diff --git a/format.cc b/format.cc
index 07a2226f..6caa61f1 100644
--- a/format.cc
+++ b/format.cc
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ class BasicArgFormatter : public ArgVisitor<Impl, void> {
         std::fill_n(out, spec_.width_ - 1, fill);
         out += spec_.width_ - 1;
       } else if (spec_.align_ == ALIGN_CENTER) {
+        // coverity[suspicious_sizeof]
         out = writer_.fill_padding(out, spec_.width_, 1, fill);
       } else {
         std::fill_n(out + 1, spec_.width_ - 1, fill);
diff --git a/test/gtest-extra-test.cc b/test/gtest-extra-test.cc
index e8ce8b94..f51f3cce 100644
--- a/test/gtest-extra-test.cc
+++ b/test/gtest-extra-test.cc
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
 
 using testing::internal::scoped_ptr;
 
-// Marks the argument as sanitized (defined in Coverity model file).
-const std::string &sanitize(const std::string &s) { return s; }
-
 namespace {
 
 // Tests that assertion macros evaluate their arguments exactly once.
@@ -380,7 +377,8 @@ TEST(OutputRedirectTest, RestoreAndRead) {
   std::fprintf(file.get(), "[[[");
   OutputRedirect redir(file.get());
   std::fprintf(file.get(), "censored");
-  EXPECT_EQ("censored", sanitize(redir.restore_and_read()));
+  // coverity[tainted_data]
+  EXPECT_EQ("censored", redir.restore_and_read());
   EXPECT_EQ("", redir.restore_and_read());
   std::fprintf(file.get(), "]]]");
   file = BufferedFile();