diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation1.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation1.phpt
index 00174c47572..16b38d9a1bb 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation1.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation1.phpt
@@ -5,21 +5,15 @@ Testing stream_get_meta_data() "unread_bytes" field on a udp socket
 
 /* Setup socket server */
 $server = stream_socket_server('tcp://127.0.0.1:31337');
-if ($server === false) {
-	die("stream_socket_server() failed\n");
-}
 
 /* Connect to it */
 $client = fsockopen('tcp://127.0.0.1:31337');
-if ($client === false) {
-	die("fsockopen() failed\n");
+if (!$client) {
+	die("Unable to create socket");
 }
 
 /* Accept that connection */
 $socket = stream_socket_accept($server);
-if ($socket === false) {
-	die("stream_socket_accept() failed\n");
-}
 
 echo "Write some data:\n";
 fwrite($socket, "abcdefg\n1234567\nxyzxyz\n");
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation2.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation2.phpt
index 9b74680a87e..d30fec7056a 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation2.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation2.phpt
@@ -5,21 +5,15 @@ Testing stream_get_meta_data() "timed_out" field on a udp socket
 
 /* Setup socket server */
 $server = stream_socket_server('tcp://127.0.0.1:31337');
-if ($server === false) {
-	die("stream_socket_server() failed\n");
-}
 
 /* Connect to it */
 $client = fsockopen('tcp://127.0.0.1:31337');
-if ($client === false) {
-	die("fsockopen() failed\n");
+if (!$client) {
+	die("Unable to create socket");
 }
 
 /* Accept that connection */
 $socket = stream_socket_accept($server);
-if ($socket === false) {
-	die("stream_socket_accept() failed\n");
-}
 
 var_dump(stream_get_meta_data($client));
 
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation3.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation3.phpt
index abd0e2046d5..0b079ccf7c4 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation3.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation3.phpt
@@ -5,21 +5,15 @@ Testing stream_get_meta_data() "blocked" field on a udp socket
 
 /* Setup socket server */
 $server = stream_socket_server('tcp://127.0.0.1:31337');
-if ($server === false) {
-	die("stream_socket_server() failed\n");
-}
 
 /* Connect to it */
 $client = fsockopen('tcp://127.0.0.1:31337');
-if ($client === false) {
-	die("fsockopen() failed\n");
+if (!$client) {
+	die("Unable to create socket");
 }
 
 /* Accept that connection */
 $socket = stream_socket_accept($server);
-if ($socket === false) {
-	die("stream_socket_accept() failed\n");
-}
 
 var_dump(stream_get_meta_data($client));
 
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation4.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation4.phpt
index 4c57dbe78e8..f9ef7479873 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation4.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/streams/stream_get_meta_data_socket_variation4.phpt
@@ -5,21 +5,15 @@ Testing stream_get_meta_data() "eof" field on a udp socket
 
 /* Setup socket server */
 $server = stream_socket_server('tcp://127.0.0.1:31337');
-if ($server === false) {
-	die("stream_socket_server() failed\n");
-}
 
 /* Connect to it */
 $client = fsockopen('tcp://127.0.0.1:31337');
-if ($client === false) {
-	die("fsockopen() failed\n");
+if (!$client) {
+	die("Unable to create socket");
 }
 
 /* Accept that connection */
 $socket = stream_socket_accept($server);
-if ($socket === false) {
-	die("stream_socket_accept() failed\n");
-}
 
 echo "Write some data:\n";
 fwrite($socket, "abcdefg\n1234567\nxyzxyz\n");