diff --git a/src/test/java/api/ItemsByInstanceResourceTest.java b/src/test/java/api/ItemsByInstanceResourceTest.java
index 9d304821e0..1c40218142 100644
--- a/src/test/java/api/ItemsByInstanceResourceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/api/ItemsByInstanceResourceTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 import org.folio.circulation.support.http.client.Response;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 
 import api.support.APITests;
 import api.support.builders.SearchInstanceBuilder;
@@ -80,8 +79,7 @@ void canGetInstanceById() {
 
   @Test
   void canGetEmptyResult() {
-    IndividualResource instance = instancesFixture.basedUponDunkirk();
-    UUID instanceId = instance.getId();
+    UUID instanceId = instancesFixture.basedUponDunkirk().getId();
 
     // create item in tenant "college"
     setTempTenantId(TENANT_ID_COLLEGE);
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ void canGetEmptyResult() {
     Response response = get(String.format("query=(id==%s)", instanceId), 200);
     JsonObject responseJson = response.getJson();
 
-    Assertions.assertTrue(responseJson.isEmpty());
+    assertThat(responseJson.isEmpty(), is(true));
   }
 
   private Response get(String query, int expectedStatusCode) {