diff --git a/tests/typ/code/array.typ b/tests/typ/code/array.typ
index 002a792a5..9e14bf165 100644
--- a/tests/typ/code/array.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/code/array.typ
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 // Error: 2-3 expected expression, found closing paren
 {)}
 
-// Error: 2:4 expected comma
-// Error: 1:4-1:6 expected expression, found end of block comment
+// Error: 4 expected comma
+// Error: 4-6 expected expression, found end of block comment
 {(1*/2)}
 
 // Error: 6-8 expected expression, found invalid token
diff --git a/tests/typ/code/block-invalid.typ b/tests/typ/code/block-invalid.typ
index 7116e86a3..01df81d5d 100644
--- a/tests/typ/code/block-invalid.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/code/block-invalid.typ
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 {1u}
 
 // Should output `1`.
-// Error: 2:3 expected semicolon or line break
-// Error: 1:4-1:5 cannot join integer with integer
+// Error: 3 expected semicolon or line break
+// Error: 4-5 cannot join integer with integer
 {1 2}
 
 // Should output `2`.
-// Error: 2:12 expected semicolon or line break
-// Error: 1:22 expected semicolon or line break
+// Error: 12 expected semicolon or line break
+// Error: 22 expected semicolon or line break
 {let x = -1 let y = 3 x + y}
 
 // Should output `3`.
diff --git a/tests/typ/code/call-invalid.typ b/tests/typ/code/call-invalid.typ
index 34aa092d4..dd5897b87 100644
--- a/tests/typ/code/call-invalid.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/code/call-invalid.typ
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 // Error: 8 expected comma
 #args(1 2)
 
-// Error: 2:7-2:8 expected identifier
-// Error: 1:9 expected expression
+// Error: 7-8 expected identifier
+// Error: 9 expected expression
 #args(1:)
 
 // Error: 7-8 expected identifier
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@
 {args(}
 
 ---
-// Error: 3:1 expected quote
+// Error: 2:1 expected quote
 // Error: 2:1 expected closing paren
 #args("]
diff --git a/tests/typ/code/closure.typ b/tests/typ/code/closure.typ
index 402df7997..20a5f18d8 100644
--- a/tests/typ/code/closure.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/code/closure.typ
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 {
     let f(x) = x + 1
 
-    // Error: 2:10-2:15 unexpected argument
-    // Error: 1:17-1:24 unexpected argument
+    // Error: 10-15 unexpected argument
+    // Error: 17-24 unexpected argument
     f(1, "two", () => x)
 }
diff --git a/tests/typ/code/comment.typ b/tests/typ/code/comment.typ
index 694600d6c..407bebd43 100644
--- a/tests/typ/code/comment.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/code/comment.typ
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ https:/* block comments don't ... */
 
 ---
 // End should not appear without start.
-// Error: 1:7-1:9 unexpected end of block comment
+// Error: 7-9 unexpected end of block comment
 /* */ */
 
 // Unterminated is okay.
diff --git a/tests/typ/code/dict.typ b/tests/typ/code/dict.typ
index b2fd3566f..b775f4afe 100644
--- a/tests/typ/code/dict.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/code/dict.typ
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 {(a: 1, b)}
 
 // Identified as dictionary due to initial colon.
-// Error: 4:4-4:5 expected named pair, found expression
-// Error: 3:5 expected comma
-// Error: 2:12-2:16 expected identifier
-// Error: 1:17-1:18 expected expression, found colon
+// Error: 4-5 expected named pair, found expression
+// Error: 5 expected comma
+// Error: 12-16 expected identifier
+// Error: 17-18 expected expression, found colon
 {(:1 b:"", true::)}
diff --git a/tests/typ/code/import.typ b/tests/typ/code/import.typ
index 18ebd499a..e1af8cebc 100644
--- a/tests/typ/code/import.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/code/import.typ
@@ -69,23 +69,23 @@
 ---
 // Test bad syntax.
 
-// Error: 2:8 expected import items
-// Error: 1:8 expected keyword `from`
+// Error: 8 expected import items
+// Error: 8 expected keyword `from`
 #import
 
-// Error: 2:9-2:19 expected identifier
-// Error: 1:19 expected keyword `from`
+// Error: 9-19 expected identifier
+// Error: 19 expected keyword `from`
 #import "file.typ"
 
-// Error: 2:16-2:19 expected identifier
-// Error: 1:22 expected keyword `from`
+// Error: 16-19 expected identifier
+// Error: 22 expected keyword `from`
 #import afrom, "b", c
 
 // Error: 8 expected import items
 #import from "target.typ"
 
-// Error: 2:9-2:10 expected expression, found assignment operator
-// Error: 1:10 expected import items
+// Error: 9-10 expected expression, found assignment operator
+// Error: 10 expected import items
 #import = from "target.typ"
 
 // Error: 15 expected expression
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 #from "target.typ"
 
 // Should output `target`.
-// Error: 2:16-3:2 file not found
+// Error: 1:16-2:2 file not found
 // Error: 2:2 expected semicolon or line break
 #import * from "target.typ
 "target
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@
 #import * from "target.typ" @ 0.2.1
 
 // A star in the list.
-// Error: 2:12-2:13 expected expression, found star
-// Error: 1:13-1:14 expected expression, found comma
+// Error: 12-13 expected expression, found star
+// Error: 13-14 expected expression, found comma
 #import a, *, b from "target.typ"
 
 // An item after a star.
diff --git a/tests/typ/code/let.typ b/tests/typ/code/let.typ
index d788a5639..9079b5412 100644
--- a/tests/typ/code/let.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/code/let.typ
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ Three
 #let v4 = 4 Four
 
 // Terminated by semicolon even though we are in a paren group.
-// Error: 2:19 expected expression
-// Error: 1:19 expected closing paren
+// Error: 19 expected expression
+// Error: 19 expected closing paren
 #let v5 = (1, 2 + ; Five
 
 #test(v1, 1)
diff --git a/tests/typ/code/ops-invalid.typ b/tests/typ/code/ops-invalid.typ
index 4090554ca..149a60dda 100644
--- a/tests/typ/code/ops-invalid.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/code/ops-invalid.typ
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
 // Error: 2-8 cannot apply 'not' to array
 {not ()}
 
-// Error: 1:2-1:12 cannot apply '<=' to relative and relative
+// Error: 2-12 cannot apply '<=' to relative and relative
 {30% <= 40%}
 
 // Special messages for +, -, * and /.
-// Error: 4:03-4:10 cannot add integer and string
-// Error: 3:12-3:19 cannot subtract integer from relative
-// Error: 2:21-2:29 cannot multiply integer with boolean
-// Error: 1:31-1:39 cannot divide integer by length
+// Error: 03-10 cannot add integer and string
+// Error: 12-19 cannot subtract integer from relative
+// Error: 21-29 cannot multiply integer with boolean
+// Error: 31-39 cannot divide integer by length
 {(1 + "2", 40% - 1, 2 * true, 3 / 12pt)}
 
 // Error: 14-22 cannot apply '+=' to integer and string
diff --git a/tests/typ/insert/circle.typ b/tests/typ/insert/circle.typ
index 8c35b9887..38fce6455 100644
--- a/tests/typ/insert/circle.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/insert/circle.typ
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ Expanded by height.
 
 ---
 // Radius wins over width and height.
-// Error: 2:23-2:34 unexpected argument
-// Error: 1:36-1:49 unexpected argument
+// Error: 23-34 unexpected argument
+// Error: 36-49 unexpected argument
 #circle(radius: 10pt, width: 50pt, height: 100pt, fill: eastern)
 
 // Width wins over height.
diff --git a/tests/typ/insert/square.typ b/tests/typ/insert/square.typ
index d003635df..d546773f5 100644
--- a/tests/typ/insert/square.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/insert/square.typ
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Auto-sized square. \
 
 ---
 // Length wins over width and height.
-// Error: 2:9-2:20 unexpected argument
-// Error: 1:22-1:34 unexpected argument
+// Error: 09-20 unexpected argument
+// Error: 22-34 unexpected argument
 #square(width: 10cm, height: 20cm, length: 1cm, fill: rgb("eb5278"))
 
 ---
diff --git a/tests/typ/text/font.typ b/tests/typ/text/font.typ
index f765c600c..a349eae4e 100644
--- a/tests/typ/text/font.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/text/font.typ
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ Emoji: 🐪, 🌋, 🏞
 // Error: 7-12 unexpected argument
 #font(false)[]
 
-// Error: 3:14-3:18 expected font style, found font weight
-// Error: 2:28-2:34 expected font weight, found string
-// Error: 1:43-1:44 expected string or array of strings, found integer
+// Error: 14-18 expected font style, found font weight
+// Error: 28-34 expected font weight, found string
+// Error: 43-44 expected string or array of strings, found integer
 #font(style: bold, weight: "thin", serif: 0)[]
 
 // Warning: 15-19 should be between 100 and 900
diff --git a/tests/typ/utility/color.typ b/tests/typ/utility/color.typ
index 6523a08df..131dbc9ca 100644
--- a/tests/typ/utility/color.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/utility/color.typ
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 // Alpha channel.
 #test(rgb(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.5), rgb("ff000080"))
 
-// Warning: 2:11-2:14 should be between 0.0 and 1.0
-// Warning: 1:16-1:20 should be between 0.0 and 1.0
+// Warning: 11-14 should be between 0.0 and 1.0
+// Warning: 16-20 should be between 0.0 and 1.0
 #test(rgb(-30, 15.5, 0.5), rgb("00ff80"))
 
 // Error: 11-15 missing argument: blue component
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 // Error: 11-16 invalid color
 #test(rgb("lol"), error)
 
-// Error: 3:11-3:11 missing argument: red component
-// Error: 2:11-2:11 missing argument: green component
-// Error: 1:11-1:11 missing argument: blue component
+// Error: 11 missing argument: red component
+// Error: 11 missing argument: green component
+// Error: 11 missing argument: blue component
 #test(rgb(), black)
diff --git a/tests/typeset.rs b/tests/typeset.rs
index 6cb335f37..254d1b9e2 100644
--- a/tests/typeset.rs
+++ b/tests/typeset.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use walkdir::WalkDir;
 use typst::cache::Cache;
 use typst::color::Color;
 use typst::diag::{Diag, DiagSet, Level};
-use typst::eval::{eval, EvalContext, FuncArgs, FuncValue, Scope, Value};
+use typst::eval::{eval, Scope, Value};
 use typst::exec::{exec, State};
 use typst::geom::{self, Length, PathElement, Point, Sides, Size};
 use typst::image::ImageId;
@@ -323,9 +323,8 @@ fn parse_metadata(src: &str, map: &LineMap) -> (Option<bool>, DiagSet) {
     let mut diags = DiagSet::new();
     let mut compare_ref = None;
 
-    for (i, line) in src.lines().enumerate() {
-        let line = line.trim();
-
+    let lines: Vec<_> = src.lines().map(str::trim).collect();
+    for (i, line) in lines.iter().enumerate() {
         if line.starts_with("// Ref: false") {
             compare_ref = Some(false);
         }
@@ -346,11 +345,14 @@ fn parse_metadata(src: &str, map: &LineMap) -> (Option<bool>, DiagSet) {
             s.eat_while(|c| c.is_numeric()).parse().unwrap()
         }
 
+        let comments =
+            lines[i ..].iter().take_while(|line| line.starts_with("//")).count();
+
         let pos = |s: &mut Scanner| -> Pos {
             let first = num(s);
             let (delta, column) =
                 if s.eat_if(':') { (first, num(s)) } else { (1, first) };
-            let line = i as u32 + 1 + delta;
+            let line = (i + comments) as u32 + delta;
             map.pos(Location::new(line, column)).unwrap()
         };
 
@@ -365,27 +367,25 @@ fn parse_metadata(src: &str, map: &LineMap) -> (Option<bool>, DiagSet) {
 }
 
 fn register_helpers(scope: &mut Scope, panics: Rc<RefCell<Vec<Panic>>>) {
-    pub fn args(_: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut FuncArgs) -> Value {
+    scope.def_const("error", Value::Error);
+
+    scope.def_func("args", |_, args| {
         let repr = typst::pretty::pretty(args);
         args.items.clear();
         Value::template(move |ctx| {
             ctx.set_monospace();
             ctx.push_text(&repr);
         })
-    }
+    });
 
-    let test = move |ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut FuncArgs| -> Value {
+    scope.def_func("test", move |ctx, args| {
         let lhs = args.expect::<Value>(ctx, "left-hand side");
         let rhs = args.expect::<Value>(ctx, "right-hand side");
         if lhs != rhs {
             panics.borrow_mut().push(Panic { pos: args.span.start, lhs, rhs });
         }
         Value::None
-    };
-
-    scope.def_const("error", Value::Error);
-    scope.def_const("args", FuncValue::new(Some("args".into()), args));
-    scope.def_const("test", FuncValue::new(Some("test".into()), test));
+    });
 }
 
 fn print_diag(diag: &Diag, map: &LineMap, lines: u32) {