diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/array-element.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/array-element.exp
index 579db03..1ac3623 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/array-element.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.fortran/array-element.exp
@@ -31,18 +31,9 @@ if ![runto sub_] then {
     continue
 }
 
-set bp_location [gdb_get_line_number "continue"]
-gdb_test "break $bp_location" \
-    "Breakpoint.*at.* file .*$srcfile, line $bp_location\\." \
-    "breakpoint at continue"
-
-gdb_test "continue" \
-    "Continuing\\..*Breakpoint.*" \
-    "continue to breakpoint"
-gdb_test "print a(1)" ".*1 = 1.*" "print the first element of array a"
+gdb_breakpoint [gdb_get_line_number "continue"]
+gdb_continue_to_breakpoint "continue"
 
-gdb_test "continue" \
-    "Continuing\\..*Breakpoint.*" \
-    "continue to breakpoint once again"
+gdb_test "print a(1)" ".*1 = 1.*" "print the first element of array a"
 gdb_test "print a(2)" ".*2 = 2.*" "print the second element of array a"