnicodeString source, UnicodeString target, Collator::EComparisonResult result)
 {
     Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = myCollation->compare(source, target);
-    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(src, trg);
     CollationKey sortKey1, sortKey2;
     UErrorCode key1status = U_ZERO_ERROR, key2status = U_ZERO_ERROR; //nos
     myCollation->getCollationKey(source, /*nos*/ sortKey1, key1status );
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/g7coll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/g7coll.cpp
index 026b981034..a8b4f079b7 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/g7coll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/g7coll.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ const int32_t G7CollationTest::results[G7CollationTest::TESTLOCALES][G7Collation
 void G7CollationTest::doTest( Collator* myCollation, UnicodeString source, UnicodeString target, Collator::EComparisonResult result)
 {
     Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = myCollation->compare(source, target);
-    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(src, trg);
     CollationKey sortKey1, sortKey2;
     UErrorCode key1status = U_ZERO_ERROR, key2status = U_ZERO_ERROR; //nos
     myCollation->getCollationKey(source, /*nos*/ sortKey1, key1status );
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/jacoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/jacoll.cpp
index e62999dc5b..4a904884ab 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/jacoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/jacoll.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /********************************************************************
  * COPYRIGHT: 
  * Copyright (c) 1997-1999, International Business Machines Corporation and
- * others. All Rights Reserved.
+ * others. All Rights Reserved. 
  ********************************************************************/
 #ifndef _COLL
 #include "unicode/coll.h"
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ const Collator::EComparisonResult CollationKanaTest::results[] = {
 void CollationKanaTest::doTest( UnicodeString source, UnicodeString target, Collator::EComparisonResult result)
 {
     Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = myCollation->compare(source, target);
-    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(src, trg);
     CollationKey sortKey1, sortKey2;
     UErrorCode key1status = U_ZERO_ERROR, key2status = U_ZERO_ERROR; //nos
     myCollation->getCollationKey(source, /*nos*/ sortKey1, key1status );
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/mnkytst.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/mnkytst.cpp
index c15987ed23..82c430309f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/mnkytst.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/mnkytst.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ void CollationMonkeyTest::TestRules(/* char* par */){
 void CollationMonkeyTest::doTest(RuleBasedCollator *myCollation, UnicodeString mysource, UnicodeString target, Collator::EComparisonResult result)
 {
     Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = myCollation->compare(source, target);
-    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(src, trg);
     CollationKey sortKey1, sortKey2;
     UErrorCode key1status = U_ZERO_ERROR, key2status = U_ZERO_ERROR; //nos
     myCollation->getCollationKey(source, /*nos*/ sortKey1, key1status );
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/regcoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/regcoll.cpp
index f852b0f223..23a720c9e9 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/regcoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/regcoll.cpp
@@ -1119,7 +1119,9 @@ void CollationRegressionTest::compareArray(Collator &c,
         }
 
         Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = c.compare(source, target);
-        Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = c.compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+        SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+        SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+        Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = c.compare(src, trg);
 
         CollationKey sourceKey, targetKey;
         UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/trcoll.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/trcoll.cpp
index d8aeed8572..64655348b8 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/trcoll.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/trcoll.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ const Collator::EComparisonResult CollationTurkishTest::results[] = {
 void CollationTurkishTest::doTest( UnicodeString source, UnicodeString target, Collator::EComparisonResult result)
 {
     Collator::EComparisonResult compareResult = myCollation->compare(source, target);
-    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(SimpleFwdCharIterator(source), SimpleFwdCharIterator(target));
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator src(source);
+    SimpleFwdCharIterator trg(target);
+    Collator::EComparisonResult incResult = myCollation->compare(src, trg);
     CollationKey sortKey1, sortKey2;
     UErrorCode key1status = U_ZERO_ERROR, key2status = U_ZERO_ERROR; //nos
     myCollation->getCollationKey(source, /*nos*/ sortKey1, key1status );