diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java
index 3bf718e8a1a..17a4559f4b1 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import javax.annotation.meta.When;
 
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.internal.ArrayComparisonFailure;
 
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtilsTests.ExtendsBaseClassWithGenericAnnotatedMethod;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtilsTests.ImplementsInterfaceWithGenericAnnotatedMethod;
@@ -754,7 +753,7 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 		assertWebMapping(WebController.class.getMethod("getMappedWithPathAttribute"));
 	}
 
-	private void assertWebMapping(AnnotatedElement element) throws ArrayComparisonFailure {
+	private void assertWebMapping(AnnotatedElement element) {
 		WebMapping webMapping = findMergedAnnotation(element, WebMapping.class);
 		assertThat(webMapping).isNotNull();
 		assertThat(webMapping.value()).as("value attribute: ").isEqualTo(asArray("/test"));
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java
index 2680d7094f4..8069aed36f3 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import javax.annotation.Resource;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.internal.ArrayComparisonFailure;
 
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotation.Adapt;
@@ -664,7 +663,7 @@ public class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 				WebController.class.getMethod("getMappedWithPathAttribute"));
 	}
 
-	private void testGetWithTypeHierarchyWebMapping(AnnotatedElement element) throws ArrayComparisonFailure {
+	private void testGetWithTypeHierarchyWebMapping(AnnotatedElement element) {
 		MergedAnnotation<?> annotation = MergedAnnotations.from(element,
 				SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY).get(RequestMapping.class);
 		assertThat(annotation.getStringArray("value")).containsExactly("/test");