diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-date-operations-1/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java9/time/TimeApiUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-date-operations-1/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java9/time/TimeApiUnitTest.java
index c4e150c757..416a621286 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-date-operations-1/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java9/time/TimeApiUnitTest.java
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-date-operations-1/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java9/time/TimeApiUnitTest.java
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package com.baeldung.java9.time;
 
+import org.junit.Test;
+
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 public class TimeApiUnitTest {
 
@@ -18,19 +19,18 @@ public class TimeApiUnitTest {
         Date endDate = endCalendar.getTime();
 
         List<Date> dates = TimeApi.getDatesBetweenUsingJava7(startDate, endDate);
-        assertEquals(2, dates.size());
+
+        assertThat(dates).hasSize(2);
 
         Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
-        Date date1 = calendar.getTime();
-        assertEquals(date1.getDay(), dates.get(0).getDay());
-        assertEquals(date1.getMonth(), dates.get(0).getMonth());
-        assertEquals(date1.getYear(), dates.get(0).getYear());
+        Date expectedDate1 = calendar.getTime();
+        assertThat(dates.get(0)).isInSameDayAs(expectedDate1);
+        assertThatTimeFieldsAreZero(dates.get(0));
 
         calendar.add(Calendar.DATE, 1);
-        Date date2 = calendar.getTime();
-        assertEquals(date2.getDay(), dates.get(1).getDay());
-        assertEquals(date2.getMonth(), dates.get(1).getMonth());
-        assertEquals(date2.getYear(), dates.get(1).getYear());
+        Date expectedDate2 = calendar.getTime();
+        assertThat(dates.get(1)).isInSameDayAs(expectedDate2);
+        assertThatTimeFieldsAreZero(dates.get(1));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ public class TimeApiUnitTest {
         LocalDate endDate = LocalDate.now().plusDays(2);
 
         List<LocalDate> dates = TimeApi.getDatesBetweenUsingJava8(startDate, endDate);
-        assertEquals(dates.size(), 2);
-        assertEquals(dates.get(0), LocalDate.now());
-        assertEquals(dates.get(1), LocalDate.now().plusDays(1));
+
+        assertThat(dates).containsExactly(LocalDate.now(), LocalDate.now().plusDays(1));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -50,9 +49,15 @@ public class TimeApiUnitTest {
         LocalDate endDate = LocalDate.now().plusDays(2);
 
         List<LocalDate> dates = TimeApi.getDatesBetweenUsingJava9(startDate, endDate);
-        assertEquals(dates.size(), 2);
-        assertEquals(dates.get(0), LocalDate.now());
-        assertEquals(dates.get(1), LocalDate.now().plusDays(1));
+
+        assertThat(dates).containsExactly(LocalDate.now(), LocalDate.now().plusDays(1));
+    }
+
+    private static void assertThatTimeFieldsAreZero(Date date) {
+        assertThat(date).hasHourOfDay(0);
+        assertThat(date).hasMinute(0);
+        assertThat(date).hasSecond(0);
+        assertThat(date).hasMillisecond(0);
     }
 
 }