diff --git a/packages/react-art/src/__tests__/ReactART-test.js b/packages/react-art/src/__tests__/ReactART-test.js
index 5aed8ca6b2..22d4892b31 100644
--- a/packages/react-art/src/__tests__/ReactART-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-art/src/__tests__/ReactART-test.js
@@ -336,10 +336,6 @@ describe('ReactART', () => {
 });
 
 describe('ReactARTComponents', () => {
-  function normalizeCodeLocInfo(str) {
-    return str && str.replace(/\(at .+?:\d+\)/g, '(at **)');
-  }
-
   it('should generate a <Shape> with props for drawing the Circle', () => {
     const circle = renderer.create(
       <Circle radius={10} stroke="green" strokeWidth={3} fill="blue" />,
@@ -348,16 +344,13 @@ describe('ReactARTComponents', () => {
   });
 
   it('should warn if radius is missing on a Circle component', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    renderer.create(<Circle stroke="green" strokeWidth={3} fill="blue" />);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `radius` is marked as required in `Circle`, ' +
-          'but its value is `undefined`.' +
-          '\n    in Circle (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      renderer.create(<Circle stroke="green" strokeWidth={3} fill="blue" />),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `radius` is marked as required in `Circle`, ' +
+        'but its value is `undefined`.' +
+        '\n    in Circle (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should generate a <Shape> with props for drawing the Rectangle', () => {
@@ -368,21 +361,16 @@ describe('ReactARTComponents', () => {
   });
 
   it('should warn if width/height is missing on a Rectangle component', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    renderer.create(<Rectangle stroke="green" fill="blue" />);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `width` is marked as required in `Rectangle`, ' +
-          'but its value is `undefined`.' +
-          '\n    in Rectangle (at **)',
-      );
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `height` is marked as required in `Rectangle`, ' +
-          'but its value is `undefined`.' +
-          '\n    in Rectangle (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      renderer.create(<Rectangle stroke="green" fill="blue" />),
+    ).toWarnDev([
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `width` is marked as required in `Rectangle`, ' +
+        'but its value is `undefined`.' +
+        '\n    in Rectangle (at **)',
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `height` is marked as required in `Rectangle`, ' +
+        'but its value is `undefined`.' +
+        '\n    in Rectangle (at **)',
+    ]);
   });
 
   it('should generate a <Shape> with props for drawing the Wedge', () => {
@@ -400,25 +388,16 @@ describe('ReactARTComponents', () => {
   });
 
   it('should warn if outerRadius/startAngle/endAngle is missing on a Wedge component', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    renderer.create(<Wedge fill="blue" />);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(3);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `outerRadius` is marked as required in `Wedge`, ' +
-          'but its value is `undefined`.' +
-          '\n    in Wedge (at **)',
-      );
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `startAngle` is marked as required in `Wedge`, ' +
-          'but its value is `undefined`.' +
-          '\n    in Wedge (at **)',
-      );
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(2)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `endAngle` is marked as required in `Wedge`, ' +
-          'but its value is `undefined`.' +
-          '\n    in Wedge (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => renderer.create(<Wedge fill="blue" />)).toWarnDev([
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `outerRadius` is marked as required in `Wedge`, ' +
+        'but its value is `undefined`.' +
+        '\n    in Wedge (at **)',
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `startAngle` is marked as required in `Wedge`, ' +
+        'but its value is `undefined`.' +
+        '\n    in Wedge (at **)',
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `endAngle` is marked as required in `Wedge`, ' +
+        'but its value is `undefined`.' +
+        '\n    in Wedge (at **)',
+    ]);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/CSSPropertyOperations-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/CSSPropertyOperations-test.js
index d1f97800dd..29df17074e 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/CSSPropertyOperations-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/CSSPropertyOperations-test.js
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ const React = require('react');
 const ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
 const ReactDOMServer = require('react-dom/server');
 
-function normalizeCodeLocInfo(str) {
-  return str && str.replace(/at .+?:\d+/g, 'at **');
-}
-
 describe('CSSPropertyOperations', () => {
   it('should automatically append `px` to relevant styles', () => {
     const styles = {
@@ -91,17 +87,13 @@ describe('CSSPropertyOperations', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const root = document.createElement('div');
-    ReactDOM.render(<Comp />, root);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: Unsupported style property background-color. Did you mean backgroundColor?' +
-          '\n    in div (at **)' +
-          '\n    in Comp (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+
+    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Comp />, root)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Unsupported style property background-color. Did you mean backgroundColor?' +
+        '\n    in div (at **)' +
+        '\n    in Comp (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn when updating hyphenated style names', () => {
@@ -113,28 +105,21 @@ describe('CSSPropertyOperations', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const styles = {
       '-ms-transform': 'translate3d(0, 0, 0)',
       '-webkit-transform': 'translate3d(0, 0, 0)',
     };
     const root = document.createElement('div');
     ReactDOM.render(<Comp />, root);
-    ReactDOM.render(<Comp style={styles} />, root);
 
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: Unsupported style property -ms-transform. Did you mean msTransform?' +
-          '\n    in div (at **)' +
-          '\n    in Comp (at **)',
-      );
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: Unsupported style property -webkit-transform. Did you mean WebkitTransform?' +
-          '\n    in div (at **)' +
-          '\n    in Comp (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Comp style={styles} />, root)).toWarnDev([
+      'Warning: Unsupported style property -ms-transform. Did you mean msTransform?' +
+        '\n    in div (at **)' +
+        '\n    in Comp (at **)',
+      'Warning: Unsupported style property -webkit-transform. Did you mean WebkitTransform?' +
+        '\n    in div (at **)' +
+        '\n    in Comp (at **)',
+    ]);
   });
 
   it('warns when miscapitalizing vendored style names', () => {
@@ -154,25 +139,19 @@ describe('CSSPropertyOperations', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const root = document.createElement('div');
-    ReactDOM.render(<Comp />, root);
-    if (__DEV__) {
+
+    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Comp />, root)).toWarnDev([
       // msTransform is correct already and shouldn't warn
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: Unsupported vendor-prefixed style property oTransform. ' +
-          'Did you mean OTransform?' +
-          '\n    in div (at **)' +
-          '\n    in Comp (at **)',
-      );
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: Unsupported vendor-prefixed style property webkitTransform. ' +
-          'Did you mean WebkitTransform?' +
-          '\n    in div (at **)' +
-          '\n    in Comp (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+      'Warning: Unsupported vendor-prefixed style property oTransform. ' +
+        'Did you mean OTransform?' +
+        '\n    in div (at **)' +
+        '\n    in Comp (at **)',
+      'Warning: Unsupported vendor-prefixed style property webkitTransform. ' +
+        'Did you mean WebkitTransform?' +
+        '\n    in div (at **)' +
+        '\n    in Comp (at **)',
+    ]);
   });
 
   it('should warn about style having a trailing semicolon', () => {
@@ -193,24 +172,18 @@ describe('CSSPropertyOperations', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const root = document.createElement('div');
-    ReactDOM.render(<Comp />, root);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toEqual(
-        "Warning: Style property values shouldn't contain a semicolon. " +
-          'Try "backgroundColor: blue" instead.' +
-          '\n    in div (at **)' +
-          '\n    in Comp (at **)',
-      );
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0])).toEqual(
-        "Warning: Style property values shouldn't contain a semicolon. " +
-          'Try "color: red" instead.' +
-          '\n    in div (at **)' +
-          '\n    in Comp (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+
+    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Comp />, root)).toWarnDev([
+      "Warning: Style property values shouldn't contain a semicolon. " +
+        'Try "backgroundColor: blue" instead.' +
+        '\n    in div (at **)' +
+        '\n    in Comp (at **)',
+      "Warning: Style property values shouldn't contain a semicolon. " +
+        'Try "color: red" instead.' +
+        '\n    in div (at **)' +
+        '\n    in Comp (at **)',
+    ]);
   });
 
   it('should warn about style containing a NaN value', () => {
@@ -222,18 +195,13 @@ describe('CSSPropertyOperations', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const root = document.createElement('div');
-    ReactDOM.render(<Comp />, root);
 
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: `NaN` is an invalid value for the `fontSize` css style property.' +
-          '\n    in div (at **)' +
-          '\n    in Comp (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Comp />, root)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: `NaN` is an invalid value for the `fontSize` css style property.' +
+        '\n    in div (at **)' +
+        '\n    in Comp (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should not warn when setting CSS custom properties', () => {
@@ -256,18 +224,13 @@ describe('CSSPropertyOperations', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const root = document.createElement('div');
-    ReactDOM.render(<Comp />, root);
 
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toEqual(
-        'Warning: `Infinity` is an invalid value for the `fontSize` css style property.' +
-          '\n    in div (at **)' +
-          '\n    in Comp (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Comp />, root)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: `Infinity` is an invalid value for the `fontSize` css style property.' +
+        '\n    in div (at **)' +
+        '\n    in Comp (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should not add units to CSS custom properties', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/DOMPropertyOperations-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/DOMPropertyOperations-test.js
index 8cdf53f1c4..bb7ce8ca54 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/DOMPropertyOperations-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/DOMPropertyOperations-test.js
@@ -151,25 +151,22 @@ describe('DOMPropertyOperations', () => {
 
     it('should not remove attributes for special properties', () => {
       const container = document.createElement('div');
-      spyOnDev(console, 'error');
       ReactDOM.render(
         <input type="text" value="foo" onChange={function() {}} />,
         container,
       );
       expect(container.firstChild.getAttribute('value')).toBe('foo');
       expect(container.firstChild.value).toBe('foo');
-      ReactDOM.render(
-        <input type="text" onChange={function() {}} />,
-        container,
+      expect(() =>
+        ReactDOM.render(
+          <input type="text" onChange={function() {}} />,
+          container,
+        ),
+      ).toWarnDev(
+        'A component is changing a controlled input of type text to be uncontrolled',
       );
       expect(container.firstChild.getAttribute('value')).toBe('foo');
       expect(container.firstChild.value).toBe('foo');
-      if (__DEV__) {
-        expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-        expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-          'A component is changing a controlled input of type text to be uncontrolled',
-        );
-      }
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/EventPluginHub-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/EventPluginHub-test.js
index 3fb1aa72c4..65a3e9246d 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/EventPluginHub-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/EventPluginHub-test.js
@@ -22,21 +22,17 @@ describe('EventPluginHub', () => {
   });
 
   it('should prevent non-function listeners, at dispatch', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    const node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
-      <div onClick="not a function" />,
-    );
-    expect(function() {
-      ReactTestUtils.SimulateNative.click(node);
-    }).toThrowError(
+    let node;
+    expect(() => {
+      node = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        <div onClick="not a function" />,
+      );
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      'Expected `onClick` listener to be a function, instead got a value of `string` type.',
+    );
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.SimulateNative.click(node)).toThrowError(
       'Expected `onClick` listener to be a function, instead got a value of `string` type.',
     );
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Expected `onClick` listener to be a function, instead got a value of `string` type.',
-      );
-    }
   });
 
   it('should not prevent null listeners, at dispatch', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactChildReconciler-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactChildReconciler-test.js
index ebc03fa0ff..20c7e24631 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactChildReconciler-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactChildReconciler-test.js
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ let React;
 let ReactTestUtils;
 
 describe('ReactChildReconciler', () => {
-  function normalizeCodeLocInfo(str) {
-    return str && str.replace(/\(at .+?:\d+\)/g, '(at **)');
-  }
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.resetModules();
 
@@ -46,30 +42,21 @@ describe('ReactChildReconciler', () => {
   }
 
   it('warns for duplicated array keys', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class Component extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return <div>{[<div key="1" />, <div key="1" />]}</div>;
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Keys should be unique so that components maintain their identity ' +
-          'across updates. Non-unique keys may cause children to be ' +
-          'duplicated and/or omitted — the behavior is unsupported and ' +
-          'could change in a future version.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component />)).toWarnDev(
+      'Keys should be unique so that components maintain their identity ' +
+        'across updates. Non-unique keys may cause children to be ' +
+        'duplicated and/or omitted — the behavior is unsupported and ' +
+        'could change in a future version.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('warns for duplicated array keys with component stack info', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class Component extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return <div>{[<div key="1" />, <div key="1" />]}</div>;
@@ -88,49 +75,35 @@ describe('ReactChildReconciler', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<GrandParent />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toContain(
-        'Encountered two children with the same key, `1`. ' +
-          'Keys should be unique so that components maintain their identity ' +
-          'across updates. Non-unique keys may cause children to be ' +
-          'duplicated and/or omitted — the behavior is unsupported and ' +
-          'could change in a future version.',
-        '    in div (at **)\n' +
-          '    in Component (at **)\n' +
-          '    in Parent (at **)\n' +
-          '    in GrandParent (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<GrandParent />)).toWarnDev(
+      'Encountered two children with the same key, `1`. ' +
+        'Keys should be unique so that components maintain their identity ' +
+        'across updates. Non-unique keys may cause children to be ' +
+        'duplicated and/or omitted — the behavior is unsupported and ' +
+        'could change in a future version.',
+      '    in div (at **)\n' +
+        '    in Component (at **)\n' +
+        '    in Parent (at **)\n' +
+        '    in GrandParent (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('warns for duplicated iterable keys', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class Component extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return <div>{createIterable([<div key="1" />, <div key="1" />])}</div>;
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Keys should be unique so that components maintain their identity ' +
-          'across updates. Non-unique keys may cause children to be ' +
-          'duplicated and/or omitted — the behavior is unsupported and ' +
-          'could change in a future version.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component />)).toWarnDev(
+      'Keys should be unique so that components maintain their identity ' +
+        'across updates. Non-unique keys may cause children to be ' +
+        'duplicated and/or omitted — the behavior is unsupported and ' +
+        'could change in a future version.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('warns for duplicated iterable keys with component stack info', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class Component extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return <div>{createIterable([<div key="1" />, <div key="1" />])}</div>;
@@ -149,21 +122,16 @@ describe('ReactChildReconciler', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<GrandParent />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toContain(
-        'Encountered two children with the same key, `1`. ' +
-          'Keys should be unique so that components maintain their identity ' +
-          'across updates. Non-unique keys may cause children to be ' +
-          'duplicated and/or omitted — the behavior is unsupported and ' +
-          'could change in a future version.',
-        '    in div (at **)\n' +
-          '    in Component (at **)\n' +
-          '    in Parent (at **)\n' +
-          '    in GrandParent (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<GrandParent />)).toWarnDev(
+      'Encountered two children with the same key, `1`. ' +
+        'Keys should be unique so that components maintain their identity ' +
+        'across updates. Non-unique keys may cause children to be ' +
+        'duplicated and/or omitted — the behavior is unsupported and ' +
+        'could change in a future version.',
+      '    in div (at **)\n' +
+        '    in Component (at **)\n' +
+        '    in Parent (at **)\n' +
+        '    in GrandParent (at **)',
+    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactChildren-test.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactChildren-test.js
index e9d4948f6c..ce63925434 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactChildren-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactChildren-test.js
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ describe('ReactChildren', () => {
   let React;
   let ReactTestUtils;
 
-  function normalizeCodeLocInfo(str) {
-    return str && str.replace(/at .+?:\d+/g, 'at **');
-  }
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.resetModules();
     React = require('react');
@@ -352,7 +348,6 @@ describe('ReactChildren', () => {
   });
 
   it('should be called for each child in an iterable without keys', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const threeDivIterable = {
       '@@iterator': function() {
         let i = 0;
@@ -374,7 +369,10 @@ describe('ReactChildren', () => {
       return kid;
     });
 
-    const instance = <div>{threeDivIterable}</div>;
+    let instance;
+    expect(() => (instance = <div>{threeDivIterable}</div>)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
+    );
 
     function assertCalls() {
       expect(callback.calls.count()).toBe(3);
@@ -386,13 +384,6 @@ describe('ReactChildren', () => {
 
     React.Children.forEach(instance.props.children, callback, context);
     assertCalls();
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Warning: Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
-      );
-      console.error.calls.reset();
-    }
 
     const mappedChildren = React.Children.map(
       instance.props.children,
@@ -400,9 +391,6 @@ describe('ReactChildren', () => {
       context,
     );
     assertCalls();
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(0);
-    }
     expect(mappedChildren).toEqual([
       <div key=".0" />,
       <div key=".1" />,
@@ -958,28 +946,23 @@ describe('ReactChildren', () => {
 
   describe('with fragments enabled', () => {
     it('warns for keys for arrays of elements in a fragment', () => {
-      spyOnDev(console, 'error');
       class ComponentReturningArray extends React.Component {
         render() {
           return [<div />, <div />];
         }
       }
 
-      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ComponentReturningArray />);
-
-      if (__DEV__) {
-        expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-        expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-          'Warning: ' +
-            'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.' +
-            ' See https://fb.me/react-warning-keys for more information.' +
-            '\n    in ComponentReturningArray (at **)',
-        );
-      }
+      expect(() =>
+        ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ComponentReturningArray />),
+      ).toWarnDev(
+        'Warning: ' +
+          'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.' +
+          ' See https://fb.me/react-warning-keys for more information.' +
+          '\n    in ComponentReturningArray (at **)',
+      );
     });
 
     it('does not warn when there are keys on  elements in a fragment', () => {
-      spyOnDev(console, 'error');
       class ComponentReturningArray extends React.Component {
         render() {
           return [<div key="foo" />, <div key="bar" />];
@@ -987,25 +970,16 @@ describe('ReactChildren', () => {
       }
 
       ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ComponentReturningArray />);
-
-      if (__DEV__) {
-        expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(0);
-      }
     });
 
     it('warns for keys for arrays at the top level', () => {
-      spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
-      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument([<div />, <div />]);
-
-      if (__DEV__) {
-        expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-        expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-          'Warning: ' +
-            'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.' +
-            ' See https://fb.me/react-warning-keys for more information.',
-        );
-      }
+      expect(() =>
+        ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument([<div />, <div />]),
+      ).toWarnDev(
+        'Warning: ' +
+          'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.' +
+          ' See https://fb.me/react-warning-keys for more information.',
+      );
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactCoffeeScriptClass-test.coffee b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactCoffeeScriptClass-test.coffee
index 865487aaaa..5312809363 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactCoffeeScriptClass-test.coffee
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactCoffeeScriptClass-test.coffee
@@ -46,14 +46,12 @@ describe 'ReactCoffeeScriptClass', ->
     expect(Foo.name).toBe 'Foo'
 
   it 'throws if no render function is defined', ->
-    spyOnDev console, 'error'
     class Foo extends React.Component
     expect(->
-      ReactDOM.render React.createElement(Foo), container
-    ).toThrow()
-    if __DEV__
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1)
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain('No `render` method found on the returned component instance')
+      expect(->
+        ReactDOM.render React.createElement(Foo), container
+      ).toThrow()
+    ).toWarnDev('No `render` method found on the returned component instance')
     undefined
 
   it 'renders a simple stateless component with prop', ->
@@ -150,8 +148,6 @@ describe 'ReactCoffeeScriptClass', ->
     undefined
 
   it 'should warn with non-object in the initial state property', ->
-    spyOnDev console, 'error'
-
     [['an array'], 'a string', 1234].forEach (state) ->
       class Foo extends React.Component
         constructor: ->
@@ -160,14 +156,9 @@ describe 'ReactCoffeeScriptClass', ->
         render: ->
           span()
 
-      test React.createElement(Foo), 'SPAN', ''
-      if __DEV__
-        expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe 1
-        expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-          'Foo.state: must be set to an object or null'
-        )
-        console.error.calls.reset()
-
+      expect(->
+        test React.createElement(Foo), 'SPAN', ''
+      ).toWarnDev('Foo.state: must be set to an object or null')
     undefined
 
   it 'should render with null in the initial state property', ->
@@ -287,7 +278,6 @@ describe 'ReactCoffeeScriptClass', ->
 
   it 'warns when classic properties are defined on the instance,
       but does not invoke them.', ->
-    spyOnDev console, 'error'
     getInitialStateWasCalled = false
     getDefaultPropsWasCalled = false
     class Foo extends React.Component
@@ -307,28 +297,20 @@ describe 'ReactCoffeeScriptClass', ->
         span
           className: 'foo'
 
-    test React.createElement(Foo), 'SPAN', 'foo'
+    expect(->
+      test React.createElement(Foo), 'SPAN', 'foo'
+    ).toWarnDev([
+      'getInitialState was defined on Foo, a plain JavaScript class.',
+      'getDefaultProps was defined on Foo, a plain JavaScript class.',
+      'propTypes was defined as an instance property on Foo.',
+      'contextTypes was defined as an instance property on Foo.',
+    ])
     expect(getInitialStateWasCalled).toBe false
     expect(getDefaultPropsWasCalled).toBe false
-    if __DEV__
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe 4
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'getInitialState was defined on Foo, a plain JavaScript class.'
-      )
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0]).toContain(
-        'getDefaultProps was defined on Foo, a plain JavaScript class.'
-      )
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(2)[0]).toContain(
-        'propTypes was defined as an instance property on Foo.'
-      )
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(3)[0]).toContain(
-        'contextTypes was defined as an instance property on Foo.'
-      )
     undefined
 
   it 'does not warn about getInitialState() on class components
       if state is also defined.', ->
-    spyOnDev console, 'error'
     class Foo extends React.Component
       constructor: (props) ->
         super props
@@ -342,12 +324,9 @@ describe 'ReactCoffeeScriptClass', ->
           className: 'foo'
 
     test React.createElement(Foo), 'SPAN', 'foo'
-    if __DEV__
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe 0
     undefined
 
   it 'should warn when misspelling shouldComponentUpdate', ->
-    spyOnDev console, 'error'
     class NamedComponent extends React.Component
       componentShouldUpdate: ->
         false
@@ -356,18 +335,16 @@ describe 'ReactCoffeeScriptClass', ->
         span
           className: 'foo'
 
-    test React.createElement(NamedComponent), 'SPAN', 'foo'
-    if __DEV__
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe 1
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: NamedComponent has a method called componentShouldUpdate().
-         Did you mean shouldComponentUpdate()? The name is phrased as a
-         question because the function is expected to return a value.'
-      )
+    expect(->
+      test React.createElement(NamedComponent), 'SPAN', 'foo'
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: NamedComponent has a method called componentShouldUpdate().
+       Did you mean shouldComponentUpdate()? The name is phrased as a
+       question because the function is expected to return a value.'
+    )
     undefined
 
   it 'should warn when misspelling componentWillReceiveProps', ->
-    spyOnDev console, 'error'
     class NamedComponent extends React.Component
       componentWillRecieveProps: ->
         false
@@ -376,29 +353,27 @@ describe 'ReactCoffeeScriptClass', ->
         span
           className: 'foo'
 
-    test React.createElement(NamedComponent), 'SPAN', 'foo'
-    if __DEV__
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe 1
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: NamedComponent has a method called componentWillRecieveProps().
-         Did you mean componentWillReceiveProps()?'
-      )
+    expect(->
+      test React.createElement(NamedComponent), 'SPAN', 'foo'
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: NamedComponent has a method called componentWillRecieveProps().
+       Did you mean componentWillReceiveProps()?'
+    )
     undefined
 
   it 'should throw AND warn when trying to access classic APIs', ->
-    spyOnDev console, 'warn'
     instance =
       test Inner(name: 'foo'), 'DIV', 'foo'
-    expect(-> instance.replaceState {}).toThrow()
-    expect(-> instance.isMounted()).toThrow()
-    if __DEV__
-      expect(console.warn.calls.count()).toBe 2
-      expect(console.warn.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'replaceState(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes'
-      )
-      expect(console.warn.calls.argsFor(1)[0]).toContain(
-        'isMounted(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes'
-      )
+    expect(->
+      expect(-> instance.replaceState {}).toThrow()
+    ).toLowPriorityWarnDev(
+      'replaceState(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes'
+    )
+    expect(->
+      expect(-> instance.isMounted()).toThrow()
+    ).toLowPriorityWarnDev(
+      'isMounted(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes'
+    )
     undefined
 
   it 'supports this.context passed via getChildContext', ->
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactContextValidator-test.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactContextValidator-test.js
index b2ca14f7d1..1f0be511f1 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactContextValidator-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactContextValidator-test.js
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ let ReactDOM;
 let ReactTestUtils;
 
 describe('ReactContextValidator', () => {
-  function normalizeCodeLocInfo(str) {
-    return str && str.replace(/\(at .+?:\d+\)/g, '(at **)');
-  }
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.resetModules();
 
@@ -161,8 +157,6 @@ describe('ReactContextValidator', () => {
   });
 
   it('should check context types', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class Component extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return <div />;
@@ -172,17 +166,12 @@ describe('ReactContextValidator', () => {
       foo: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     };
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed context type: ' +
-          'The context `foo` is marked as required in `Component`, but its value ' +
-          'is `undefined`.\n' +
-          '    in Component (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component />)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed context type: ' +
+        'The context `foo` is marked as required in `Component`, but its value ' +
+        'is `undefined`.\n' +
+        '    in Component (at **)',
+    );
 
     class ComponentInFooStringContext extends React.Component {
       getChildContext() {
@@ -199,15 +188,11 @@ describe('ReactContextValidator', () => {
       foo: PropTypes.string,
     };
 
+    // No additional errors expected
     ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
       <ComponentInFooStringContext fooValue={'bar'} />,
     );
 
-    // Previous call should not error
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-    }
-
     class ComponentInFooNumberContext extends React.Component {
       getChildContext() {
         return {
@@ -223,25 +208,20 @@ describe('ReactContextValidator', () => {
       foo: PropTypes.number,
     };
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
-      <ComponentInFooNumberContext fooValue={123} />,
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        <ComponentInFooNumberContext fooValue={123} />,
+      ),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed context type: ' +
+        'Invalid context `foo` of type `number` supplied ' +
+        'to `Component`, expected `string`.\n' +
+        '    in Component (at **)\n' +
+        '    in ComponentInFooNumberContext (at **)',
     );
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed context type: ' +
-          'Invalid context `foo` of type `number` supplied ' +
-          'to `Component`, expected `string`.\n' +
-          '    in Component (at **)\n' +
-          '    in ComponentInFooNumberContext (at **)',
-      );
-    }
   });
 
   it('should check child context types', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class Component extends React.Component {
       getChildContext() {
         return this.props.testContext;
@@ -256,46 +236,35 @@ describe('ReactContextValidator', () => {
       bar: PropTypes.number,
     };
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component testContext={{bar: 123}} />);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed child context type: ' +
-          'The child context `foo` is marked as required in `Component`, but its ' +
-          'value is `undefined`.\n' +
-          '    in Component (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component testContext={{bar: 123}} />),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed child context type: ' +
+        'The child context `foo` is marked as required in `Component`, but its ' +
+        'value is `undefined`.\n' +
+        '    in Component (at **)',
+    );
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component testContext={{foo: 123}} />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed child context type: ' +
-          'Invalid child context `foo` of type `number` ' +
-          'supplied to `Component`, expected `string`.\n' +
-          '    in Component (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component testContext={{foo: 123}} />),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed child context type: ' +
+        'Invalid child context `foo` of type `number` ' +
+        'supplied to `Component`, expected `string`.\n' +
+        '    in Component (at **)',
+    );
 
+    // No additional errors expected
     ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
       <Component testContext={{foo: 'foo', bar: 123}} />,
     );
 
     ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component testContext={{foo: 'foo'}} />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      // Previous calls should not log errors
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-    }
   });
 
   // TODO (bvaughn) Remove this test and the associated behavior in the future.
   // It has only been added in Fiber to match the (unintentional) behavior in Stack.
   it('should warn (but not error) if getChildContext method is missing', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class ComponentA extends React.Component {
       static childContextTypes = {
         foo: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
@@ -313,40 +282,28 @@ describe('ReactContextValidator', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ComponentA />);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: ComponentA.childContextTypes is specified but there is no ' +
-          'getChildContext() method on the instance. You can either define ' +
-          'getChildContext() on ComponentA or remove childContextTypes from it.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ComponentA />)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: ComponentA.childContextTypes is specified but there is no ' +
+        'getChildContext() method on the instance. You can either define ' +
+        'getChildContext() on ComponentA or remove childContextTypes from it.',
+    );
 
     // Warnings should be deduped by component type
     ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ComponentA />);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-    }
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ComponentB />);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: ComponentB.childContextTypes is specified but there is no ' +
-          'getChildContext() method on the instance. You can either define ' +
-          'getChildContext() on ComponentB or remove childContextTypes from it.',
-      );
-    }
+
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ComponentB />)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: ComponentB.childContextTypes is specified but there is no ' +
+        'getChildContext() method on the instance. You can either define ' +
+        'getChildContext() on ComponentB or remove childContextTypes from it.',
+    );
   });
 
   // TODO (bvaughn) Remove this test and the associated behavior in the future.
   // It has only been added in Fiber to match the (unintentional) behavior in Stack.
   it('should pass parent context if getChildContext method is missing', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class ParentContextProvider extends React.Component {
       static childContextTypes = {
-        foo: PropTypes.number,
+        foo: PropTypes.string,
       };
       getChildContext() {
         return {
@@ -379,7 +336,15 @@ describe('ReactContextValidator', () => {
       foo: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     };
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ParentContextProvider />);
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ParentContextProvider />),
+    ).toWarnDev([
+      'Warning: MiddleMissingContext.childContextTypes is specified but there is no getChildContext() method on the ' +
+        'instance. You can either define getChildContext() on MiddleMissingContext or remove childContextTypes from ' +
+        'it.',
+      'Warning: Failed context type: The context `bar` is marked as required in `ChildContextConsumer`, but its ' +
+        'value is `undefined`.',
+    ]);
     expect(childContext.bar).toBeUndefined();
     expect(childContext.foo).toBe('FOO');
   });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactES6Class-test.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactES6Class-test.js
index cbf0d36dfb..cbc065e342 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactES6Class-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactES6Class-test.js
@@ -56,17 +56,13 @@ describe('ReactES6Class', () => {
   });
 
   it('throws if no render function is defined', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     class Foo extends React.Component {}
-    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Foo />, container)).toThrow();
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Foo(...): No `render` method found on the returned component ' +
-          'instance: you may have forgotten to define `render`.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Foo />, container)).toThrow(),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Foo(...): No `render` method found on the returned component ' +
+        'instance: you may have forgotten to define `render`.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('renders a simple stateless component with prop', () => {
@@ -164,7 +160,6 @@ describe('ReactES6Class', () => {
   });
 
   it('should warn with non-object in the initial state property', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     [['an array'], 'a string', 1234].forEach(function(state) {
       class Foo extends React.Component {
         constructor() {
@@ -175,14 +170,9 @@ describe('ReactES6Class', () => {
           return <span />;
         }
       }
-      test(<Foo />, 'SPAN', '');
-      if (__DEV__) {
-        expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-        expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-          'Foo.state: must be set to an object or null',
-        );
-        console.error.calls.reset();
-      }
+      expect(() => test(<Foo />, 'SPAN', '')).toWarnDev(
+        'Foo.state: must be set to an object or null',
+      );
     });
   });
 
@@ -310,7 +300,6 @@ describe('ReactES6Class', () => {
   });
 
   it('warns when classic properties are defined on the instance, but does not invoke them.', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     let getDefaultPropsWasCalled = false;
     let getInitialStateWasCalled = false;
     class Foo extends React.Component {
@@ -331,28 +320,18 @@ describe('ReactES6Class', () => {
         return <span className="foo" />;
       }
     }
-    test(<Foo />, 'SPAN', 'foo');
+
+    expect(() => test(<Foo />, 'SPAN', 'foo')).toWarnDev([
+      'getInitialState was defined on Foo, a plain JavaScript class.',
+      'getDefaultProps was defined on Foo, a plain JavaScript class.',
+      'propTypes was defined as an instance property on Foo.',
+      'contextTypes was defined as an instance property on Foo.',
+    ]);
     expect(getInitialStateWasCalled).toBe(false);
     expect(getDefaultPropsWasCalled).toBe(false);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(4);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'getInitialState was defined on Foo, a plain JavaScript class.',
-      );
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0]).toContain(
-        'getDefaultProps was defined on Foo, a plain JavaScript class.',
-      );
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(2)[0]).toContain(
-        'propTypes was defined as an instance property on Foo.',
-      );
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(3)[0]).toContain(
-        'contextTypes was defined as an instance property on Foo.',
-      );
-    }
   });
 
   it('does not warn about getInitialState() on class components if state is also defined.', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     class Foo extends React.Component {
       state = this.getInitialState();
       getInitialState() {
@@ -363,14 +342,9 @@ describe('ReactES6Class', () => {
       }
     }
     test(<Foo />, 'SPAN', 'foo');
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(0);
-    }
   });
 
   it('should warn when misspelling shouldComponentUpdate', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class NamedComponent extends React.Component {
       componentShouldUpdate() {
         return false;
@@ -379,22 +353,16 @@ describe('ReactES6Class', () => {
         return <span className="foo" />;
       }
     }
-    test(<NamedComponent />, 'SPAN', 'foo');
 
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: ' +
-          'NamedComponent has a method called componentShouldUpdate(). Did you ' +
-          'mean shouldComponentUpdate()? The name is phrased as a question ' +
-          'because the function is expected to return a value.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => test(<NamedComponent />, 'SPAN', 'foo')).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: ' +
+        'NamedComponent has a method called componentShouldUpdate(). Did you ' +
+        'mean shouldComponentUpdate()? The name is phrased as a question ' +
+        'because the function is expected to return a value.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn when misspelling componentWillReceiveProps', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class NamedComponent extends React.Component {
       componentWillRecieveProps() {
         return false;
@@ -403,32 +371,26 @@ describe('ReactES6Class', () => {
         return <span className="foo" />;
       }
     }
-    test(<NamedComponent />, 'SPAN', 'foo');
 
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: ' +
-          'NamedComponent has a method called componentWillRecieveProps(). Did ' +
-          'you mean componentWillReceiveProps()?',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => test(<NamedComponent />, 'SPAN', 'foo')).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: ' +
+        'NamedComponent has a method called componentWillRecieveProps(). Did ' +
+        'you mean componentWillReceiveProps()?',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should throw AND warn when trying to access classic APIs', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'warn');
     const instance = test(<Inner name="foo" />, 'DIV', 'foo');
-    expect(() => instance.replaceState({})).toThrow();
-    expect(() => instance.isMounted()).toThrow();
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.warn.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect(console.warn.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'replaceState(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes',
-      );
-      expect(console.warn.calls.argsFor(1)[0]).toContain(
-        'isMounted(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(() => instance.replaceState({})).toThrow(),
+    ).toLowPriorityWarnDev(
+      'replaceState(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes',
+    );
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(() => instance.isMounted()).toThrow(),
+    ).toLowPriorityWarnDev(
+      'isMounted(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes',
+    );
   });
 
   it('supports this.context passed via getChildContext', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElement-test.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElement-test.js
index 1e0b41e0ba..5790767e5b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElement-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElement-test.js
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ describe('ReactElement', () => {
   });
 
   it('should warn when `key` is being accessed on composite element', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const container = document.createElement('div');
     class Child extends React.Component {
       render() {
@@ -76,41 +75,25 @@ describe('ReactElement', () => {
         );
       }
     }
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(0);
-    }
-    ReactDOM.render(<Parent />, container);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Child: `key` is not a prop. Trying to access it will result ' +
-          'in `undefined` being returned. If you need to access the same ' +
-          'value within the child component, you should pass it as a different ' +
-          'prop. (https://fb.me/react-special-props)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Parent />, container)).toWarnDev(
+      'Child: `key` is not a prop. Trying to access it will result ' +
+        'in `undefined` being returned. If you need to access the same ' +
+        'value within the child component, you should pass it as a different ' +
+        'prop. (https://fb.me/react-special-props)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn when `key` is being accessed on a host element', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const element = <div key="3" />;
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(0);
-    }
-    void element.props.key;
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'div: `key` is not a prop. Trying to access it will result ' +
-          'in `undefined` being returned. If you need to access the same ' +
-          'value within the child component, you should pass it as a different ' +
-          'prop. (https://fb.me/react-special-props)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => void element.props.key).toWarnDev(
+      'div: `key` is not a prop. Trying to access it will result ' +
+        'in `undefined` being returned. If you need to access the same ' +
+        'value within the child component, you should pass it as a different ' +
+        'prop. (https://fb.me/react-special-props)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn when `ref` is being accessed', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const container = document.createElement('div');
     class Child extends React.Component {
       render() {
@@ -126,19 +109,12 @@ describe('ReactElement', () => {
         );
       }
     }
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(0);
-    }
-    ReactDOM.render(<Parent />, container);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Child: `ref` is not a prop. Trying to access it will result ' +
-          'in `undefined` being returned. If you need to access the same ' +
-          'value within the child component, you should pass it as a different ' +
-          'prop. (https://fb.me/react-special-props)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Parent />, container)).toWarnDev(
+      'Child: `ref` is not a prop. Trying to access it will result ' +
+        'in `undefined` being returned. If you need to access the same ' +
+        'value within the child component, you should pass it as a different ' +
+        'prop. (https://fb.me/react-special-props)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('allows a string to be passed as the type', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElementClone-test.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElementClone-test.js
index 592fba11b3..d5b08496ba 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElementClone-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElementClone-test.js
@@ -257,16 +257,11 @@ describe('ReactElementClone', () => {
   });
 
   it('warns for keys for arrays of elements in rest args', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
-    React.cloneElement(<div />, null, [<div />, <div />]);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      React.cloneElement(<div />, null, [<div />, <div />]),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('does not warns for arrays of elements with keys', () => {
@@ -282,7 +277,6 @@ describe('ReactElementClone', () => {
   });
 
   it('should check declared prop types after clone', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     class Component extends React.Component {
       static propTypes = {
         color: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
@@ -303,18 +297,16 @@ describe('ReactElementClone', () => {
         });
       }
     }
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(GrandParent));
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
-          'Invalid prop `color` of type `number` supplied to `Component`, ' +
-          'expected `string`.\n' +
-          '    in Component (created by GrandParent)\n' +
-          '    in Parent (created by GrandParent)\n' +
-          '    in GrandParent',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(GrandParent)),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
+        'Invalid prop `color` of type `number` supplied to `Component`, ' +
+        'expected `string`.\n' +
+        '    in Component (created by GrandParent)\n' +
+        '    in Parent (created by GrandParent)\n' +
+        '    in GrandParent',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should ignore key and ref warning getters', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElementValidator-test.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElementValidator-test.js
index 440ab3b5bf..61efff91e7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElementValidator-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactElementValidator-test.js
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ let ReactDOM;
 let ReactTestUtils;
 
 describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
-  function normalizeCodeLocInfo(str) {
-    return str && str.replace(/at .+?:\d+/g, 'at **');
-  }
-
   let ComponentClass;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -39,21 +35,16 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
   });
 
   it('warns for keys for arrays of elements in rest args', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const Component = React.createFactory(ComponentClass);
 
-    Component(null, [Component(), Component()]);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => {
+      Component(null, [Component(), Component()]);
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('warns for keys for arrays of elements with owner info', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const Component = React.createFactory(ComponentClass);
 
     class InnerClass extends React.Component {
@@ -70,59 +61,46 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(ComponentWrapper));
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.' +
-          '\n\nCheck the render method of `InnerClass`. ' +
-          'It was passed a child from ComponentWrapper. ',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => {
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(ComponentWrapper));
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.' +
+        '\n\nCheck the render method of `InnerClass`. ' +
+        'It was passed a child from ComponentWrapper. ',
+    );
   });
 
   it('warns for keys for arrays with no owner or parent info', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     function Anonymous() {
       return <div />;
     }
     Object.defineProperty(Anonymous, 'name', {value: undefined});
 
     const divs = [<div />, <div />];
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Anonymous>{divs}</Anonymous>);
 
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique ' +
-          '"key" prop. See https://fb.me/react-warning-keys for more information.\n' +
-          '    in div (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => {
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Anonymous>{divs}</Anonymous>);
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique ' +
+        '"key" prop. See https://fb.me/react-warning-keys for more information.\n' +
+        '    in div (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('warns for keys for arrays of elements with no owner info', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     const divs = [<div />, <div />];
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<div>{divs}</div>);
 
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique ' +
-          '"key" prop.\n\nCheck the top-level render call using <div>. See ' +
-          'https://fb.me/react-warning-keys for more information.\n' +
-          '    in div (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => {
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<div>{divs}</div>);
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique ' +
+        '"key" prop.\n\nCheck the top-level render call using <div>. See ' +
+        'https://fb.me/react-warning-keys for more information.\n' +
+        '    in div (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('warns for keys with component stack info', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     function Component() {
       return <div>{[<div />, <div />]}</div>;
     }
@@ -135,20 +113,15 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
       return <Parent child={<Component />} />;
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<GrandParent />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique ' +
-          '"key" prop.\n\nCheck the render method of `Component`. See ' +
-          'https://fb.me/react-warning-keys for more information.\n' +
-          '    in div (at **)\n' +
-          '    in Component (at **)\n' +
-          '    in Parent (at **)\n' +
-          '    in GrandParent (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<GrandParent />)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique ' +
+        '"key" prop.\n\nCheck the render method of `Component`. See ' +
+        'https://fb.me/react-warning-keys for more information.\n' +
+        '    in div (at **)\n' +
+        '    in Component (at **)\n' +
+        '    in Parent (at **)\n' +
+        '    in GrandParent (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('does not warn for keys when passing children down', () => {
@@ -170,7 +143,6 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
   });
 
   it('warns for keys for iterables of elements in rest args', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const Component = React.createFactory(ComponentClass);
 
     const iterable = {
@@ -185,14 +157,9 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
       },
     };
 
-    Component(null, iterable);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => Component(null, iterable)).toWarnDev(
+      'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('does not warns for arrays of elements with keys', () => {
@@ -238,7 +205,6 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
     // In this test, we're making sure that if a proptype error is found in a
     // component, we give a small hint as to which parent instantiated that
     // component as per warnings about key usage in ReactElementValidator.
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     function MyComp(props) {
       return React.createElement('div', null, 'My color is ' + props.color);
     }
@@ -248,89 +214,72 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
     function ParentComp() {
       return React.createElement(MyComp, {color: 123});
     }
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(ParentComp));
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
-          'Invalid prop `color` of type `number` supplied to `MyComp`, ' +
-          'expected `string`.\n' +
-          '    in MyComp (created by ParentComp)\n' +
-          '    in ParentComp',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => {
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(ParentComp));
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
+        'Invalid prop `color` of type `number` supplied to `MyComp`, ' +
+        'expected `string`.\n' +
+        '    in MyComp (created by ParentComp)\n' +
+        '    in ParentComp',
+    );
   });
 
   it('gives a helpful error when passing invalid types', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    React.createElement(undefined);
-    React.createElement(null);
-    React.createElement(true);
-    React.createElement({x: 17});
-    React.createElement({});
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(5);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
-          '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
-          'components) but got: undefined. You likely forgot to export your ' +
-          "component from the file it's defined in, or you might have mixed up " +
-          'default and named imports.',
-      );
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
-          '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
-          'components) but got: null.',
-      );
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(2)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
-          '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
-          'components) but got: boolean.',
-      );
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(3)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
-          '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
-          'components) but got: object.',
-      );
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(4)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
-          '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
-          'components) but got: object. You likely forgot to export your ' +
-          "component from the file it's defined in, or you might have mixed up " +
-          'default and named imports.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => {
+      React.createElement(undefined);
+      React.createElement(null);
+      React.createElement(true);
+      React.createElement({x: 17});
+      React.createElement({});
+    }).toWarnDev([
+      'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
+        '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
+        'components) but got: undefined. You likely forgot to export your ' +
+        "component from the file it's defined in, or you might have mixed up " +
+        'default and named imports.',
+      'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
+        '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
+        'components) but got: null.',
+      'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
+        '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
+        'components) but got: boolean.',
+      'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
+        '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
+        'components) but got: object.',
+      'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
+        '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
+        'components) but got: object. You likely forgot to export your ' +
+        "component from the file it's defined in, or you might have mixed up " +
+        'default and named imports.',
+    ]);
+
+    // Should not log any additional warnings
     React.createElement('div');
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(5);
-    }
   });
 
   it('includes the owner name when passing null, undefined, boolean, or number', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     function ParentComp() {
       return React.createElement(null);
     }
-    expect(function() {
-      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(ParentComp));
-    }).toThrowError(
-      'Element type is invalid: expected a string (for built-in components) ' +
-        'or a class/function (for composite components) but got: null.' +
-        (__DEV__ ? '\n\nCheck the render method of `ParentComp`.' : ''),
-    );
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
-          '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
-          'components) but got: null.' +
-          '\n\nCheck the render method of `ParentComp`.\n    in ParentComp',
+
+    expect(() => {
+      expect(() => {
+        ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(ParentComp));
+      }).toThrowError(
+        'Element type is invalid: expected a string (for built-in components) ' +
+          'or a class/function (for composite components) but got: null.' +
+          (__DEV__ ? '\n\nCheck the render method of `ParentComp`.' : ''),
       );
-    }
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
+        '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
+        'components) but got: null.' +
+        '\n\nCheck the render method of `ParentComp`.\n    in ParentComp',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should check default prop values', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class Component extends React.Component {
       static propTypes = {prop: PropTypes.string.isRequired};
       static defaultProps = {prop: null};
@@ -339,21 +288,16 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(Component));
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `prop` is marked as required in ' +
-          '`Component`, but its value is `null`.\n' +
-          '    in Component',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(Component)),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `prop` is marked as required in ' +
+        '`Component`, but its value is `null`.\n' +
+        '    in Component',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should not check the default for explicit null', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class Component extends React.Component {
       static propTypes = {prop: PropTypes.string.isRequired};
       static defaultProps = {prop: 'text'};
@@ -362,23 +306,18 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
-      React.createElement(Component, {prop: null}),
-    );
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `prop` is marked as required in ' +
-          '`Component`, but its value is `null`.\n' +
-          '    in Component',
+    expect(() => {
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        React.createElement(Component, {prop: null}),
       );
-    }
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `prop` is marked as required in ' +
+        '`Component`, but its value is `null`.\n' +
+        '    in Component',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should check declared prop types', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class Component extends React.Component {
       static propTypes = {
         prop: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
@@ -388,36 +327,26 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(Component));
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
-      React.createElement(Component, {prop: 42}),
-    );
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
-          'The prop `prop` is marked as required in `Component`, but its value ' +
-          'is `undefined`.\n' +
-          '    in Component',
+    expect(() => {
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(React.createElement(Component));
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        React.createElement(Component, {prop: 42}),
       );
+    }).toWarnDev([
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
+        'The prop `prop` is marked as required in `Component`, but its value ' +
+        'is `undefined`.\n' +
+        '    in Component',
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
+        'Invalid prop `prop` of type `number` supplied to ' +
+        '`Component`, expected `string`.\n' +
+        '    in Component',
+    ]);
 
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
-          'Invalid prop `prop` of type `number` supplied to ' +
-          '`Component`, expected `string`.\n' +
-          '    in Component',
-      );
-    }
-
+    // Should not error for strings
     ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
       React.createElement(Component, {prop: 'string'}),
     );
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      // Should not error for strings
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-    }
   });
 
   it('should warn if a PropType creator is used as a PropType', () => {
@@ -432,24 +361,20 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
-      React.createElement(Component, {myProp: {value: 'hi'}}),
-    );
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Component: type specification of prop `myProp` is invalid; ' +
-          'the type checker function must return `null` or an `Error` but ' +
-          'returned a function. You may have forgotten to pass an argument to ' +
-          'the type checker creator (arrayOf, instanceOf, objectOf, oneOf, ' +
-          'oneOfType, and shape all require an argument).',
+    expect(() => {
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        React.createElement(Component, {myProp: {value: 'hi'}}),
       );
-    }
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Component: type specification of prop `myProp` is invalid; ' +
+        'the type checker function must return `null` or an `Error` but ' +
+        'returned a function. You may have forgotten to pass an argument to ' +
+        'the type checker creator (arrayOf, instanceOf, objectOf, oneOf, ' +
+        'oneOfType, and shape all require an argument).',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn if component declares PropTypes instead of propTypes', () => {
-    spyOnDevAndProd(console, 'error');
     class MisspelledPropTypesComponent extends React.Component {
       static PropTypes = {
         prop: PropTypes.string,
@@ -459,37 +384,29 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
-      React.createElement(MisspelledPropTypesComponent, {prop: 'Hi'}),
-    );
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Component MisspelledPropTypesComponent declared `PropTypes` ' +
-          'instead of `propTypes`. Did you misspell the property assignment?',
+    expect(() => {
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        React.createElement(MisspelledPropTypesComponent, {prop: 'Hi'}),
       );
-    }
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Component MisspelledPropTypesComponent declared `PropTypes` ' +
+        'instead of `propTypes`. Did you misspell the property assignment?',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn when accessing .type on an element factory', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'warn');
     function TestComponent() {
       return <div />;
     }
-    const TestFactory = React.createFactory(TestComponent);
-    expect(TestFactory.type).toBe(TestComponent);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.warn.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.warn.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Factory.type is deprecated. Access the class directly before ' +
-          'passing it to createFactory.',
-      );
-    }
+
+    let TestFactory = React.createFactory(TestComponent);
+    expect(() => TestFactory.type).toLowPriorityWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Factory.type is deprecated. Access the class directly before ' +
+        'passing it to createFactory.',
+    );
+
     // Warn once, not again
     expect(TestFactory.type).toBe(TestComponent);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.warn.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-    }
   });
 
   it('does not warn when using DOM node as children', () => {
@@ -544,18 +461,15 @@ describe('ReactElementValidator', () => {
   });
 
   it('does not blow up on key warning with undefined type', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const Foo = undefined;
-    void <Foo>{[<div />]}</Foo>;
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
-          '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
-          'components) but got: undefined. You likely forgot to export your ' +
-          "component from the file it's defined in, or you might have mixed up " +
-          'default and named imports.\n\nCheck your code at **.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => {
+      void <Foo>{[<div />]}</Foo>;
+    }).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
+        '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
+        'components) but got: undefined. You likely forgot to export your ' +
+        "component from the file it's defined in, or you might have mixed up " +
+        'default and named imports.\n\nCheck your code at **.',
+    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactJSXElementValidator-test.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactJSXElementValidator-test.js
index b533703600..741d978de7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactJSXElementValidator-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactJSXElementValidator-test.js
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ let ReactTestUtils;
 let PropTypes;
 
 describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
-  function normalizeCodeLocInfo(str) {
-    return str && str.replace(/at .+?:\d+/g, 'at **');
-  }
-
   let Component;
   let RequiredPropComponent;
 
@@ -48,23 +44,16 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
   });
 
   it('warns for keys for arrays of elements in children position', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
-      <Component>{[<Component />, <Component />]}</Component>,
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        <Component>{[<Component />, <Component />]}</Component>,
+      ),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
     );
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
-      );
-    }
   });
 
   it('warns for keys for arrays of elements with owner info', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class InnerComponent extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return <Component>{this.props.childSet}</Component>;
@@ -77,21 +66,16 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ComponentWrapper />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.' +
-          '\n\nCheck the render method of `InnerComponent`. ' +
-          'It was passed a child from ComponentWrapper. ',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ComponentWrapper />),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.' +
+        '\n\nCheck the render method of `InnerComponent`. ' +
+        'It was passed a child from ComponentWrapper. ',
+    );
   });
 
   it('warns for keys for iterables of elements in rest args', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     const iterable = {
       '@@iterator': function() {
         let i = 0;
@@ -104,14 +88,11 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
       },
     };
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component>{iterable}</Component>);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Component>{iterable}</Component>),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Each child in an array or iterator should have a unique "key" prop.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('does not warn for arrays of elements with keys', () => {
@@ -173,7 +154,6 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
     // In this test, we're making sure that if a proptype error is found in a
     // component, we give a small hint as to which parent instantiated that
     // component as per warnings about key usage in ReactElementValidator.
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     class MyComp extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return <div>My color is {this.color}</div>;
@@ -187,20 +167,16 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
         return <MyComp color={123} />;
       }
     }
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ParentComp />);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
-          'Invalid prop `color` of type `number` supplied to `MyComp`, ' +
-          'expected `string`.\n' +
-          '    in MyComp (at **)\n' +
-          '    in ParentComp (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<ParentComp />)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
+        'Invalid prop `color` of type `number` supplied to `MyComp`, ' +
+        'expected `string`.\n' +
+        '    in MyComp (at **)\n' +
+        '    in ParentComp (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should update component stack after receiving next element', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     function MyComp() {
       return null;
     }
@@ -221,21 +197,16 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
 
     const container = document.createElement('div');
     ReactDOM.render(<ParentComp warn={false} />, container);
-    ReactDOM.render(<ParentComp warn={true} />, container);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      // The warning should have the full stack with line numbers.
-      // If it doesn't, it means we're using information from the old element.
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
-          'Invalid prop `color` of type `number` supplied to `MyComp`, ' +
-          'expected `string`.\n' +
-          '    in MyComp (at **)\n' +
-          '    in MiddleComp (at **)\n' +
-          '    in ParentComp (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactDOM.render(<ParentComp warn={true} />, container),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
+        'Invalid prop `color` of type `number` supplied to `MyComp`, ' +
+        'expected `string`.\n' +
+        '    in MyComp (at **)\n' +
+        '    in MiddleComp (at **)\n' +
+        '    in ParentComp (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('gives a helpful error when passing null, undefined, or boolean', () => {
@@ -243,100 +214,72 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
     const Null = null;
     const True = true;
     const Div = 'div';
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    void <Undefined />;
-    void <Null />;
-    void <True />;
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(3);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
-          '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
-          'components) but got: undefined. You likely forgot to export your ' +
-          "component from the file it's defined in, or you might have mixed up " +
-          'default and named imports.' +
-          '\n\nCheck your code at **.',
-      );
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
-          '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
-          'components) but got: null.' +
-          '\n\nCheck your code at **.',
-      );
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(2)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
-          '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
-          'components) but got: boolean.' +
-          '\n\nCheck your code at **.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => void <Undefined />).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
+        '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
+        'components) but got: undefined. You likely forgot to export your ' +
+        "component from the file it's defined in, or you might have mixed up " +
+        'default and named imports.' +
+        '\n\nCheck your code at **.',
+    );
+    expect(() => void <Null />).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
+        '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
+        'components) but got: null.' +
+        '\n\nCheck your code at **.',
+    );
+    expect(() => void <True />).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string ' +
+        '(for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite ' +
+        'components) but got: boolean.' +
+        '\n\nCheck your code at **.',
+    );
+    // No error expected
     void <Div />;
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(3);
-    }
   });
 
   it('should check default prop values', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     RequiredPropComponent.defaultProps = {prop: null};
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<RequiredPropComponent />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `prop` is marked as required in ' +
-          '`RequiredPropComponent`, but its value is `null`.\n' +
-          '    in RequiredPropComponent (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<RequiredPropComponent />),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `prop` is marked as required in ' +
+        '`RequiredPropComponent`, but its value is `null`.\n' +
+        '    in RequiredPropComponent (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should not check the default for explicit null', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<RequiredPropComponent prop={null} />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `prop` is marked as required in ' +
-          '`RequiredPropComponent`, but its value is `null`.\n' +
-          '    in RequiredPropComponent (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<RequiredPropComponent prop={null} />),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `prop` is marked as required in ' +
+        '`RequiredPropComponent`, but its value is `null`.\n' +
+        '    in RequiredPropComponent (at **)',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should check declared prop types', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<RequiredPropComponent />);
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<RequiredPropComponent prop={42} />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
-          'The prop `prop` is marked as required in `RequiredPropComponent`, but ' +
-          'its value is `undefined`.\n' +
-          '    in RequiredPropComponent (at **)',
-      );
-
-      expect(normalizeCodeLocInfo(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0])).toBe(
-        'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
-          'Invalid prop `prop` of type `number` supplied to ' +
-          '`RequiredPropComponent`, expected `string`.\n' +
-          '    in RequiredPropComponent (at **)',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<RequiredPropComponent />),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
+        'The prop `prop` is marked as required in `RequiredPropComponent`, but ' +
+        'its value is `undefined`.\n' +
+        '    in RequiredPropComponent (at **)',
+    );
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<RequiredPropComponent prop={42} />),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Failed prop type: ' +
+        'Invalid prop `prop` of type `number` supplied to ' +
+        '`RequiredPropComponent`, expected `string`.\n' +
+        '    in RequiredPropComponent (at **)',
+    );
 
+    // Should not error for strings
     ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<RequiredPropComponent prop="string" />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      // Should not error for strings
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-    }
   });
 
   it('should warn on invalid prop types', () => {
@@ -344,7 +287,6 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
     // for us to issue a warning earlier than element creation when the error
     // actually occurs. Since this step is skipped in production, we should just
     // warn instead of throwing for this case.
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     class NullPropTypeComponent extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return <span>{this.props.prop}</span>;
@@ -353,18 +295,15 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
     NullPropTypeComponent.propTypes = {
       prop: null,
     };
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<NullPropTypeComponent />);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'NullPropTypeComponent: prop type `prop` is invalid; it must be a ' +
-          'function, usually from the `prop-types` package,',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<NullPropTypeComponent />),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'NullPropTypeComponent: prop type `prop` is invalid; it must be a ' +
+        'function, usually from the `prop-types` package,',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn on invalid context types', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     class NullContextTypeComponent extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return <span>{this.props.prop}</span>;
@@ -373,18 +312,15 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
     NullContextTypeComponent.contextTypes = {
       prop: null,
     };
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<NullContextTypeComponent />);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'NullContextTypeComponent: context type `prop` is invalid; it must ' +
-          'be a function, usually from the `prop-types` package,',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<NullContextTypeComponent />),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'NullContextTypeComponent: context type `prop` is invalid; it must ' +
+        'be a function, usually from the `prop-types` package,',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn if getDefaultProps is specificed on the class', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     class GetDefaultPropsComponent extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return <span>{this.props.prop}</span>;
@@ -393,18 +329,15 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
     GetDefaultPropsComponent.getDefaultProps = () => ({
       prop: 'foo',
     });
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<GetDefaultPropsComponent />);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'getDefaultProps is only used on classic React.createClass definitions.' +
-          ' Use a static property named `defaultProps` instead.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<GetDefaultPropsComponent />),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'getDefaultProps is only used on classic React.createClass definitions.' +
+        ' Use a static property named `defaultProps` instead.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn if component declares PropTypes instead of propTypes', () => {
-    spyOnDevAndProd(console, 'error');
     class MisspelledPropTypesComponent extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return <span>{this.props.prop}</span>;
@@ -413,46 +346,30 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
     MisspelledPropTypesComponent.PropTypes = {
       prop: PropTypes.string,
     };
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
-      <MisspelledPropTypesComponent prop="hi" />,
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        <MisspelledPropTypesComponent prop="hi" />,
+      ),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Component MisspelledPropTypesComponent declared `PropTypes` ' +
+        'instead of `propTypes`. Did you misspell the property assignment?',
     );
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Component MisspelledPropTypesComponent declared `PropTypes` ' +
-          'instead of `propTypes`. Did you misspell the property assignment?',
-      );
-    }
   });
 
   it('warns for fragments with illegal attributes', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class Foo extends React.Component {
       render() {
-        return (
-          <React.Fragment a={1} b={2}>
-            hello
-          </React.Fragment>
-        );
+        return <React.Fragment a={1}>hello</React.Fragment>;
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Foo />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain('Invalid prop `');
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        '` supplied to `React.Fragment`. React.Fragment ' +
-          'can only have `key` and `children` props.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Foo />)).toWarnDev(
+      'Invalid prop `a` supplied to `React.Fragment`. React.Fragment ' +
+        'can only have `key` and `children` props.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('warns for fragments with refs', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class Foo extends React.Component {
       render() {
         return (
@@ -466,14 +383,9 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
       }
     }
 
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Foo />);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Invalid attribute `ref` supplied to `React.Fragment`.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Foo />)).toWarnDev(
+      'Invalid attribute `ref` supplied to `React.Fragment`.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('does not warn for fragments of multiple elements without keys', () => {
@@ -486,21 +398,14 @@ describe('ReactJSXElementValidator', () => {
   });
 
   it('warns for fragments of multiple elements with same key', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
-    ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
-      <React.Fragment>
-        <span key="a">1</span>
-        <span key="a">2</span>
-        <span key="b">3</span>
-      </React.Fragment>,
-    );
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'Encountered two children with the same key, `a`.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+        <React.Fragment>
+          <span key="a">1</span>
+          <span key="a">2</span>
+          <span key="b">3</span>
+        </React.Fragment>,
+      ),
+    ).toWarnDev('Encountered two children with the same key, `a`.');
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactPureComponent-test.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactPureComponent-test.js
index cfa7325619..776f7a2cc1 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactPureComponent-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactPureComponent-test.js
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ describe('ReactPureComponent', () => {
   });
 
   it('can override shouldComponentUpdate', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     let renders = 0;
     class Component extends React.PureComponent {
       render() {
@@ -73,18 +72,15 @@ describe('ReactPureComponent', () => {
         return true;
       }
     }
+
     const container = document.createElement('div');
+    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Component />, container)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: ' +
+        'Component has a method called shouldComponentUpdate(). ' +
+        'shouldComponentUpdate should not be used when extending React.PureComponent. ' +
+        'Please extend React.Component if shouldComponentUpdate is used.',
+    );
     ReactDOM.render(<Component />, container);
-    ReactDOM.render(<Component />, container);
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: ' +
-          'Component has a method called shouldComponentUpdate(). ' +
-          'shouldComponentUpdate should not be used when extending React.PureComponent. ' +
-          'Please extend React.Component if shouldComponentUpdate is used.',
-      );
-    }
     expect(renders).toBe(2);
   });
 
@@ -103,8 +99,6 @@ describe('ReactPureComponent', () => {
   });
 
   it('should warn when shouldComponentUpdate is defined on React.PureComponent', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     class PureComponent extends React.PureComponent {
       shouldComponentUpdate() {
         return true;
@@ -114,16 +108,11 @@ describe('ReactPureComponent', () => {
       }
     }
     const container = document.createElement('div');
-    ReactDOM.render(<PureComponent />, container);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: ' +
-          'PureComponent has a method called shouldComponentUpdate(). ' +
-          'shouldComponentUpdate should not be used when extending React.PureComponent. ' +
-          'Please extend React.Component if shouldComponentUpdate is used.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<PureComponent />, container)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: ' +
+        'PureComponent has a method called shouldComponentUpdate(). ' +
+        'shouldComponentUpdate should not be used when extending React.PureComponent. ' +
+        'Please extend React.Component if shouldComponentUpdate is used.',
+    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactTypeScriptClass-test.ts b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactTypeScriptClass-test.ts
index 76b3b34937..3604af9da7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactTypeScriptClass-test.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/ReactTypeScriptClass-test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Inner extends React.Component {
   render() {
     attachedListener = this.props.onClick;
     renderedName = this.props.name;
-    return React.createElement('div', { className: this.props.name });
+    return React.createElement('div', {className: this.props.name});
   }
 }
 
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ function test(element, expectedTag, expectedClassName) {
 
 // it preserves the name of the class for use in error messages
 // it throws if no render function is defined
-class Empty extends React.Component { }
+class Empty extends React.Component {}
 
 // it renders a simple stateless component with prop
 class SimpleStateless extends React.Component {
-  props : any;
+  props: any;
   render() {
     return React.createElement(Inner, {name: this.props.bar});
   }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class SimpleStateless extends React.Component {
 // it renders based on state using initial values in this.props
 class InitialState extends React.Component {
   state = {
-    bar: this.props.initialValue
+    bar: this.props.initialValue,
   };
   render() {
     return React.createElement('span', {className: this.state.bar});
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ class InitialState extends React.Component {
 class StateBasedOnProps extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
-    this.state = { bar: props.initialValue };
+    this.state = {bar: props.initialValue};
   }
   changeState() {
-    this.setState({ bar: 'bar' });
+    this.setState({bar: 'bar'});
   }
   render() {
     if (this.state.bar === 'foo') {
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ class StateBasedOnProps extends React.Component {
 class StateBasedOnContext extends React.Component {
   static contextTypes = {
     tag: PropTypes.string,
-    className: PropTypes.string
+    className: PropTypes.string,
   };
   state = {
     tag: this.context.tag,
-    className: this.context.className
+    className: this.context.className,
   };
   render() {
     const Tag = this.state.tag;
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ class StateBasedOnContext extends React.Component {
 class ProvideChildContextTypes extends React.Component {
   static childContextTypes = {
     tag: PropTypes.string,
-    className: PropTypes.string
+    className: PropTypes.string,
   };
   getChildContext() {
-    return { tag: 'span', className: 'foo' };
+    return {tag: 'span', className: 'foo'};
   }
   render() {
     return React.createElement(StateBasedOnContext);
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ class ProvideChildContextTypes extends React.Component {
 let renderCount = 0;
 class RenderOnce extends React.Component {
   state = {
-    bar: this.props.initialValue
+    bar: this.props.initialValue,
   };
   componentWillMount() {
-    this.setState({ bar: 'bar' });
+    this.setState({bar: 'bar'});
   }
   render() {
     renderCount++;
@@ -157,57 +157,54 @@ class NullState extends React.Component {
 // it setState through an event handler
 class BoundEventHandler extends React.Component {
   state = {
-    bar: this.props.initialValue
+    bar: this.props.initialValue,
   };
   handleClick = () => {
-    this.setState({ bar: 'bar' });
+    this.setState({bar: 'bar'});
   };
   render() {
-    return (
-      React.createElement(Inner, {
-        name: this.state.bar,
-        onClick: this.handleClick
-      })
-    );
+    return React.createElement(Inner, {
+      name: this.state.bar,
+      onClick: this.handleClick,
+    });
   }
 }
 
 // it should not implicitly bind event handlers
 class UnboundEventHandler extends React.Component {
   state = {
-    bar: this.props.initialValue
+    bar: this.props.initialValue,
   };
   handleClick() {
-    this.setState({ bar: 'bar' });
+    this.setState({bar: 'bar'});
   }
   render() {
-    return React.createElement(
-      Inner, { name: this.state.bar, onClick: this.handleClick }
-    );
+    return React.createElement(Inner, {
+      name: this.state.bar,
+      onClick: this.handleClick,
+    });
   }
 }
 
 // it renders using forceUpdate even when there is no state
 class ForceUpdateWithNoState extends React.Component {
-  mutativeValue : string = this.props.initialValue;
+  mutativeValue: string = this.props.initialValue;
   handleClick() {
     this.mutativeValue = 'bar';
     this.forceUpdate();
   }
   render() {
-    return (
-      React.createElement(Inner, {
-        name: this.mutativeValue,
-        onClick: this.handleClick.bind(this)}
-      )
-    );
+    return React.createElement(Inner, {
+      name: this.mutativeValue,
+      onClick: this.handleClick.bind(this),
+    });
   }
 }
 
 // it will call all the normal life cycle methods
 let lifeCycles = [];
 class NormalLifeCycles extends React.Component {
-  props : any;
+  props: any;
   state = {};
   componentWillMount() {
     lifeCycles.push('will-mount');
@@ -278,15 +275,15 @@ class MisspelledComponent2 extends React.Component {
 
 // it supports this.context passed via getChildContext
 class ReadContext extends React.Component {
-  static contextTypes = { bar: PropTypes.string };
+  static contextTypes = {bar: PropTypes.string};
   render() {
-    return React.createElement('div', { className: this.context.bar });
+    return React.createElement('div', {className: this.context.bar});
   }
 }
 class ProvideContext extends React.Component {
-  static childContextTypes = { bar: PropTypes.string };
+  static childContextTypes = {bar: PropTypes.string};
   getChildContext() {
-    return { bar: 'bar-through-context' };
+    return {bar: 'bar-through-context'};
   }
   render() {
     return React.createElement(ReadContext);
@@ -303,7 +300,6 @@ class ClassicRefs extends React.Component {
 // Describe the actual test cases.
 
 describe('ReactTypeScriptClass', function() {
-
   beforeEach(function() {
     container = document.createElement('div');
     attachedListener = null;
@@ -315,17 +311,14 @@ describe('ReactTypeScriptClass', function() {
   });
 
   it('throws if no render function is defined', function() {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
-    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(React.createElement(Empty), container)).toThrow();
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Empty(...): No `render` method found on the returned ' +
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(() =>
+        ReactDOM.render(React.createElement(Empty), container)
+      ).toThrow()
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Empty(...): No `render` method found on the returned ' +
         'component instance: you may have forgotten to define `render`.'
-      );
-    }
+    );
   });
 
   it('renders a simple stateless component with prop', function() {
@@ -362,31 +355,15 @@ describe('ReactTypeScriptClass', function() {
   });
 
   it('should warn with non-object in the initial state property', function() {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    test(React.createElement(ArrayState), 'SPAN', '');
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'ArrayState.state: must be set to an object or null'
-      );
-      (<any>console.error).calls.reset()
-    }
-    test(React.createElement(StringState), 'SPAN', '');
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'StringState.state: must be set to an object or null'
-      );
-      (<any>console.error).calls.reset()
-    }
-    test(React.createElement(NumberState), 'SPAN', '');
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'NumberState.state: must be set to an object or null'
-      );
-      (<any>console.error).calls.reset()
-    }
+    expect(() => test(React.createElement(ArrayState), 'SPAN', '')).toWarnDev(
+      'ArrayState.state: must be set to an object or null'
+    );
+    expect(() => test(React.createElement(StringState), 'SPAN', '')).toWarnDev(
+      'StringState.state: must be set to an object or null'
+    );
+    expect(() => test(React.createElement(NumberState), 'SPAN', '')).toWarnDev(
+      'NumberState.state: must be set to an object or null'
+    );
   });
 
   it('should render with null in the initial state property', function() {
@@ -425,121 +402,103 @@ describe('ReactTypeScriptClass', function() {
   it('will call all the normal life cycle methods', function() {
     lifeCycles = [];
     test(React.createElement(NormalLifeCycles, {value: 'foo'}), 'SPAN', 'foo');
-    expect(lifeCycles).toEqual([
-      'will-mount',
-      'did-mount'
-    ]);
+    expect(lifeCycles).toEqual(['will-mount', 'did-mount']);
     lifeCycles = []; // reset
     test(React.createElement(NormalLifeCycles, {value: 'bar'}), 'SPAN', 'bar');
     expect(lifeCycles).toEqual([
-      'receive-props', { value: 'bar' },
-      'should-update', { value: 'bar' }, {},
-      'will-update', { value: 'bar' }, {},
-      'did-update', { value: 'foo' }, {}
+      'receive-props',
+      {value: 'bar'},
+      'should-update',
+      {value: 'bar'},
+      {},
+      'will-update',
+      {value: 'bar'},
+      {},
+      'did-update',
+      {value: 'foo'},
+      {},
     ]);
     lifeCycles = []; // reset
     ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(container);
-    expect(lifeCycles).toEqual([
-      'will-unmount'
-    ]);
+    expect(lifeCycles).toEqual(['will-unmount']);
   });
 
-  it('warns when classic properties are defined on the instance, ' +
-     'but does not invoke them.', function() {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    getInitialStateWasCalled = false;
-    getDefaultPropsWasCalled = false;
-    test(React.createElement(ClassicProperties), 'SPAN', 'foo');
-    expect(getInitialStateWasCalled).toBe(false);
-    expect(getDefaultPropsWasCalled).toBe(false);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.count()).toBe(4);
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
+  it(
+    'warns when classic properties are defined on the instance, ' +
+      'but does not invoke them.',
+    function() {
+      getInitialStateWasCalled = false;
+      getDefaultPropsWasCalled = false;
+      expect(() =>
+        test(React.createElement(ClassicProperties), 'SPAN', 'foo')
+      ).toWarnDev([
         'getInitialState was defined on ClassicProperties, ' +
-        'a plain JavaScript class.'
-      );
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.argsFor(1)[0]).toContain(
+          'a plain JavaScript class.',
         'getDefaultProps was defined on ClassicProperties, ' +
-        'a plain JavaScript class.'
-      );
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.argsFor(2)[0]).toContain(
-        'propTypes was defined as an instance property on ClassicProperties.'
-      );
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.argsFor(3)[0]).toContain(
-        'contextTypes was defined as an instance property on ClassicProperties.'
-      );
+          'a plain JavaScript class.',
+        'propTypes was defined as an instance property on ClassicProperties.',
+        'contextTypes was defined as an instance property on ClassicProperties.',
+      ]);
+      expect(getInitialStateWasCalled).toBe(false);
+      expect(getDefaultPropsWasCalled).toBe(false);
     }
-  });
+  );
 
-  it('does not warn about getInitialState() on class components ' +
-     'if state is also defined.', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
-    class Example extends React.Component {
-      state = {};
-      getInitialState() {
-        return {};
+  it(
+    'does not warn about getInitialState() on class components ' +
+      'if state is also defined.',
+    () => {
+      class Example extends React.Component {
+        state = {};
+        getInitialState() {
+          return {};
+        }
+        render() {
+          return React.createElement('span', {className: 'foo'});
+        }
       }
-      render() {
-        return React.createElement('span', {className: 'foo'});
-      }
-    }
 
-    test(React.createElement(Example), 'SPAN', 'foo');
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.count()).toBe(0);
+      test(React.createElement(Example), 'SPAN', 'foo');
     }
-  });
+  );
 
   it('should warn when misspelling shouldComponentUpdate', function() {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
-    test(React.createElement(MisspelledComponent1), 'SPAN', 'foo');
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: ' +
+    expect(() =>
+      test(React.createElement(MisspelledComponent1), 'SPAN', 'foo')
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: ' +
         'MisspelledComponent1 has a method called componentShouldUpdate(). Did ' +
         'you mean shouldComponentUpdate()? The name is phrased as a question ' +
         'because the function is expected to return a value.'
-      );
-    }
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn when misspelling componentWillReceiveProps', function() {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
-    test(React.createElement(MisspelledComponent2), 'SPAN', 'foo');
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect((<any>console.error).calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: ' +
+    expect(() =>
+      test(React.createElement(MisspelledComponent2), 'SPAN', 'foo')
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: ' +
         'MisspelledComponent2 has a method called componentWillRecieveProps(). ' +
         'Did you mean componentWillReceiveProps()?'
-      );
-    }
+    );
   });
 
   it('should throw AND warn when trying to access classic APIs', function() {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'warn');
     const instance = test(
       React.createElement(Inner, {name: 'foo'}),
-      'DIV','foo'
+      'DIV',
+      'foo'
+    );
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(() => instance.replaceState({})).toThrow()
+    ).toLowPriorityWarnDev(
+      'replaceState(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes'
+    );
+    expect(() =>
+      expect(() => instance.isMounted()).toThrow()
+    ).toLowPriorityWarnDev(
+      'isMounted(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes'
     );
-    expect(() => instance.replaceState({})).toThrow();
-    expect(() => instance.isMounted()).toThrow();
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect((<any>console.warn).calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect((<any>console.warn).calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toContain(
-        'replaceState(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes'
-      );
-      expect((<any>console.warn).calls.argsFor(1)[0]).toContain(
-        'isMounted(...) is deprecated in plain JavaScript React classes'
-      );
-    }
   });
 
   it('supports this.context passed via getChildContext', function() {
@@ -560,5 +519,4 @@ describe('ReactTypeScriptClass', function() {
     const node = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(instance);
     expect(node).toBe(container.firstChild);
   });
-
 });
diff --git a/packages/react/src/__tests__/createReactClassIntegration-test.js b/packages/react/src/__tests__/createReactClassIntegration-test.js
index 22bf8e054c..50e20aeddb 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/__tests__/createReactClassIntegration-test.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/__tests__/createReactClassIntegration-test.js
@@ -52,121 +52,103 @@ describe('create-react-class-integration', () => {
   });
 
   it('should warn on invalid prop types', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    createReactClass({
-      displayName: 'Component',
-      propTypes: {
-        prop: null,
-      },
-      render: function() {
-        return <span>{this.props.prop}</span>;
-      },
-    });
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Component: prop type `prop` is invalid; ' +
-          'it must be a function, usually from React.PropTypes.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      createReactClass({
+        displayName: 'Component',
+        propTypes: {
+          prop: null,
+        },
+        render: function() {
+          return <span>{this.props.prop}</span>;
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Component: prop type `prop` is invalid; ' +
+        'it must be a function, usually from React.PropTypes.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn on invalid context types', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    createReactClass({
-      displayName: 'Component',
-      contextTypes: {
-        prop: null,
-      },
-      render: function() {
-        return <span>{this.props.prop}</span>;
-      },
-    });
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Component: context type `prop` is invalid; ' +
-          'it must be a function, usually from React.PropTypes.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      createReactClass({
+        displayName: 'Component',
+        contextTypes: {
+          prop: null,
+        },
+        render: function() {
+          return <span>{this.props.prop}</span>;
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Component: context type `prop` is invalid; ' +
+        'it must be a function, usually from React.PropTypes.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should throw on invalid child context types', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    createReactClass({
-      displayName: 'Component',
-      childContextTypes: {
-        prop: null,
-      },
-      render: function() {
-        return <span>{this.props.prop}</span>;
-      },
-    });
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Component: child context type `prop` is invalid; ' +
-          'it must be a function, usually from React.PropTypes.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      createReactClass({
+        displayName: 'Component',
+        childContextTypes: {
+          prop: null,
+        },
+        render: function() {
+          return <span>{this.props.prop}</span>;
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Component: child context type `prop` is invalid; ' +
+        'it must be a function, usually from React.PropTypes.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn when misspelling shouldComponentUpdate', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
+    expect(() =>
+      createReactClass({
+        componentShouldUpdate: function() {
+          return false;
+        },
+        render: function() {
+          return <div />;
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: A component has a method called componentShouldUpdate(). Did you ' +
+        'mean shouldComponentUpdate()? The name is phrased as a question ' +
+        'because the function is expected to return a value.',
+    );
 
-    createReactClass({
-      componentShouldUpdate: function() {
-        return false;
-      },
-      render: function() {
-        return <div />;
-      },
-    });
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: A component has a method called componentShouldUpdate(). Did you ' +
-          'mean shouldComponentUpdate()? The name is phrased as a question ' +
-          'because the function is expected to return a value.',
-      );
-    }
-
-    createReactClass({
-      displayName: 'NamedComponent',
-      componentShouldUpdate: function() {
-        return false;
-      },
-      render: function() {
-        return <div />;
-      },
-    });
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(2);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: NamedComponent has a method called componentShouldUpdate(). Did you ' +
-          'mean shouldComponentUpdate()? The name is phrased as a question ' +
-          'because the function is expected to return a value.',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      createReactClass({
+        displayName: 'NamedComponent',
+        componentShouldUpdate: function() {
+          return false;
+        },
+        render: function() {
+          return <div />;
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: NamedComponent has a method called componentShouldUpdate(). Did you ' +
+        'mean shouldComponentUpdate()? The name is phrased as a question ' +
+        'because the function is expected to return a value.',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should warn when misspelling componentWillReceiveProps', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    createReactClass({
-      componentWillRecieveProps: function() {
-        return false;
-      },
-      render: function() {
-        return <div />;
-      },
-    });
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: A component has a method called componentWillRecieveProps(). Did you ' +
-          'mean componentWillReceiveProps()?',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      createReactClass({
+        componentWillRecieveProps: function() {
+          return false;
+        },
+        render: function() {
+          return <div />;
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: A component has a method called componentWillRecieveProps(). Did you ' +
+        'mean componentWillReceiveProps()?',
+    );
   });
 
   it('should throw if a reserved property is in statics', () => {
@@ -195,41 +177,32 @@ describe('create-react-class-integration', () => {
   // TODO: Consider actually moving these to statics or drop this unit test.
 
   xit('should warn when using deprecated non-static spec keys', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-    createReactClass({
-      mixins: [{}],
-      propTypes: {
-        foo: PropTypes.string,
-      },
-      contextTypes: {
-        foo: PropTypes.string,
-      },
-      childContextTypes: {
-        foo: PropTypes.string,
-      },
-      render: function() {
-        return <div />;
-      },
-    });
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(4);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'createClass(...): `mixins` is now a static property and should ' +
-          'be defined inside "statics".',
-      );
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(1)[0]).toBe(
-        'createClass(...): `propTypes` is now a static property and should ' +
-          'be defined inside "statics".',
-      );
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(2)[0]).toBe(
-        'createClass(...): `contextTypes` is now a static property and ' +
-          'should be defined inside "statics".',
-      );
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(3)[0]).toBe(
-        'createClass(...): `childContextTypes` is now a static property and ' +
-          'should be defined inside "statics".',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      createReactClass({
+        mixins: [{}],
+        propTypes: {
+          foo: PropTypes.string,
+        },
+        contextTypes: {
+          foo: PropTypes.string,
+        },
+        childContextTypes: {
+          foo: PropTypes.string,
+        },
+        render: function() {
+          return <div />;
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toWarnDev([
+      'createClass(...): `mixins` is now a static property and should ' +
+        'be defined inside "statics".',
+      'createClass(...): `propTypes` is now a static property and should ' +
+        'be defined inside "statics".',
+      'createClass(...): `contextTypes` is now a static property and ' +
+        'should be defined inside "statics".',
+      'createClass(...): `childContextTypes` is now a static property and ' +
+        'should be defined inside "statics".',
+    ]);
   });
 
   it('should support statics', () => {
@@ -342,21 +315,16 @@ describe('create-react-class-integration', () => {
   });
 
   it('should throw when using legacy factories', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
     const Component = createReactClass({
       render() {
         return <div />;
       },
     });
 
-    expect(() => Component()).toThrow();
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toBe(
-        'Warning: Something is calling a React component directly. Use a ' +
-          'factory or JSX instead. See: https://fb.me/react-legacyfactory',
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() => expect(() => Component()).toThrow()).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: Something is calling a React component directly. Use a ' +
+        'factory or JSX instead. See: https://fb.me/react-legacyfactory',
+    );
   });
 
   it('replaceState and callback works', () => {
@@ -379,8 +347,6 @@ describe('create-react-class-integration', () => {
   });
 
   it('isMounted works', () => {
-    spyOnDev(console, 'error');
-
     const ops = [];
     let instance;
     const Component = createReactClass({
@@ -434,7 +400,13 @@ describe('create-react-class-integration', () => {
     });
 
     const container = document.createElement('div');
-    ReactDOM.render(<Component />, container);
+
+    expect(() => ReactDOM.render(<Component />, container)).toWarnDev(
+      'Warning: MyComponent: isMounted is deprecated. Instead, make sure to ' +
+        'clean up subscriptions and pending requests in componentWillUnmount ' +
+        'to prevent memory leaks.',
+    );
+
     ReactDOM.render(<Component />, container);
     ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(container);
     instance.log('after unmount');
@@ -454,14 +426,5 @@ describe('create-react-class-integration', () => {
       'componentWillUnmount: true',
       'after unmount: false',
     ]);
-
-    if (__DEV__) {
-      expect(console.error.calls.count()).toBe(1);
-      expect(console.error.calls.argsFor(0)[0]).toEqual(
-        'Warning: MyComponent: isMounted is deprecated. Instead, make sure to ' +
-          'clean up subscriptions and pending requests in componentWillUnmount ' +
-          'to prevent memory leaks.',
-      );
-    }
   });
 });
diff --git a/scripts/jest/matchers/toWarnDev.js b/scripts/jest/matchers/toWarnDev.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f4369bf18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/jest/matchers/toWarnDev.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+'use strict';
+
+function normalizeCodeLocInfo(str) {
+  return str && str.replace(/at .+?:\d+/g, 'at **');
+}
+
+const createMatcherFor = consoleMethod =>
+  function matcher(callback, expectedMessages) {
+    if (__DEV__) {
+      // Warn about incorrect usage of matcher.
+      if (typeof expectedMessages === 'string') {
+        expectedMessages = [expectedMessages];
+      } else if (!Array.isArray(expectedMessages)) {
+        throw Error(
+          `toWarnDev() requires a parameter of type string or an array of strings ` +
+            `but was given ${typeof expectedMessages}.`
+        );
+      }
+
+      const consoleSpy = message => {
+        const normalizedMessage = normalizeCodeLocInfo(message);
+
+        for (let index = 0; index < expectedMessages.length; index++) {
+          const expectedMessage = expectedMessages[index];
+          if (
+            normalizedMessage === expectedMessage ||
+            normalizedMessage.includes(expectedMessage)
+          ) {
+            expectedMessages.splice(index, 1);
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Fail early for unexpected warnings to preserve the call stack.
+        throw Error(
+          `Unexpected warning recorded:\n  ${this.utils.printReceived(
+            message
+          )}\n\nThe following expected warnings were not yet seen:\n  ${this.utils.printExpected(
+            expectedMessages.join('\n')
+          )}`
+        );
+      };
+
+      // TODO Decide whether we need to support nested toWarn* expectations.
+      // If we don't need id, add a check here to see if this is already our spy,
+      // And throw an error.
+      const originalMethod = console[consoleMethod];
+
+      // Avoid using Jest's built-in spy since it can't be removed.
+      console[consoleMethod] = consoleSpy;
+
+      try {
+        callback();
+
+        // Any remaining messages indicate a failed expectations.
+        if (expectedMessages.length > 0) {
+          return {
+            message: () =>
+              `Expected warning was not recorded:\n  ${this.utils.printReceived(
+                expectedMessages.join('\n')
+              )}`,
+            pass: false,
+          };
+        }
+
+        return {pass: true};
+      } catch (error) {
+        // TODO Flag this error so Jest doesn't override its stack
+        // See https://tinyurl.com/y9unakwb
+        throw error;
+      } finally {
+        // Restore the unspied method so that unexpected errors fail tests.
+        console[consoleMethod] = originalMethod;
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Any uncaught errors or warnings should fail tests in production mode.
+      callback();
+
+      return {pass: true};
+    }
+  };
+
+module.exports = {
+  toLowPriorityWarnDev: createMatcherFor('warn'),
+  toWarnDev: createMatcherFor('error'),
+};
diff --git a/scripts/jest/setupTests.js b/scripts/jest/setupTests.js
index 1166e22be8..40ccf4c8f5 100644
--- a/scripts/jest/setupTests.js
+++ b/scripts/jest/setupTests.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const chalk = require('chalk');
+
 if (process.env.REACT_CLASS_EQUIVALENCE_TEST) {
   // Inside the class equivalence tester, we have a custom environment, let's
   // require that instead.
@@ -39,6 +41,10 @@ if (process.env.REACT_CLASS_EQUIVALENCE_TEST) {
     global.spyOnDevAndProd = spyOn;
   }
 
+  expect.extend({
+    ...require('./matchers/toWarnDev'),
+  });
+
   // We have a Babel transform that inserts guards against infinite loops.
   // If a loop runs for too many iterations, we throw an error and set this
   // global variable. The global lets us detect an infinite loop even if
@@ -56,16 +62,22 @@ if (process.env.REACT_CLASS_EQUIVALENCE_TEST) {
   });
 
   ['error', 'warn'].forEach(methodName => {
-    const oldMethod = console[methodName];
-    const newMethod = function() {
-      newMethod.__callCount++;
-      oldMethod.apply(this, arguments);
+    const unexpectedConsoleCallStacks = [];
+    const newMethod = function(message) {
+      // Capture the call stack now so we can warn about it later.
+      // The call stack has helpful information for the test author.
+      // Don't throw yet though b'c it might be accidentally caught and suppressed.
+      const stack = new Error().stack;
+      unexpectedConsoleCallStacks.push([
+        stack.substr(stack.indexOf('\n') + 1),
+        message,
+      ]);
     };
-    newMethod.__callCount = 0;
+
     console[methodName] = newMethod;
 
     env.beforeEach(() => {
-      newMethod.__callCount = 0;
+      unexpectedConsoleCallStacks.length = 0;
     });
 
     env.afterEach(() => {
@@ -74,15 +86,32 @@ if (process.env.REACT_CLASS_EQUIVALENCE_TEST) {
           `Test did not tear down console.${methodName} mock properly.`
         );
       }
-      if (console[methodName].__callCount !== 0) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `Expected test not to call console.${methodName}(). ` +
-            'If the warning is expected, mock it out using ' +
-            `spyOnDev(console, '${methodName}') or spyOnProd(console, '${
-              methodName
-            }'), ` +
-            'and test that the warning occurs.'
+
+      if (unexpectedConsoleCallStacks.length > 0) {
+        const messages = unexpectedConsoleCallStacks.map(
+          ([stack, message]) =>
+            `${chalk.red(message)}\n` +
+            `${stack
+              .split('\n')
+              .map(line => chalk.gray(line))
+              .join('\n')}`
         );
+
+        const message =
+          `Expected test not to call ${chalk.bold(
+            `console.${methodName}()`
+          )}.\n\n` +
+          'If the warning is expected, test for it explicitly by:\n' +
+          `1. Using the ${chalk.bold('.toWarnDev()')} / ${chalk.bold(
+            '.toLowPriorityWarnDev()'
+          )} matchers, or...\n` +
+          `2. Mock it out using ${chalk.bold('spyOnDev')}(console, '${
+            methodName
+          }') or ${chalk.bold('spyOnProd')}(console, '${
+            methodName
+          }'), and test that the warning occurs.`;
+
+        throw new Error(`${message}\n\n${messages.join('\n\n')}`);
       }
     });
   });
diff --git a/scripts/jest/spec-equivalence-reporter/setupTests.js b/scripts/jest/spec-equivalence-reporter/setupTests.js
index 753eea70e4..e91d34b1b1 100644
--- a/scripts/jest/spec-equivalence-reporter/setupTests.js
+++ b/scripts/jest/spec-equivalence-reporter/setupTests.js
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ global.spyOnProd = function(...args) {
   }
 };
 
+expect.extend({
+  ...require('../matchers/toWarnDev'),
+});
+
 beforeEach(() => (numExpectations = 0));
 
 jasmine.currentEnv_.addReporter({
diff --git a/scripts/jest/typescript/jest.d.ts b/scripts/jest/typescript/jest.d.ts
index 28096ec177..2426374c4d 100644
--- a/scripts/jest/typescript/jest.d.ts
+++ b/scripts/jest/typescript/jest.d.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ interface Expect {
   not: Expect
   toThrow(message?: string): void
   toThrowError(message?: string): void
+  toWarnDev(message?: string | Array<string>): void
+  toLowPriorityWarnDev(message?: string | Array<string>): void
   toBe(value: any): void
   toEqual(value: any): void
   toBeFalsy(): void