diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/RetryingCacheLoaderDecoratorTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/RetryingCacheLoaderDecoratorTest.java
index 38c52aa7a8..4325dacb05 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/RetryingCacheLoaderDecoratorTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/RetryingCacheLoaderDecoratorTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.verify;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertSame;
-import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
 
 import org.jclouds.rest.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod;
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ public class RetryingCacheLoaderDecoratorTest {
       replay(mock);
       try {
          backoff.load("foo");
-         assertTrue(false);
+         fail();
       } catch (ResourceNotFoundException e) {
 
       }
       verify(mock);
    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/internal/BackoffExponentiallyAndRetryOnThrowableCacheLoaderTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/internal/BackoffExponentiallyAndRetryOnThrowableCacheLoaderTest.java
index 01c7628989..c47314b3fe 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/internal/BackoffExponentiallyAndRetryOnThrowableCacheLoaderTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/internal/BackoffExponentiallyAndRetryOnThrowableCacheLoaderTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.verify;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertSame;
-import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class BackoffExponentiallyAndRetryOnThrowableCacheLoaderTest {
       replay(mock);
       try {
          backoff.load("foo");
-         assertTrue(false);
+         fail();
       } catch (ResourceNotFoundException e) {
 
       }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class BackoffExponentiallyAndRetryOnThrowableCacheLoaderTest {
       replay(mock);
       try {
          backoff.load("foo");
-         assertTrue(false);
+         fail();
       } catch (TimeoutException e) {
 
       }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/internal/BackoffExponentiallyAndRetryOnThrowableCallableTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/internal/BackoffExponentiallyAndRetryOnThrowableCallableTest.java
index 4e370a6109..a206d52a89 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/internal/BackoffExponentiallyAndRetryOnThrowableCallableTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/cache/internal/BackoffExponentiallyAndRetryOnThrowableCallableTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.verify;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class BackoffExponentiallyAndRetryOnThrowableCallableTest {
       replay(mock);
       try {
          backoff.call();
-         assertTrue(false);
+         fail();
       } catch (ResourceNotFoundException e) {
 
       }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseViewTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseViewTest.java
index 4c89f9ec0a..8dc4488628 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseViewTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseViewTest.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ package org.jclouds.internal;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.createMock;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.testng.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertNotEquals;
+import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
 
 import org.jclouds.lifecycle.Closer;
 import org.jclouds.providers.ProviderMetadata;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class BaseViewTest {
       assertNotEquals(wine.getBackendType(), TypeToken.of(PeanutButter.class));
       try {
          wine.unwrap(TypeToken.of(PeanutButter.class));
-         assertFalse(true);
+         fail();
       } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
          assertEquals(e.getMessage(), "backend type: org.jclouds.internal.BaseViewTest$Water not assignable from org.jclouds.internal.BaseViewTest$PeanutButter");
       }
diff --git a/providers/rimuhosting/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rimuhosting/miro/RimuHostingClientLiveTest.java b/providers/rimuhosting/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rimuhosting/miro/RimuHostingClientLiveTest.java
index 388cabd63a..f54d2acedf 100644
--- a/providers/rimuhosting/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rimuhosting/miro/RimuHostingClientLiveTest.java
+++ b/providers/rimuhosting/src/test/java/org/jclouds/rimuhosting/miro/RimuHostingClientLiveTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package org.jclouds.rimuhosting.miro;
 
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@ public class RimuHostingClientLiveTest
       Set<? extends PricingPlan> plans = connection.getPricingPlanList();
       for (PricingPlan plan : plans) {
          if (plan.getId().equalsIgnoreCase("MIRO4B")) {
-            assertTrue(true);
             return;
          }
       }
-      assertTrue(false);
+      fail("MIRO4B not found");
    }
 
    @Test
@@ -78,11 +77,10 @@ public class RimuHostingClientLiveTest
       Set<? extends Image> images = connection.getImageList();
       for (Image image : images) {
          if (image.getId().equalsIgnoreCase("lenny")) {
-            assertTrue(true);
             return;
          }
       }
-      assertTrue(false, "lenny not found");
+      fail("lenny not found");
    }
 
    @Test