diff --git a/pkg/utils/formatting_test.go b/pkg/utils/formatting_test.go
index 27c1d172c..2de282311 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/formatting_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/formatting_test.go
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ func TestGetPadWidths(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		output := getPadWidths(test.input)
-		if !assert.EqualValues(t, output, test.expected) {
-			t.Errorf("getPadWidths(%v) = %v, want %v", test.input, output, test.expected)
-		}
+		assert.EqualValues(t, output, test.expected)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -219,8 +217,6 @@ func TestRenderDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		output := RenderDisplayStrings(test.input, test.columnAlignments)
-		if !assert.EqualValues(t, output, test.expected) {
-			t.Errorf("RenderDisplayStrings(%v) = %v, want %v", test.input, output, test.expected)
-		}
+		assert.EqualValues(t, output, test.expected)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/utils/rebase_todo_test.go b/pkg/utils/rebase_todo_test.go
index 4f554e926..a9bcb574b 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/rebase_todo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/rebase_todo_test.go
@@ -321,18 +321,12 @@ func TestRebaseCommands_moveFixupCommitDown(t *testing.T) {
 			actualTodos, actualErr := moveFixupCommitDown(scenario.todos, scenario.originalSha, scenario.fixupSha)
 
 			if scenario.expectedErr == nil {
-				if !assert.NoError(t, actualErr) {
-					t.Errorf("Expected no error, got: %v", actualErr)
-				}
+				assert.NoError(t, actualErr)
 			} else {
-				if !assert.EqualError(t, actualErr, scenario.expectedErr.Error()) {
-					t.Errorf("Expected err: %v, got: %v", scenario.expectedErr, actualErr)
-				}
+				assert.EqualError(t, actualErr, scenario.expectedErr.Error())
 			}
 
-			if !assert.EqualValues(t, actualTodos, scenario.expectedTodos) {
-				t.Errorf("Expected todos: %v, got: %v", scenario.expectedTodos, actualTodos)
-			}
+			assert.EqualValues(t, actualTodos, scenario.expectedTodos)
 		})
 	}
 }