diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DurationFormatUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DurationFormatUtilsTest.java
index dd78b49dd..8a626b2df 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DurationFormatUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DurationFormatUtilsTest.java
@@ -622,13 +622,13 @@ public class DurationFormatUtilsTest extends AbstractLangTest {
         final DurationFormatUtils.Token token = createTokenWithCount(DurationFormatUtils.y, 4);
         assertEquals(token, token);
         assertEquals(token.hashCode(), token.hashCode());
-        assertNotEquals(token, new Object(), "Token equal to non-Token class. ");
+        assertNotEquals(token, new Object(), "Token equal to non-Token class.");
         final Token token2 = createTokenWithCount("", 1);
-        assertNotEquals(token, token2, "Token equal to Token with wrong value class. ");
+        assertNotEquals(token, token2, "Token equal to Token with wrong value class.");
         assertNotEquals(token.hashCode(), token2.hashCode());
-        assertNotEquals(token, createTokenWithCount(DurationFormatUtils.y, 1), "Token equal to Token with different count. ");
+        assertNotEquals(token, createTokenWithCount(DurationFormatUtils.y, 1), "Token equal to Token with different count.");
         final DurationFormatUtils.Token numToken = createTokenWithCount("1", 4);
-        assertEquals(numToken, numToken, "Token with Number value not equal to itself. ");
+        assertEquals(numToken, numToken, "Token with Number value not equal to itself.");
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java
index 48f06ed44..e0b94dee6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/StopWatchTest.java
@@ -98,31 +98,19 @@ public class StopWatchTest extends AbstractLangTest {
     @Test
     public void testBadStates() {
         final StopWatch watch = new StopWatch();
-        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::stop, "Calling stop on an unstarted StopWatch should throw an exception. ");
-
-        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::suspend, "Calling suspend on an unstarted StopWatch should throw an exception. ");
-
-        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::split, "Calling split on a non-running StopWatch should throw an exception. ");
-
-        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::unsplit, "Calling unsplit on an unsplit StopWatch should throw an exception. ");
-
-        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::resume, "Calling resume on an unsuspended StopWatch should throw an exception. ");
-
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::stop, "Calling stop on an unstarted StopWatch should throw an exception.");
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::suspend, "Calling suspend on an unstarted StopWatch should throw an exception.");
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::split, "Calling split on a non-running StopWatch should throw an exception.");
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::unsplit, "Calling unsplit on an unsplit StopWatch should throw an exception.");
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::resume, "Calling resume on an unsuspended StopWatch should throw an exception.");
         watch.start();
-
-        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::start, "Calling start on a started StopWatch should throw an exception. ");
-
-        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::unsplit, "Calling unsplit on an unsplit StopWatch should throw an exception. ");
-
-        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::getSplitTime, "Calling getSplitTime on an unsplit StopWatch should throw an exception. ");
-
-        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::getSplitDuration, "Calling getSplitTime on an unsplit StopWatch should throw an exception. ");
-
-        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::resume, "Calling resume on an unsuspended StopWatch should throw an exception. ");
-
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::start, "Calling start on a started StopWatch should throw an exception.");
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::unsplit, "Calling unsplit on an unsplit StopWatch should throw an exception.");
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::getSplitTime, "Calling getSplitTime on an unsplit StopWatch should throw an exception.");
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::getSplitDuration, "Calling getSplitTime on an unsplit StopWatch should throw an exception.");
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::resume, "Calling resume on an unsuspended StopWatch should throw an exception.");
         watch.stop();
-
-        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::start, "Calling start on a stopped StopWatch should throw an exception as it needs to be reset. ");
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, watch::start, "Calling start on a stopped StopWatch should throw an exception as it needs to be reset.");
     }
 
     @Test