diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/timestamp.out b/src/test/regress/expected/timestamp.out
index 06da4578a95..4426d487d98 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/timestamp.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/timestamp.out
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@
 --
 -- needed so tests pass even in Australia
 SET australian_timezones = 'off';
-CREATE TABLE TIMESTAMP_TBL ( d1 timestamp(2) without time zone);
--- Shorthand values
--- Not directly usable for regression testing since these are not constants.
--- So, just try to test parser and hope for the best - thomas 97/04/26
--- NB: could get a failure if local midnight passes during the next few
--- statements.
+CREATE TABLE TIMESTAMP_TBL (d1 timestamp(2) without time zone);
+-- Test shorthand input values
+-- We can't just "select" the results since they aren't constants; test for
+-- equality instead.  We can do that by running the test inside a transaction
+-- block, within which the value of 'now' shouldn't change.
+-- NOTE: it is possible for this part of the test to fail if the transaction
+-- block is entered exactly at local midnight; then 'now' and 'today' have
+-- the same values and the counts will come out different.
+BEGIN;
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('now');
-INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('current');
-ERROR:  date/time value "current" is no longer supported
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('today');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('yesterday');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('tomorrow');
+-- time zone should be ignored by this data type
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('tomorrow EST');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('tomorrow zulu');
 SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone 'today';
@@ -23,10 +25,10 @@ SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone
    1
 (1 row)
 
-SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone 'tomorrow';
- one 
------
-   3
+SELECT count(*) AS Three FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone 'tomorrow';
+ three 
+-------
+     3
 (1 row)
 
 SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone 'yesterday';
@@ -35,12 +37,13 @@ SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone
    1
 (1 row)
 
-SELECT count(*) AS None FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone 'now';
- none 
-------
-    0
+SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp(2) without time zone 'now';
+ one 
+-----
+   1
 (1 row)
 
+COMMIT;
 DELETE FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL;
 -- verify uniform transaction time within transaction block
 BEGIN;
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ SELECT count(*) AS two FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp(2) without time z
    2
 (1 row)
 
-END;
+COMMIT;
 DELETE FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL;
 -- Special values
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('-infinity');
@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('epoch');
 -- Obsolete special values
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('invalid');
 ERROR:  date/time value "invalid" is no longer supported
+INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('current');
+ERROR:  date/time value "current" is no longer supported
 -- Postgres v6.0 standard output format
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('Mon Feb 10 17:32:01 1997 PST');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('Invalid Abstime');
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/timestamptz.out b/src/test/regress/expected/timestamptz.out
index a779e00d223..dba2b720517 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/timestamptz.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/timestamptz.out
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@
 --
 -- needed so tests pass even in Australia
 SET australian_timezones = 'off';
-CREATE TABLE TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL ( d1 timestamp(2) with time zone);
+CREATE TABLE TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL (d1 timestamp(2) with time zone);
+-- Test shorthand input values
+-- We can't just "select" the results since they aren't constants; test for
+-- equality instead.  We can do that by running the test inside a transaction
+-- block, within which the value of 'now' shouldn't change.
+-- NOTE: it is possible for this part of the test to fail if the transaction
+-- block is entered exactly at local midnight; then 'now' and 'today' have
+-- the same values and the counts will come out different.
+BEGIN;
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('now');
-INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('current');
-ERROR:  date/time value "current" is no longer supported
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('today');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('yesterday');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('tomorrow');
@@ -30,12 +36,13 @@ SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp with time zone
    1
 (1 row)
 
-SELECT count(*) AS None FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp with time zone 'now';
- none 
-------
-    0
+SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp(2) with time zone 'now';
+ one 
+-----
+   1
 (1 row)
 
+COMMIT;
 DELETE FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL;
 -- verify uniform transaction time within transaction block
 BEGIN;
@@ -47,7 +54,7 @@ SELECT count(*) AS two FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp(2) with time zo
    2
 (1 row)
 
-END;
+COMMIT;
 DELETE FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL;
 -- Special values
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('-infinity');
@@ -56,6 +63,8 @@ INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('epoch');
 -- Obsolete special values
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('invalid');
 ERROR:  date/time value "invalid" is no longer supported
+INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('current');
+ERROR:  date/time value "current" is no longer supported
 -- Postgres v6.0 standard output format
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('Mon Feb 10 17:32:01 1997 PST');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('Invalid Abstime');
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/timestamp.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/timestamp.sql
index 3a788f97565..d885922dc18 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/timestamp.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/timestamp.sql
@@ -4,26 +4,32 @@
 -- needed so tests pass even in Australia
 SET australian_timezones = 'off';
 
-CREATE TABLE TIMESTAMP_TBL ( d1 timestamp(2) without time zone);
+CREATE TABLE TIMESTAMP_TBL (d1 timestamp(2) without time zone);
 
--- Shorthand values
--- Not directly usable for regression testing since these are not constants.
--- So, just try to test parser and hope for the best - thomas 97/04/26
--- NB: could get a failure if local midnight passes during the next few
--- statements.
+-- Test shorthand input values
+-- We can't just "select" the results since they aren't constants; test for
+-- equality instead.  We can do that by running the test inside a transaction
+-- block, within which the value of 'now' shouldn't change.
+-- NOTE: it is possible for this part of the test to fail if the transaction
+-- block is entered exactly at local midnight; then 'now' and 'today' have
+-- the same values and the counts will come out different.
+
+BEGIN;
 
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('now');
-INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('current');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('today');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('yesterday');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('tomorrow');
+-- time zone should be ignored by this data type
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('tomorrow EST');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('tomorrow zulu');
 
 SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone 'today';
-SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone 'tomorrow';
+SELECT count(*) AS Three FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone 'tomorrow';
 SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone 'yesterday';
-SELECT count(*) AS None FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp without time zone 'now';
+SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp(2) without time zone 'now';
+
+COMMIT;
 
 DELETE FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL;
 
@@ -32,7 +38,8 @@ BEGIN;
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('now');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('now');
 SELECT count(*) AS two FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp(2) without time zone 'now';
-END;
+COMMIT;
+
 DELETE FROM TIMESTAMP_TBL;
 
 -- Special values
@@ -41,6 +48,7 @@ INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('infinity');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('epoch');
 -- Obsolete special values
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('invalid');
+INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('current');
 
 -- Postgres v6.0 standard output format
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMP_TBL VALUES ('Mon Feb 10 17:32:01 1997 PST');
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/timestamptz.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/timestamptz.sql
index f76f2887e73..d06b473a86f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/timestamptz.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/timestamptz.sql
@@ -4,10 +4,19 @@
 -- needed so tests pass even in Australia
 SET australian_timezones = 'off';
 
-CREATE TABLE TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL ( d1 timestamp(2) with time zone);
+CREATE TABLE TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL (d1 timestamp(2) with time zone);
+
+-- Test shorthand input values
+-- We can't just "select" the results since they aren't constants; test for
+-- equality instead.  We can do that by running the test inside a transaction
+-- block, within which the value of 'now' shouldn't change.
+-- NOTE: it is possible for this part of the test to fail if the transaction
+-- block is entered exactly at local midnight; then 'now' and 'today' have
+-- the same values and the counts will come out different.
+
+BEGIN;
 
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('now');
-INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('current');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('today');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('yesterday');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('tomorrow');
@@ -17,7 +26,9 @@ INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('tomorrow zulu');
 SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp with time zone 'today';
 SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp with time zone 'tomorrow';
 SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp with time zone 'yesterday';
-SELECT count(*) AS None FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp with time zone 'now';
+SELECT count(*) AS One FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp(2) with time zone 'now';
+
+COMMIT;
 
 DELETE FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL;
 
@@ -26,7 +37,8 @@ BEGIN;
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('now');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('now');
 SELECT count(*) AS two FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL WHERE d1 = timestamp(2) with time zone 'now';
-END;
+COMMIT;
+
 DELETE FROM TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL;
 
 -- Special values
@@ -35,6 +47,7 @@ INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('infinity');
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('epoch');
 -- Obsolete special values
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('invalid');
+INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('current');
 
 -- Postgres v6.0 standard output format
 INSERT INTO TIMESTAMPTZ_TBL VALUES ('Mon Feb 10 17:32:01 1997 PST');