diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtptngts.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtptngts.cpp
index d8ff3cda1e5..014282b7cb6 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtptngts.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/dtptngts.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void IntlTestDateTimePatternGeneratorAPI::testAPI(/*char *par*/)
         CharsToUnicodeString("13 \\u044F\\u043D\\u0432."),                // 05: MMMd  -> d MMM
         CharsToUnicodeString("13 \\u044F\\u043D\\u0432\\u0430\\u0440\\u044F"), // 06: MMMMd  -> d MMMM
         CharsToUnicodeString("1-\\u0439 \\u043A\\u0432. 1999 \\u0433."),  // 07: yQQQ  -> y QQQ
-        CharsToUnicodeString("11:58 \\u043F\\u043E\\u0441\\u043B\\u0435 \\u043F\\u043E\\u043B\\u0443\\u0434\\u043D\\u044F"),                                        // 07: hhmm  -> hh:mm a
+        UnicodeString("11:58 PM"),                                        // 07: hhmm  -> hh:mm a
         UnicodeString("23:58"),                                           // 09: HHmm  -> HH:mm
         UnicodeString("23:58"),                                           // 10: jjmm  -> HH:mm
         UnicodeString("58:59"),                                           // 11: mmss  -> mm:ss
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtst.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtst.cpp
index 10f5e56a55a..b83ef046b3e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtst.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/numfmtst.cpp
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static const char* testCases[][2]= {
     {"de_LU_PREEURO", "1,150\\u00A0F" },
     {"el_GR_PREEURO", "1.150,50\\u00A0\\u0394\\u03C1\\u03C7" },
     {"en_BE_PREEURO", "1.150,50\\u00A0BEF" },
-    {"es_ES_PREEURO", "1\\u00A0150\\u00A0\\u20A7" },
+    {"es_ES_PREEURO", "1.150\\u00A0\\u20A7" },
     {"eu_ES_PREEURO", "\\u20A7\\u00A01.150" },
     {"gl_ES_PREEURO", "1.150\\u00A0\\u20A7" },
     {"it_IT_PREEURO", "ITL\\u00A01.150" },
@@ -6565,8 +6565,8 @@ void NumberFormatTest::TestExplicitParents() {
     /* locale ID */  /* expected */
     {"es_CO", "1.250,75" },
     {"es_CR", "1.250,75" },
-    {"es_ES", "1\\u00A0250,75" },
-    {"es_GQ", "1\\u00A0250,75" },
+    {"es_ES", "1.250,75" },
+    {"es_GQ", "1.250,75" },
     {"es_MX", "1,250.75" },
     {"es_US", "1,250.75" },
     {"es_VE", "1.250,75" },