diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng6656BuildConsumer.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng6656BuildConsumer.java
index 6086e5c213..51634e016b 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng6656BuildConsumer.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng6656BuildConsumer.java
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ import org.apache.maven.it.util.ResourceExtractor;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.utils.io.FileUtils;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 
 /**
  * With the build-consumer the pom.xml will be adjusted during the process.
@@ -71,21 +73,26 @@ public class MavenITmng6656BuildConsumer
         verifier.setAutoclean( false );
         verifier.addCliOption( "-Dchangelist=MNG6656" );
 
-        verifier.executeGoals( Arrays.asList( "install" ) );
+        verifier.executeGoals( Collections.singletonList( "install" ) );
         verifier.verifyErrorFreeLog();
 
-        String content;
-        content = FileUtils.fileRead( new File( testDir, "expected/parent.pom") );
-        verifier.assertArtifactContents( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "parent", "0.9-MNG6656-SNAPSHOT", "pom", content );
+        assertTextEquals( new File( testDir, "expected/parent.pom"),
+                new File( verifier.getArtifactPath( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "parent", "0.9-MNG6656-SNAPSHOT", "pom" ) ) );
 
-        content = FileUtils.fileRead( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-parent.pom") );
-        verifier.assertArtifactContents( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-parent", "0.9-MNG6656-SNAPSHOT", "pom", content );
+        assertTextEquals( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-parent.pom"),
+                new File( verifier.getArtifactPath( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-parent", "0.9-MNG6656-SNAPSHOT", "pom" ) ) );
 
-        content = FileUtils.fileRead( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-weather.pom") );
-        verifier.assertArtifactContents( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-weather", "0.9-MNG6656-SNAPSHOT", "pom", content );
+        assertTextEquals( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-weather.pom"),
+                new File( verifier.getArtifactPath( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-weather", "0.9-MNG6656-SNAPSHOT", "pom" ) ) );
 
-        content = FileUtils.fileRead( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-webapp.pom") );
-        verifier.assertArtifactContents( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-webapp", "0.9-MNG6656-SNAPSHOT", "pom", content );
+        assertTextEquals( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-webapp.pom"),
+                new File( verifier.getArtifactPath( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-webapp", "0.9-MNG6656-SNAPSHOT", "pom" ) ) );
+    }
+
+    static void assertTextEquals( File file1, File file2 )
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        assertEquals( FileUtils.loadFile( file1 ), FileUtils.loadFile( file2 ) );
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng6957BuildConsumer.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng6957BuildConsumer.java
index 6486d45854..19eb1248ce 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng6957BuildConsumer.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng6957BuildConsumer.java
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ import org.apache.maven.it.util.ResourceExtractor;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.utils.io.FileUtils;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 
 /**
  * With the build-consumer the POM will be adjusted during the process.
@@ -71,27 +73,32 @@ public class MavenITmng6957BuildConsumer
         verifier.setAutoclean( false );
         verifier.addCliOption( "-Dchangelist=MNG6957" );
 
-        verifier.executeGoals( Arrays.asList( "install" ) );
+        verifier.executeGoals( Collections.singletonList( "install" ) );
         verifier.verifyErrorFreeLog();
 
-        String content;
-        content = FileUtils.fileRead( new File( testDir, "expected/parent.pom") );
-        verifier.assertArtifactContents( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "parent", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom", content );
+        assertTextEquals( new File( testDir, "expected/parent.pom"),
+                new File( verifier.getArtifactPath( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "parent", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom" ) ) );
 
-        content = FileUtils.fileRead( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-parent.pom") );
-        verifier.assertArtifactContents( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-parent", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom", content );
+        assertTextEquals( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-parent.pom"),
+                new File( verifier.getArtifactPath( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-parent", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom" ) ) );
 
-        content = FileUtils.fileRead( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-weather.pom") );
-        verifier.assertArtifactContents( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-weather", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom", content );
+        assertTextEquals( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-weather.pom"),
+                new File( verifier.getArtifactPath( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-weather", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom" ) ) );
 
-        content = FileUtils.fileRead( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-webapp.pom") );
-        verifier.assertArtifactContents( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-webapp", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom", content );
+        assertTextEquals( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-webapp.pom"),
+                new File( verifier.getArtifactPath( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-webapp", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom" ) ) );
 
-        content = FileUtils.fileRead( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-testutils.pom") );
-        verifier.assertArtifactContents( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-testutils", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom", content );
+        assertTextEquals( new File( testDir, "expected/simple-testutils.pom"),
+                new File( verifier.getArtifactPath( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "simple-testutils", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom" ) ) );
 
-        content = FileUtils.fileRead( new File( testDir, "expected/utils-parent.pom") );
-        verifier.assertArtifactContents( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "utils-parent", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom", content );
+        assertTextEquals( new File( testDir, "expected/utils-parent.pom"),
+                new File( verifier.getArtifactPath( "org.sonatype.mavenbook.multi", "utils-parent", "0.9-MNG6957-SNAPSHOT", "pom" ) ) );
+    }
+
+    static void assertTextEquals( File file1, File file2 )
+            throws IOException
+    {
+        assertEquals( FileUtils.loadFile( file1 ), FileUtils.loadFile( file2 ) );
     }
 
 }