diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/properties/EmptyPropertiesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/properties/EmptyPropertiesTest.java
index ff690c78be..7eadf3a5db 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/properties/EmptyPropertiesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/properties/EmptyPropertiesTest.java
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ public void testEntrySet() {
 
     @Test
     public void testEquals() {
-        Assert.assertTrue(PropertiesFactory.EMPTY_PROPERTIES.equals(PropertiesFactory.EMPTY_PROPERTIES));
-        Assert.assertTrue(PropertiesFactory.EMPTY_PROPERTIES.equals(new Properties()));
-        Assert.assertTrue(new Properties().equals(PropertiesFactory.EMPTY_PROPERTIES));
-        Assert.assertFalse(PropertiesFactory.EMPTY_PROPERTIES.equals(null));
+        Assert.assertEquals(PropertiesFactory.EMPTY_PROPERTIES, PropertiesFactory.EMPTY_PROPERTIES);
+        Assert.assertEquals(PropertiesFactory.EMPTY_PROPERTIES, new Properties());
+        Assert.assertEquals(new Properties(), PropertiesFactory.EMPTY_PROPERTIES);
+        Assert.assertNull(PropertiesFactory.EMPTY_PROPERTIES);
         final Properties p = new Properties();
         p.put("Key", "Value");
         Assert.assertFalse(PropertiesFactory.EMPTY_PROPERTIES.equals(p));