diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e58a2e6a..68c31fa2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if (WITH_OPENSSL)
 endif()
 
 # Tests and coverage depend on this, but optional
-pkg_check_modules(CHECK check>=0.9.4)
+pkg_check_modules(CHECK check>=0.9.10)
 
 add_library(jwt SHARED)
 add_library(jwt_static STATIC)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 852776a2..586200a8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([examples],
 	[AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_EXAMPLES],[false])])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([JANSSON], [jansson >= 2.0])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CHECK], [check >= 0.9.4],
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CHECK], [check >= 0.9.10],
 	[RPMB_CHECK="--with check"],[RPMB_CHECK="--without check"])
 
 AC_SUBST([RPMBUILD_OPTS],["$RPMB_OPENSSL $RPMB_GNUTLS $RPMB_CHECK"])
diff --git a/tests/jwt_tests.h b/tests/jwt_tests.h
index 9b2eb8e2..8d617baf 100644
--- a/tests/jwt_tests.h
+++ b/tests/jwt_tests.h
@@ -20,19 +20,9 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Compatibility with older libCheck versions */
-#ifndef ck_assert_ptr_ne
-#define ck_assert_ptr_ne(__X, __Y) ck_assert(__X != __Y)
-#define ck_assert_ptr_eq(__X, __Y) ck_assert(__X == __Y)
-#endif
-
-#ifndef ck_assert_int_gt
-#define ck_assert_int_gt(__X, __Y) ck_assert(__X > __Y)
-#define ck_assert_int_lt(__X, __Y) ck_assert(__X < __Y)
-#endif
-
 #ifndef ck_assert_ptr_null
-#define ck_assert_ptr_null(__X) ck_assert(__X == NULL)
-#define ck_assert_ptr_nonnull(__X) ck_assert(__X != NULL)
+#define ck_assert_ptr_null(__X) ck_assert_ptr_eq(__X, NULL)
+#define ck_assert_ptr_nonnull(__X) ck_assert_ptr_ne(__X, NULL)
 #endif
 
 /* Constant time to make tests consistent. */