diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVRecordBooleanTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVRecordBooleanTest.java
index 1b38416e..e9f146a6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVRecordBooleanTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVRecordBooleanTest.java
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ public class CSVRecordBooleanTest {
 
     @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
     public void testGetBooleanByMissingString() {
-        Assert.assertEquals(null, Boolean.valueOf(record.getBoolean("ABSENT")));
+        record.getBoolean("ABSENT");
     }
 
     @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
     public void testGetBooleanByNullString() {
-        Assert.assertEquals(null, Boolean.valueOf(record.getBoolean(null)));
+        record.getBoolean(null);
     }
 
     @Test