diff --git a/src/primary_writer/test_writer.rs b/src/primary_writer/test_writer.rs
index 128fa46..c6da1f7 100644
--- a/src/primary_writer/test_writer.rs
+++ b/src/primary_writer/test_writer.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl LogWriter for TestWriter {
                 {
                     let mut cursor = self.validation_buffer.lock().unwrap();
                     cursor.write_all(&buffer).ok();
-                    cursor.write_all(&[b'\n']).ok();
+                    cursor.write_all(b"\n").ok();
                 }
 
                 buffer.clear();
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl LogWriter for TestWriter {
                 {
                     let mut cursor = self.validation_buffer.lock().unwrap();
                     cursor.write_all(&tmp_buf).ok();
-                    cursor.write_all(&[b'\n']).ok();
+                    cursor.write_all(b"\n").ok();
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/tests/test_force_utc_1_panic.rs b/tests/test_force_utc_1_panic.rs
index 6b65efe..370027c 100644
--- a/tests/test_force_utc_1_panic.rs
+++ b/tests/test_force_utc_1_panic.rs
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ fn test_force_utc_1_panic() {
         .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Logger initialization failed with {e}"));
     info!("MUST BE REACHED");
     DeferredNow::force_utc();
-    assert!(false, "MUST NOT BE REACHED");
+    panic!("MUST NOT BE REACHED");
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_force_utc_3.rs b/tests/test_force_utc_3.rs
index cde7d9f..3773069 100644
--- a/tests/test_force_utc_3.rs
+++ b/tests/test_force_utc_3.rs
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ fn test_force_utc_3() {
         .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Logger initialization failed with {e}"));
     DeferredNow::force_utc();
     info!("must be printed");
-    assert!(false, "we arrived here, everything OK");
+    panic!("we arrived here, everything OK");
 }