diff --git a/lib/bb/tests/parse.py b/lib/bb/tests/parse.py
index 410679d5a..2da3a2a22 100644
--- a/lib/bb/tests/parse.py
+++ b/lib/bb/tests/parse.py
@@ -132,6 +132,75 @@ DESCRIPTION:${PN}-dev = "${DESCRIPTION} B"
  PN = "bc"
  """
  +    override_old_append = """
+EXTRA_OECONF_append = " c"
+"""
+
+    def test_parse_old_override_syntax_append(self):
+        f = self.parsehelper(self.override_old_append)
+        try:
+            bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
+            self.fail('Pattern should have raised bb.BBHandledException')
+        except bb.BBHandledException:
+            pass
+
+    override_old_prepend = """
+EXTRA_OECONF_prepend = " c"
+"""
+
+    def test_parse_old_override_syntax_prepend(self):
+        f = self.parsehelper(self.override_old_prepend)
+        try:
+            bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
+            self.fail('Pattern should have raised bb.BBHandledException')
+        except bb.BBHandledException:
+            pass
+
+    override_old_remove = """
+EXTRA_OECONF_remove = " c"
+"""
+
+    def test_parse_old_override_syntax_remove(self):
+        f = self.parsehelper(self.override_old_remove)
+        try:
+            bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
+            self.fail('Pattern should have raised bb.BBHandledException')
+        except bb.BBHandledException:
+            pass
+
+    override_old_valid_append = """
+do_appendsomething () {
+   :
+}
+addtask do_appendsomething
+"""
+
+    def test_parse_old_override_syntax_no_warning_append(self):
+        f = self.parsehelper(self.override_old_valid_append)
+        bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
+
+    override_old_valid_prepend = """
+do_prependsomething () {
+   :
+}
+addtask do_prependsomething
+"""
+
+    def test_parse_old_override_syntax_no_warning_prepend(self):
+        f = self.parsehelper(self.override_old_valid_prepend)
+        bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
+
+    override_old_valid_remove = """
+do_removesomething () {
+   :
+}
+addtask do_removesomething
+"""
+
+    def test_parse_old_override_syntax_no_warning_remove(self):
+        f = self.parsehelper(self.override_old_valid_remove)
+        bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
+
      def test_parse_combinations(self):
          f = self.parsehelper(self.overridetest3)
          d = bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
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