diff --git a/lib/src/test/java/io/ably/lib/test/common/Helpers.java b/lib/src/test/java/io/ably/lib/test/common/Helpers.java
index 729c80c2c..89a0a1bf7 100644
--- a/lib/src/test/java/io/ably/lib/test/common/Helpers.java
+++ b/lib/src/test/java/io/ably/lib/test/common/Helpers.java
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public MessageWaiter(Channel channel, String event) {
          */
         public synchronized void waitFor(int count) {
             while(receivedMessages.size() < count)
-                try { wait(); } catch(InterruptedException e) {}
+                try { wait(); } catch(InterruptedException ignored) {}
         }
 
         /**
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public synchronized void waitFor(int count, long time) {
             long targetTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + time;
             long remaining = time;
             while(receivedMessages.size() < count && remaining > 0) {
-                try { wait(remaining); } catch(InterruptedException e) {}
+                try { wait(remaining); } catch(InterruptedException ignored) {}
                 remaining = targetTime - System.currentTimeMillis();
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/src/test/java/io/ably/lib/test/realtime/RealtimeDeltaDecoderTest.java b/lib/src/test/java/io/ably/lib/test/realtime/RealtimeDeltaDecoderTest.java
index d0fe03531..78d2ea026 100644
--- a/lib/src/test/java/io/ably/lib/test/realtime/RealtimeDeltaDecoderTest.java
+++ b/lib/src/test/java/io/ably/lib/test/realtime/RealtimeDeltaDecoderTest.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public void simple_delta_codec() {
                 Message message = messageWaiter.receivedMessages.get(i);
                 int messageIndex = Integer.parseInt(message.name);
                 assertEquals("Verify message order", i, messageIndex);
-                assertEquals("Verify message data", true, testData[messageIndex].equals(message.data));
+                assertEquals("Verify message data", testData[messageIndex], message.data);
             }
         } catch(Exception e) {
             fail(testName + ": Unexpected exception " + e.getMessage());