diff --git a/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/mercator/EllipticalMercatorUnitTest.java b/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/mercator/EllipticalMercatorUnitTest.java
index f24d1328f0..4889c7640f 100644
--- a/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/mercator/EllipticalMercatorUnitTest.java
+++ b/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/mercator/EllipticalMercatorUnitTest.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.baeldung.algorithms.mercator;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertEquals;
 
 public class EllipticalMercatorUnitTest {
 
@@ -10,13 +9,13 @@ public class EllipticalMercatorUnitTest {
     public void giventThatTheInputIs22_whenXAxisProjectionIsCalled_thenTheResultIsTheCorrectOne() {
         Mercator mercator = new EllipticalMercator();
         double result = mercator.xAxisProjection(22);
-        assertEquals(result, 2449028.7974520186);
+        assert result == 2449028.7974520186;
     }
 
     @Test
     public void giventThatTheInputIs44_whenYAxisProjectionIsCalled_thenTheResultIsTheCorrectOne() {
         Mercator mercator = new EllipticalMercator();
         double result = mercator.yAxisProjection(44);
-        assertEquals(result, 5435749.887511954);
+        assert result == 5435749.887511954;
     }
 }
diff --git a/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/mercator/SphericalMercatorUnitTest.java b/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/mercator/SphericalMercatorUnitTest.java
index 196abe63cf..80e09b4c79 100644
--- a/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/mercator/SphericalMercatorUnitTest.java
+++ b/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/mercator/SphericalMercatorUnitTest.java
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ public class SphericalMercatorUnitTest {
     public void giventThatTheInputIs22_whenXAxisProjectionIsCalled_thenTheResultIsTheCorrectOne() {
         Mercator mercator = new SphericalMercator();
         double result = mercator.xAxisProjection(22);
-        assertEquals(result, 2449028.7974520186);
+        assert result == 2449028.7974520186;
     }
 
     @Test
     public void giventThatTheInputIs44_whenYAxisProjectionIsCalled_thenTheResultIsTheCorrectOne() {
         Mercator mercator = new SphericalMercator();
         double result = mercator.yAxisProjection(44);
-        assertEquals(result, 5465442.183322753);
+        assert result == 5465442.183322753;
     }
 }