diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PullCommandWithRebaseTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PullCommandWithRebaseTest.java
index 1686ce1..2c1eb76 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PullCommandWithRebaseTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/PullCommandWithRebaseTest.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public void testPullConflict() throws Exception {
 		PullResult res = target.pull().call();
 		// nothing to update since we don't have different data yet
 		assertTrue(res.getFetchResult().getTrackingRefUpdates().isEmpty());
-		assertTrue(res.getRebaseResult().getStatus().equals(Status.UP_TO_DATE));
+		assertEquals(Status.UP_TO_DATE, res.getRebaseResult().getStatus());
 
 		assertFileContentsEqual(targetFile, "Hello world");
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public void testPullConflict() throws Exception {
 						ConfigConstants.CONFIG_KEY_URL);
 
 		assertFalse(res.getFetchResult().getTrackingRefUpdates().isEmpty());
-		assertTrue(res.getRebaseResult().getStatus().equals(Status.STOPPED));
+		assertEquals(Status.STOPPED, res.getRebaseResult().getStatus());
 		String result = "<<<<<<< Upstream, based on branch 'master' of "
 				+ remoteUri
 				+ "\nSource change\n=======\nTarget change\n>>>>>>> 42453fd Target change in local\n";
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ResetCommandTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ResetCommandTest.java
index c55775c..8f2e543 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ResetCommandTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ResetCommandTest.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public void testHardReset() throws JGitInternalException,
 				.call();
 		// check if HEAD points to initial commit now
 		ObjectId head = db.resolve(Constants.HEAD);
-		assertTrue(head.equals(initialCommit));
+		assertEquals(initialCommit, head);
 		// check if files were removed
 		assertFalse(indexFile.exists());
 		assertTrue(untrackedFile.exists());
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public void testSoftReset() throws JGitInternalException,
 				.call();
 		// check if HEAD points to initial commit now
 		ObjectId head = db.resolve(Constants.HEAD);
-		assertTrue(head.equals(initialCommit));
+		assertEquals(initialCommit, head);
 		// check if files still exist
 		assertTrue(untrackedFile.exists());
 		assertTrue(indexFile.exists());
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public void testMixedReset() throws JGitInternalException,
 				.call();
 		// check if HEAD points to initial commit now
 		ObjectId head = db.resolve(Constants.HEAD);
-		assertTrue(head.equals(initialCommit));
+		assertEquals(initialCommit, head);
 		// check if files still exist
 		assertTrue(untrackedFile.exists());
 		assertTrue(indexFile.exists());
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public void testPathsReset() throws Exception {
 
 		// check that HEAD hasn't moved
 		ObjectId head = db.resolve(Constants.HEAD);
-		assertTrue(head.equals(secondCommit));
+		assertEquals(secondCommit, head);
 		// check if files still exist
 		assertTrue(untrackedFile.exists());
 		assertTrue(indexFile.exists());
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public void testPathsResetOnDirs() throws Exception {
 
 		// check that HEAD hasn't moved
 		ObjectId head = db.resolve(Constants.HEAD);
-		assertTrue(head.equals(secondCommit));
+		assertEquals(secondCommit, head);
 		// check if files still exist
 		assertTrue(untrackedFile.exists());
 		assertTrue(inHead("dir/b.txt"));
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ public void testPathsResetWithRef() throws Exception {
 
 		// check that HEAD hasn't moved
 		ObjectId head = db.resolve(Constants.HEAD);
-		assertTrue(head.equals(secondCommit));
+		assertEquals(secondCommit, head);
 		// check if files still exist
 		assertTrue(untrackedFile.exists());
 		assertTrue(indexFile.exists());
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public void testHardResetOnTag() throws Exception {
 		git.reset().setRef(tagName).setMode(HARD).call();
 
 		ObjectId head = db.resolve(Constants.HEAD);
-		assertTrue(head.equals(secondCommit));
+		assertEquals(secondCommit, head);
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/StashCreateCommandTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/StashCreateCommandTest.java
index 16fadef..2b01b60 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/StashCreateCommandTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/StashCreateCommandTest.java
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public void workingDirectoryCleanIndexModify() throws Exception {
 		assertEquals("content", read(committedFile));
 		validateStashedCommit(stashed);
 
-		assertTrue(stashed.getTree().equals(stashed.getParent(1).getTree()));
+		assertEquals(stashed.getParent(1).getTree(), stashed.getTree());
 
 		List<DiffEntry> workingDiffs = diffWorkingAgainstHead(stashed);
 		assertEquals(1, workingDiffs.size());
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ public void workingDirectoryDeleteIndexAdd() throws Exception {
 
 		validateStashedCommit(stashed);
 
-		assertTrue(stashed.getTree().equals(stashed.getParent(1).getTree()));
+		assertEquals(stashed.getParent(1).getTree(), stashed.getTree());
 
 		List<DiffEntry> workingDiffs = diffWorkingAgainstHead(stashed);
 		assertEquals(1, workingDiffs.size());
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/EditListTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/EditListTest.java
index 30f3209..d6a5dcd 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/EditListTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/EditListTest.java
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ public void testEmpty() {
 		assertTrue(l.isEmpty());
 		assertEquals("EditList[]", l.toString());
 
-		assertTrue(l.equals(l));
-		assertTrue(l.equals(new EditList()));
+		assertEquals(l, l);
+		assertEquals(new EditList(), l);
 		assertFalse(l.equals(""));
 		assertEquals(l.hashCode(), new EditList().hashCode());
 	}
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ public void testAddOne() {
 		assertSame(e, l.get(0));
 		assertSame(e, l.iterator().next());
 
-		assertTrue(l.equals(l));
+		assertEquals(l, l);
 		assertFalse(l.equals(new EditList()));
 
 		final EditList l2 = new EditList();
 		l2.add(e);
-		assertTrue(l.equals(l2));
-		assertTrue(l2.equals(l));
+		assertEquals(l2, l);
+		assertEquals(l, l2);
 		assertEquals(l.hashCode(), l2.hashCode());
 	}
 
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ public void testAddTwo() {
 		assertSame(e1, i.next());
 		assertSame(e2, i.next());
 
-		assertTrue(l.equals(l));
+		assertEquals(l, l);
 		assertFalse(l.equals(new EditList()));
 
 		final EditList l2 = new EditList();
 		l2.add(e1);
 		l2.add(e2);
-		assertTrue(l.equals(l2));
-		assertTrue(l2.equals(l));
+		assertEquals(l2, l);
+		assertEquals(l, l2);
 		assertEquals(l.hashCode(), l2.hashCode());
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/EditTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/EditTest.java
index a9cb2fb..1a0c39e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/EditTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/diff/EditTest.java
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ public void testEquals1() {
 		final Edit e1 = new Edit(1, 2, 3, 4);
 		final Edit e2 = new Edit(1, 2, 3, 4);
 
-		assertTrue(e1.equals(e1));
-		assertTrue(e1.equals(e2));
-		assertTrue(e2.equals(e1));
+		assertEquals(e1, e1);
+		assertEquals(e2, e1);
+		assertEquals(e1, e2);
 		assertEquals(e1.hashCode(), e2.hashCode());
 		assertFalse(e1.equals(""));
 	}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AbbreviatedObjectIdTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AbbreviatedObjectIdTest.java
index fc53f95..6529d9e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AbbreviatedObjectIdTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/AbbreviatedObjectIdTest.java
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ public void testEquals_Short() {
 		final AbbreviatedObjectId b = AbbreviatedObjectId.fromString(s);
 		assertNotSame(a, b);
 		assertTrue(a.hashCode() == b.hashCode());
-		assertTrue(a.equals(b));
-		assertTrue(b.equals(a));
+		assertEquals(b, a);
+		assertEquals(a, b);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ public void testEquals_Full() {
 		final AbbreviatedObjectId b = AbbreviatedObjectId.fromString(s);
 		assertNotSame(a, b);
 		assertTrue(a.hashCode() == b.hashCode());
-		assertTrue(a.equals(b));
-		assertTrue(b.equals(a));
+		assertEquals(b, a);
+		assertEquals(a, b);
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/DirCacheCheckoutTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/DirCacheCheckoutTest.java
index 23647f0..3142995 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/DirCacheCheckoutTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/DirCacheCheckoutTest.java
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ public void testDontOverwriteDirtyFile() throws IOException {
 		} catch (CheckoutConflictException e) {
 			assertIndex(mk("foo"));
 			assertWorkDir(mkmap("foo", "different"));
-			assertTrue(getConflicts().equals(Arrays.asList("foo")));
+			assertEquals(Arrays.asList("foo"), getConflicts());
 			assertTrue(new File(trash, "foo").isFile());
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectIdTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectIdTest.java
index cdcb433..abf57d6 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectIdTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/ObjectIdTest.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public void test003_equals() {
 		final ObjectId a = ObjectId.fromString(x);
 		final ObjectId b = ObjectId.fromString(x);
 		assertEquals(a.hashCode(), b.hashCode());
-		assertTrue("a and b are same", a.equals(b));
+		assertEquals("a and b are same", b, a);
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/merge/ResolveMergerTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/merge/ResolveMergerTest.java
index 9876100..30e046e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/merge/ResolveMergerTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/merge/ResolveMergerTest.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public void checkMergeConflictingTreesWithoutIndex() throws Exception {
 		git.rm().addFilepattern("d/1").call();
 		git.rm().addFilepattern("d").call();
 		MergeResult mergeRes = git.merge().include(masterCommit).call();
-		assertTrue(MergeStatus.CONFLICTING.equals(mergeRes.getMergeStatus()));
+		assertEquals(MergeStatus.CONFLICTING, mergeRes.getMergeStatus());
 		assertEquals(
 				"[d/1, mode:100644, stage:1, content:orig][d/1, mode:100644, stage:2, content:side][d/1, mode:100644, stage:3, content:master]",
 				indexState(CONTENT));
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public void checkMergeMergeableTreesWithoutIndex() throws Exception {
 		git.rm().addFilepattern("d/1").call();
 		git.rm().addFilepattern("d").call();
 		MergeResult mergeRes = git.merge().include(masterCommit).call();
-		assertTrue(MergeStatus.MERGED.equals(mergeRes.getMergeStatus()));
+		assertEquals(MergeStatus.MERGED, mergeRes.getMergeStatus());
 		assertEquals("[d/1, mode:100644, content:1master\n2\n3side\n]",
 				indexState(CONTENT));
 	}
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public void checkMergeEqualTreesWithoutIndex() throws Exception {
 		git.rm().addFilepattern("d/1").call();
 		git.rm().addFilepattern("d").call();
 		MergeResult mergeRes = git.merge().include(masterCommit).call();
-		assertTrue(MergeStatus.MERGED.equals(mergeRes.getMergeStatus()));
+		assertEquals(MergeStatus.MERGED, mergeRes.getMergeStatus());
 		assertEquals("[d/1, mode:100644, content:modified]",
 				indexState(CONTENT));
 	}
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public void checkMergeEqualNewTrees() throws Exception {
 		git.rm().addFilepattern("d/1").call();
 		git.rm().addFilepattern("d").call();
 		MergeResult mergeRes = git.merge().include(masterCommit).call();
-		assertTrue(MergeStatus.MERGED.equals(mergeRes.getMergeStatus()));
+		assertEquals(MergeStatus.MERGED, mergeRes.getMergeStatus());
 		assertEquals(
 				"[2, mode:100644, content:orig][d/1, mode:100644, content:orig]",
 				indexState(CONTENT));
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public void checkMergeConflictingNewTrees() throws Exception {
 		git.rm().addFilepattern("d/1").call();
 		git.rm().addFilepattern("d").call();
 		MergeResult mergeRes = git.merge().include(masterCommit).call();
-		assertTrue(MergeStatus.CONFLICTING.equals(mergeRes.getMergeStatus()));
+		assertEquals(MergeStatus.CONFLICTING, mergeRes.getMergeStatus());
 		assertEquals(
 				"[2, mode:100644, content:orig][d/1, mode:100644, stage:2, content:side][d/1, mode:100644, stage:3, content:master]",
 				indexState(CONTENT));
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevFlagSetTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevFlagSetTest.java
index 021795e..95860d6 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevFlagSetTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/RevFlagSetTest.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public void testEquals() {
 		assertTrue(set.add(flag1));
 		assertTrue(set.add(flag2));
 
-		assertTrue(new RevFlagSet(set).equals(set));
+		assertEquals(set, new RevFlagSet(set));
 		assertTrue(new RevFlagSet(Arrays.asList(new RevFlag[] { flag1, flag2 }))
 				.equals(set));
 	}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/RefUpdateTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/RefUpdateTest.java
index cbdf236..e92bca6 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/RefUpdateTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/RefUpdateTest.java
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ public void testRenameCurrentBranch() throws IOException {
 		ObjectId rb = db.resolve("refs/heads/b");
 		writeSymref(Constants.HEAD, "refs/heads/b");
 		ObjectId oldHead = db.resolve(Constants.HEAD);
-		assertTrue("internal test condition, b == HEAD", rb.equals(oldHead));
+		assertEquals("internal test condition, b == HEAD", oldHead, rb);
 		writeReflog(db, rb, "Just a message", "refs/heads/b");
 		assertTrue("log on old branch", new File(db.getDirectory(),
 				"logs/refs/heads/b").exists());
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ public void testRenameRefNameColission1avoided() throws IOException {
 		updateRef.setRefLogMessage("Setup", false);
 		assertEquals(Result.FAST_FORWARD, updateRef.update());
 		ObjectId oldHead = db.resolve(Constants.HEAD);
-		assertTrue(rb.equals(oldHead)); // assumption for this test
+		assertEquals(oldHead, rb); // assumption for this test
 		writeReflog(db, rb, "Just a message", "refs/heads/a");
 		assertTrue("internal check, we have a log", new File(db.getDirectory(),
 				"logs/refs/heads/a").exists());
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ public void testRenameRefNameColission2avoided() throws IOException {
 		updateRef.setForceUpdate(true);
 		assertEquals(Result.FORCED, updateRef.update());
 		ObjectId oldHead = db.resolve(Constants.HEAD);
-		assertTrue(rb.equals(oldHead)); // assumption for this test
+		assertEquals(oldHead, rb); // assumption for this test
 		writeReflog(db, rb, "Just a message", "refs/heads/prefix/a");
 		assertTrue("internal check, we have a log", new File(db.getDirectory(),
 				"logs/refs/heads/prefix/a").exists());
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PacketLineInTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PacketLineInTest.java
index 6f930d7..13fc68d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PacketLineInTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PacketLineInTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ public void testReadACK_NAK() throws IOException {
 
 		init("0008NAK\n");
 		assertSame(PacketLineIn.AckNackResult.NAK, in.readACK(actid));
-		assertTrue(actid.equals(expid));
+		assertEquals(expid, actid);
 		assertEOF();
 	}
 
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ public void testReadACK_ACK1() throws IOException {
 
 		init("0031ACK fcfcfb1fd94829c1a1704f894fc111d14770d34e\n");
 		assertSame(PacketLineIn.AckNackResult.ACK, in.readACK(actid));
-		assertTrue(actid.equals(expid));
+		assertEquals(expid, actid);
 		assertEOF();
 	}
 
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@ public void testReadACK_ACKcontinue1() throws IOException {
 
 		init("003aACK fcfcfb1fd94829c1a1704f894fc111d14770d34e continue\n");
 		assertSame(PacketLineIn.AckNackResult.ACK_CONTINUE, in.readACK(actid));
-		assertTrue(actid.equals(expid));
+		assertEquals(expid, actid);
 		assertEOF();
 	}
 
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ public void testReadACK_ACKcommon1() throws IOException {
 
 		init("0038ACK fcfcfb1fd94829c1a1704f894fc111d14770d34e common\n");
 		assertSame(PacketLineIn.AckNackResult.ACK_COMMON, in.readACK(actid));
-		assertTrue(actid.equals(expid));
+		assertEquals(expid, actid);
 		assertEOF();
 	}
 
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ public void testReadACK_ACKready1() throws IOException {
 
 		init("0037ACK fcfcfb1fd94829c1a1704f894fc111d14770d34e ready\n");
 		assertSame(PacketLineIn.AckNackResult.ACK_READY, in.readACK(actid));
-		assertTrue(actid.equals(expid));
+		assertEquals(expid, actid);
 		assertEOF();
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/util/RefMapTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/util/RefMapTest.java
index 40790a5..b43fe48 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/util/RefMapTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/util/RefMapTest.java
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ public void testEntryType() {
 		Map.Entry<String, Ref> ent_b = itr.next();
 
 		assertEquals(ent_a.hashCode(), "A".hashCode());
-		assertTrue(ent_a.equals(ent_a));
+		assertEquals(ent_a, ent_a);
 		assertFalse(ent_a.equals(ent_b));
 
 		assertEquals(a.toString(), ent_a.toString());