diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractEditModeRewritingReleasePhaseTestCase.java b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractEditModeRewritingReleasePhaseTestCase.java
index ecaf3a1a5..53a7e60d1 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractEditModeRewritingReleasePhaseTestCase.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractEditModeRewritingReleasePhaseTestCase.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithEditMode() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void testRewritePomPluginDependencies() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void testRewritePomProfile() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractReleaseTestCase.java b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractReleaseTestCase.java
index ed04e707f..01d5451a9 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractReleaseTestCase.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractReleaseTestCase.java
@@ -243,16 +243,13 @@ protected static Map<String, MavenProject> getProjectsAsMap(List<MavenProject> r
         return map;
     }
 
-    protected boolean comparePomFiles(List<MavenProject> reactorProjects) throws IOException {
-        return comparePomFiles(reactorProjects, true);
+    protected void comparePomFiles(List<MavenProject> reactorProjects) throws IOException {
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects, true);
     }
 
-    protected boolean comparePomFiles(List<MavenProject> reactorProjects, boolean normalizeLineEndings)
+    protected void comparePomFiles(List<MavenProject> reactorProjects, boolean normalizeLineEndings)
             throws IOException {
         comparePomFiles(reactorProjects, "", normalizeLineEndings);
-
-        // TODO: return void since this is redundant
-        return true;
     }
 
     protected void comparePomFiles(List<MavenProject> reactorProjects, String expectedFileSuffix) throws IOException {
@@ -279,10 +276,6 @@ protected void comparePomFiles(MavenProject project, String expectedFileSuffix,
         comparePomFiles(expectedFile, actualFile, normalizeLineEndings, false);
     }
 
-    protected void comparePomFiles(File expectedFile, File actualFile) throws IOException {
-        comparePomFiles(expectedFile, actualFile, true, false);
-    }
-
     protected void comparePomFiles(
             File expectedFile, File actualFile, boolean normalizeLineEndings, boolean ignoreComments)
             throws IOException {
diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractRewritingReleasePhaseTestCase.java b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractRewritingReleasePhaseTestCase.java
index 10a48903a..efa316db4 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractRewritingReleasePhaseTestCase.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/AbstractRewritingReleasePhaseTestCase.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public void testRewriteBasicPom() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public void testRewriteBasicPomEntities() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public void testRewriteBasicPomNamespace() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public void testRewriteBasicPomWithEncoding() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public void testRewritePomWithParent() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public void testRewritePomWithReleasedParent() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     protected abstract void mapAlternateNextVersion(ReleaseDescriptorBuilder config, String projectId);
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public void testRewritePomWithInheritedVersion() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public void testRewritePomDependencies() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public void testRewritePomDependenciesDifferentVersion() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public void testRewriteManagedPomDependencies() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public void testRewritePomPlugins() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public void testRewritePomPluginsDifferentVersion() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public void testRewriteManagedPomPlugins() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public void testRewritePomReportPlugins() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ public void testRewritePomReportPluginsDifferentVersion() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ public void testRewritePomExtension() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public void testRewritePomExtensionDifferentVersion() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ public void testRewritePomExtensionUndefinedVersion() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ public void testRewriteWhitespaceAroundValues() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ public void testRewriteCommentsAroundValues() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ public void testRewriteCDataAroundValues() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ public void testRewritePomDependenciesWithNamespace() throws Exception {
                 .execute(
                         ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     protected abstract List<MavenProject> prepareReactorProjects(String path) throws Exception;
diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/GenerateReleasePomsPhaseTest.java b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/GenerateReleasePomsPhaseTest.java
index 833dea869..b65197579 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/GenerateReleasePomsPhaseTest.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/GenerateReleasePomsPhaseTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static org.codehaus.plexus.testing.PlexusExtension.getTestFile;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.argThat;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.isA;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ void testFinalName() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForBranchPhaseTest.java b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForBranchPhaseTest.java
index 81b5b3b3f..62f583013 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForBranchPhaseTest.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForBranchPhaseTest.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void testScmOverridden() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithGit() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithScmExpression() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithTagBase() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithTagBaseAndVaryingScmUrls() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithGitFromTag() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithEmptyScm() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void testRewriteInterpolatedVersions() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithInheritedScm() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithParentAndProperties() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     // MRELEASE-311
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithDependencyPropertyCoordinate() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     // MRELEASE-305
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithScmOfParentEndingWithASlash() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithDeepSubprojects() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ void testRewritePomForFlatMultiModule() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     // MRELEASE-383
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithCDATASectionOnWindows() throws Exception {
         phase.execute(builderReleaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
         // compare POMS without line ending normalization
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects, false));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects, false);
     }
 
     protected ReleaseDescriptorBuilder createDescriptorFromProjects(
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithImportedDependencyManagementInReactor() throws Exception
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -440,6 +440,6 @@ void testRewritePomWithDifferentVersionsAcrossModules() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 }
diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForDevelopmentPhaseTest.java b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForDevelopmentPhaseTest.java
index ae7ee2a4b..a86ba6755 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForDevelopmentPhaseTest.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForDevelopmentPhaseTest.java
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithGit() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithGitFromTag() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithSvnFromTag() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithInheritedScm() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ private void performTestRewritePomWithParentAndProperties(String path) throws Ex
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithDependencyPropertyCoordinate() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ void testRewritePomDependenciesWithoutDependenciesVersionUpdate() throws Excepti
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithCiFriendlyReactor() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -442,6 +442,6 @@ void testRewritePomWithCiFriendlyReactorWithOnlyRevision() throws Exception {
         builder.addDevelopmentVersion("groupId:subproject1", NEXT_VERSION);
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 }
diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForReleasePhaseTest.java b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForReleasePhaseTest.java
index 482af75b6..aa386c6bc 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForReleasePhaseTest.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/RewritePomsForReleasePhaseTest.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void testScmOverridden() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithGit() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithScmExpression() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithTagBase() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithTagBaseAndVaryingScmUrls() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithGitFromTag() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithEmptyScm() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void testRewriteInterpolatedVersions() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void testRewriteBasicPomWithInheritedScm() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithParentAndProperties() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     // MRELEASE-1109
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithCiFriendlyReactor() throws Exception {
         builder.addReleaseVersion("groupId:subproject1", NEXT_VERSION);
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithCiFriendlyReactorWithOnlyRevision() throws Exception {
         builder.addReleaseVersion("groupId:subproject1", NEXT_VERSION);
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     // MRELEASE-311
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithDependencyPropertyCoordinate() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     // MRELEASE-305
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithScmOfParentEndingWithASlash() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithDeepSubprojects() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void testRewritePomForFlatMultiModule() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     // MRELEASE-383
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithCDATASectionOnWindows() throws Exception {
         phase.execute(builderReleaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
         // compare POMS without line ending normalization
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects, false));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects, false);
     }
 
     protected ReleaseDescriptorBuilder createDescriptorFromProjects(
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithExternallyReleasedParent() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     // MRELEASE-454
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithImportedDependencyManagementInReactor() throws Exception
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ void testRewritePomWithDifferentVersionsAcrossModules() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -499,6 +499,6 @@ void testRewritePomWithCheckModificationExcludes() throws Exception {
 
         phase.execute(ReleaseUtils.buildReleaseDescriptor(builder), new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects);
 
-        assertTrue(comparePomFiles(reactorProjects));
+        comparePomFiles(reactorProjects);
     }
 }