diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResourceTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResourceTests.java
index f496c35ec82..78c72bd0488 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResourceTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/ClassPathResourceTests.java
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@
 package org.springframework.core.io;
 
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
 
 /**
- * Unit tests that serve as regression tests for the bugs described in SPR-6888
- * and SPR-9413.
+ * Unit tests for {@link ClassPathResource}.
+ *
+ * <p>These also originally served as regression tests for the bugs described in
+ * SPR-6888 and SPR-9413.
  *
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @author Sam Brannen
@@ -36,105 +37,110 @@ class ClassPathResourceTests {
 
 	private static final String PACKAGE_PATH = "org/springframework/core/io";
 	private static final String NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE_NAME = "nonexistent.xml";
-	private static final String FQ_RESOURCE_PATH = PACKAGE_PATH + '/' + NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE_NAME;
+	private static final String ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE = PACKAGE_PATH + '/' + NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE_NAME;
+	private static final String ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE_WITH_LEADING_SLASH = '/' + ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE;
 
-	/**
-	 * Absolute path version of {@link #FQ_RESOURCE_PATH}.
-	 */
-	private static final String FQ_RESOURCE_PATH_WITH_LEADING_SLASH = '/' + FQ_RESOURCE_PATH;
 
-	private static final Pattern DESCRIPTION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^class path resource \\[(.+?)]$");
+	@Nested
+	class GetInputStream {
 
+		@Test
+		void withStringConstructorRaisesExceptionForNonexistentResource() {
+			assertExceptionContainsAbsolutePath(new ClassPathResource(ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE));
+		}
 
-	@Test
-	void stringConstructorRaisesExceptionWithFullyQualifiedPath() {
-		assertExceptionContainsFullyQualifiedPath(new ClassPathResource(FQ_RESOURCE_PATH));
-	}
+		@Test
+		void withClassLoaderConstructorRaisesExceptionForNonexistentResource() {
+			assertExceptionContainsAbsolutePath(new ClassPathResource(ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE, getClass().getClassLoader()));
+		}
 
-	@Test
-	void classLiteralConstructorRaisesExceptionWithFullyQualifiedPath() {
-		assertExceptionContainsFullyQualifiedPath(new ClassPathResource(NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE_NAME, getClass()));
-	}
+		@Test
+		void withClassLiteralConstructorRaisesExceptionForNonexistentRelativeResource() {
+			assertExceptionContainsAbsolutePath(new ClassPathResource(NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE_NAME, getClass()));
+		}
 
-	@Test
-	void classLoaderConstructorRaisesExceptionWithFullyQualifiedPath() {
-		assertExceptionContainsFullyQualifiedPath(new ClassPathResource(FQ_RESOURCE_PATH, getClass().getClassLoader()));
-	}
+		@Test
+		void withClassLiteralConstructorRaisesExceptionForNonexistentAbsoluteResource() {
+			assertExceptionContainsAbsolutePath(new ClassPathResource(ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE, getClass()));
+		}
 
-	@Test
-	void getDescriptionWithStringConstructor() {
-		assertDescriptionContainsExpectedPath(new ClassPathResource(FQ_RESOURCE_PATH), FQ_RESOURCE_PATH);
-	}
+		private static void assertExceptionContainsAbsolutePath(ClassPathResource resource) {
+			assertThatExceptionOfType(FileNotFoundException.class)
+				.isThrownBy(resource::getInputStream)
+				.withMessageContaining(ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE);
+		}
 
-	@Test
-	void getDescriptionWithStringConstructorAndLeadingSlash() {
-		assertDescriptionContainsExpectedPath(new ClassPathResource(FQ_RESOURCE_PATH_WITH_LEADING_SLASH),
-				FQ_RESOURCE_PATH);
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void getDescriptionWithClassLiteralConstructor() {
-		assertDescriptionContainsExpectedPath(new ClassPathResource(NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE_NAME, getClass()),
-				FQ_RESOURCE_PATH);
-	}
+	@Nested
+	class GetDescription {
 
-	@Test
-	void getDescriptionWithClassLiteralConstructorAndLeadingSlash() {
-		assertDescriptionContainsExpectedPath(
-				new ClassPathResource(FQ_RESOURCE_PATH_WITH_LEADING_SLASH, getClass()), FQ_RESOURCE_PATH);
-	}
+		@Test
+		void withStringConstructor() {
+			assertDescription(new ClassPathResource(ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE));
+		}
 
-	@Test
-	void getDescriptionWithClassLoaderConstructor() {
-		assertDescriptionContainsExpectedPath(
-				new ClassPathResource(FQ_RESOURCE_PATH, getClass().getClassLoader()), FQ_RESOURCE_PATH);
-	}
+		@Test
+		void withStringConstructorAndLeadingSlash() {
+			assertDescription(new ClassPathResource(ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE_WITH_LEADING_SLASH));
+		}
 
-	@Test
-	void getDescriptionWithClassLoaderConstructorAndLeadingSlash() {
-		assertDescriptionContainsExpectedPath(
-				new ClassPathResource(FQ_RESOURCE_PATH_WITH_LEADING_SLASH, getClass().getClassLoader()), FQ_RESOURCE_PATH);
-	}
+		@Test
+		void withClassLiteralConstructor() {
+			assertDescription(new ClassPathResource(NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE_NAME, getClass()));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void withClassLiteralConstructorAndLeadingSlash() {
+			assertDescription(new ClassPathResource(ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE_WITH_LEADING_SLASH, getClass()));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void withClassLoaderConstructor() {
+			assertDescription(new ClassPathResource(ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE, getClass().getClassLoader()));
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void withClassLoaderConstructorAndLeadingSlash() {
+			assertDescription(new ClassPathResource(ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE_WITH_LEADING_SLASH, getClass().getClassLoader()));
+		}
+
+		private static void assertDescription(ClassPathResource resource) {
+			assertThat(resource.getDescription()).isEqualTo("class path resource [%s]", ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NONEXISTENT_RESOURCE);
+		}
 
-	@Test
-	void dropLeadingSlashForClassLoaderAccess() {
-		assertThat(new ClassPathResource("/test.html").getPath()).isEqualTo("test.html");
-		assertThat(((ClassPathResource) new ClassPathResource("").createRelative("/test.html")).getPath()).isEqualTo("test.html");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void convertToAbsolutePathForClassRelativeAccess() {
-		assertThat(new ClassPathResource("/test.html", getClass()).getPath()).isEqualTo("test.html");
-		assertThat(new ClassPathResource("", getClass()).getPath()).isEqualTo(PACKAGE_PATH + "/");
-		assertThat(((ClassPathResource) new ClassPathResource("", getClass()).createRelative("/test.html")).getPath()).isEqualTo("test.html");
-		assertThat(((ClassPathResource) new ClassPathResource("", getClass()).createRelative("test.html")).getPath()).isEqualTo(PACKAGE_PATH + "/test.html");
+	@Nested
+	class GetPath {
+
+		@Test
+		void dropsLeadingSlashForClassLoaderAccess() {
+			assertThat(new ClassPathResource("/test.html").getPath()).isEqualTo("test.html");
+			assertThat(((ClassPathResource) new ClassPathResource("").createRelative("/test.html")).getPath()).isEqualTo("test.html");
+		}
+
+		@Test
+		void convertsToAbsolutePathForClassRelativeAccess() {
+			assertThat(new ClassPathResource("/test.html", getClass()).getPath()).isEqualTo("test.html");
+			assertThat(new ClassPathResource("", getClass()).getPath()).isEqualTo(PACKAGE_PATH + "/");
+			assertThat(((ClassPathResource) new ClassPathResource("", getClass()).createRelative("/test.html")).getPath()).isEqualTo("test.html");
+			assertThat(((ClassPathResource) new ClassPathResource("", getClass()).createRelative("test.html")).getPath()).isEqualTo(PACKAGE_PATH + "/test.html");
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void directoryNotReadable() {
+	void directoryNotReadable() throws Exception {
 		Resource fileDir = new ClassPathResource("org/springframework/core");
+		assertThat(fileDir.getURL()).asString().startsWith("file:");
 		assertThat(fileDir.exists()).isTrue();
 		assertThat(fileDir.isReadable()).isFalse();
 
 		Resource jarDir = new ClassPathResource("reactor/core");
+		assertThat(jarDir.getURL()).asString().startsWith("jar:");
 		assertThat(jarDir.exists()).isTrue();
 		assertThat(jarDir.isReadable()).isFalse();
 	}
 
-
-	private void assertDescriptionContainsExpectedPath(ClassPathResource resource, String expectedPath) {
-		Matcher matcher = DESCRIPTION_PATTERN.matcher(resource.getDescription());
-		assertThat(matcher.matches()).isTrue();
-		assertThat(matcher.groupCount()).isEqualTo(1);
-		String match = matcher.group(1);
-
-		assertThat(match).isEqualTo(expectedPath);
-	}
-
-	private void assertExceptionContainsFullyQualifiedPath(ClassPathResource resource) {
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(FileNotFoundException.class).isThrownBy(
-				resource::getInputStream)
-			.withMessageContaining(FQ_RESOURCE_PATH);
-	}
-
 }