diff --git a/TAO/tests/Multiple/Multiple_Impl.cpp b/TAO/tests/Multiple/Multiple_Impl.cpp
index 4aa2c846a52d5..b63bee32eec1f 100644
--- a/TAO/tests/Multiple/Multiple_Impl.cpp
+++ b/TAO/tests/Multiple/Multiple_Impl.cpp
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@ Bottom_Impl::top_quote ()
 }
 
 char *
-Bottom_Impl::left_quote ( )
+Bottom_Impl::left_quote ()
 {
   return CORBA::string_dup(Quote::left);
 }
 
 char *
-Bottom_Impl::right_quote ( )
+Bottom_Impl::right_quote ()
 {
   return CORBA::string_dup(Quote::right);
 }
 
 char *
-Bottom_Impl::bottom_quote ( )
+Bottom_Impl::bottom_quote ()
 {
   return CORBA::string_dup(Quote::bottom);
 }
diff --git a/TAO/tests/OBV/Indirection/Messenger_i.cpp b/TAO/tests/OBV/Indirection/Messenger_i.cpp
index 09f9d062d8395..953d20632d407 100644
--- a/TAO/tests/OBV/Indirection/Messenger_i.cpp
+++ b/TAO/tests/OBV/Indirection/Messenger_i.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ char * Messenger_i::receive_list (::demo::value::idl::Node * node)
   {
     size_t const len = l.size ();
     size_t i = 0;
-    for ( i = 0; i < len; ++i)
+    for (i = 0; i < len; ++i)
     {
       if (l[i] == x)
         break;
diff --git a/TAO/tests/OBV/Truncatable/client.cpp b/TAO/tests/OBV/Truncatable/client.cpp
index 1ddcc5470e21d..38e1eba22c5dc 100644
--- a/TAO/tests/OBV/Truncatable/client.cpp
+++ b/TAO/tests/OBV/Truncatable/client.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ ACE_TMAIN (int argc, ACE_TCHAR *argv[])
             caught_expected_exception = true;
           }
 
-        if ( ! caught_expected_exception)
+        if (!caught_expected_exception)
           {
             fail++;
             if (verbose)
diff --git a/TAO/tests/TransportCurrent/Framework/run_test.pl b/TAO/tests/TransportCurrent/Framework/run_test.pl
index 8024151a0f41d..3c87cca959706 100755
--- a/TAO/tests/TransportCurrent/Framework/run_test.pl
+++ b/TAO/tests/TransportCurrent/Framework/run_test.pl
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 my $confmod = "";
 
 my $mode = shift (@ARGV);
-if ( $mode =~ /-dynamic/) {
+if ($mode =~ /-dynamic/) {
 }
-elsif  ( $mode =~ /-static/) {
+elsif ($mode =~ /-static/) {
     $confmod = "-static";
 }
 else {
diff --git a/TAO/tests/TransportCurrent/IIOP/run_test.pl b/TAO/tests/TransportCurrent/IIOP/run_test.pl
index 3d75daf65a7c5..293f4c2bf34e8 100755
--- a/TAO/tests/TransportCurrent/IIOP/run_test.pl
+++ b/TAO/tests/TransportCurrent/IIOP/run_test.pl
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 $status = 0;
 
 $mode = shift (@ARGV);
-if ( $mode =~ /-dynamic/) {
+if ($mode =~ /-dynamic/) {
     $base_client_conf = "client_dynamic" . $PerlACE::svcconf_ext;
     $base_server_conf = "server_dynamic" . $PerlACE::svcconf_ext;
     $client_conf_file = $client->LocalFile ("$base_client_conf");
     $server_conf_file = $server->LocalFile ("$base_server_conf");
 }
-elsif  ( $mode =~ /-static/) {
+elsif ($mode =~ /-static/) {
     $base_client_conf = "client_static" . $PerlACE::svcconf_ext;
     $base_server_conf = "server_static" . $PerlACE::svcconf_ext;
     $client_conf_file = $client->LocalFile ("$base_client_conf");
diff --git a/TAO/tests/Two_Objects/README b/TAO/tests/Two_Objects/README
index bb59441a183bd..1269794533e2e 100644
--- a/TAO/tests/Two_Objects/README
+++ b/TAO/tests/Two_Objects/README
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ for subsequent requests on the same connection handle.
 
 Description:
 
-The server creates two servants ( each implementing different
+The server creates two servants (each implementing different
 interfaces ). Two threads are created on the server and each
 one of them listens for requests (has a orb->run() call). The
 client first makes a one way call to Servant 1. It then makes