diff --git a/logic/atrium-logic-common/src/main/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/logic/creating/collectors/AssertionsOptionExplantoryExtensions.kt b/logic/atrium-logic-common/src/main/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/logic/creating/collectors/AssertionsOptionExplantoryExtensions.kt
index 9ebdc449f2..4133facd42 100644
--- a/logic/atrium-logic-common/src/main/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/logic/creating/collectors/AssertionsOptionExplantoryExtensions.kt
+++ b/logic/atrium-logic-common/src/main/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/logic/creating/collectors/AssertionsOptionExplantoryExtensions.kt
@@ -1,20 +1,40 @@
+// TODO 1.0.0 at the latest: use type ExplanatoryGroup.FinalStep when ExplanatoryAssertionGroupFinalStep is removed
+@file:Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+
 package ch.tutteli.atrium.logic.creating.collectors
 
 import ch.tutteli.atrium.assertions.AssertionGroup
 import ch.tutteli.atrium.assertions.ExplanatoryAssertionGroupType
 import ch.tutteli.atrium.assertions.builders.AssertionsOption
+import ch.tutteli.atrium.assertions.builders.ExplanatoryAssertionGroupFinalStep
+import ch.tutteli.atrium.core.None
 import ch.tutteli.atrium.core.Option
 import ch.tutteli.atrium.creating.AssertionContainer
+import ch.tutteli.atrium.creating.CollectingExpect
 import ch.tutteli.atrium.creating.Expect
+import ch.tutteli.atrium.creating.ExperimentalComponentFactoryContainer
 import ch.tutteli.atrium.logic.collectForCompositionBasedOnSubject
 
 /**
  * Collects the assertions [assertionCreator] creates and uses them as [AssertionGroup.assertions].
  *
  * //TODO 0.18.0 in case we somehow incorporate the current container in AssertionsOptions, then remove container as parameter
+ *
+ * TODO 1.0.0 at the latest: use type ExplanatoryGroup.FinalStep when ExplanatoryAssertionGroupFinalStep is removed
  */
-fun <T, G : ExplanatoryAssertionGroupType, R> AssertionsOption<G, R>.collectAssertions(
+@Suppress("DEPRECATION" /* OptIn is only available since 1.3.70 which we cannot use if we want to support 1.2 */)
+@UseExperimental(ExperimentalComponentFactoryContainer::class)
+fun <T, G : ExplanatoryAssertionGroupType, R: ExplanatoryAssertionGroupFinalStep> AssertionsOption<G, R>.collectAssertions(
     container: AssertionContainer<*>,
     maybeSubject: Option<T>,
     assertionCreator: Expect<T>.() -> Unit
-): R = withAssertions(container.collectForCompositionBasedOnSubject(maybeSubject, assertionCreator))
+): ExplanatoryAssertionGroupFinalStep {
+    val collectingExpect = CollectingExpect<T>(None, container.components)
+    // not using addAssertionsCreatedBy on purpose so that we don't append a failing assertion
+    collectingExpect.assertionCreator()
+    return withAssertions(container.collectForCompositionBasedOnSubject(maybeSubject, assertionCreator))
+        .let {
+            if(collectingExpect.getAssertions().isEmpty()) it.failing
+            else it
+        }
+}
diff --git a/logic/atrium-logic-common/src/main/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/logic/creating/iterable/contains/creators/impl/InAnyOrderEntriesAssertionCreator.kt b/logic/atrium-logic-common/src/main/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/logic/creating/iterable/contains/creators/impl/InAnyOrderEntriesAssertionCreator.kt
index 87a4d35462..797686d20c 100644
--- a/logic/atrium-logic-common/src/main/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/logic/creating/iterable/contains/creators/impl/InAnyOrderEntriesAssertionCreator.kt
+++ b/logic/atrium-logic-common/src/main/kotlin/ch/tutteli/atrium/logic/creating/iterable/contains/creators/impl/InAnyOrderEntriesAssertionCreator.kt
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ class InAnyOrderEntriesAssertionCreator<E : Any, T : IterableLike>(
         val featureAssertion = featureFactory(count, DescriptionIterableAssertion.NUMBER_OF_OCCURRENCES)
         val assertions = mutableListOf<Assertion>(explanatoryGroup)
         if (searchBehaviour is NotSearchBehaviour) {
-            createEmptyAssertionHintIfNecessary(multiConsumableContainer, searchCriterion, count)
-                ?.let { assertions.add(it) }
             val mismatches = createIndexAssertions(list) { (_, element) ->
                 allCreatedAssertionsHold(multiConsumableContainer, element, searchCriterion)
             }
@@ -118,27 +116,4 @@ class InAnyOrderEntriesAssertionCreator<E : Any, T : IterableLike>(
         val count = list.count { allCreatedAssertionsHold(container, it, assertionCreatorOrNull) }
         return group to count
     }
-
-    //TODO 0.18.0 check if this is still state of the art to add a hint that no assertion was created
-    // in the assertionCreator-lambda, maybe it is a special case and needs to be handled like this,
-    // maybe it would be enough to collect
-    @Suppress("DEPRECATION" /* OptIn is only available since 1.3.70 which we cannot use if we want to support 1.2 */)
-    @UseExperimental(ExperimentalComponentFactoryContainer::class)
-    private fun createEmptyAssertionHintIfNecessary(
-        container: AssertionContainer<*>,
-        searchCriterion: (Expect<E>.() -> Unit)?,
-        count: Int
-    ): Assertion? {
-        if (searchCriterion != null && count == 0) {
-            val collectingExpect = CollectingExpect<E>(None, container.components)
-            // not using addAssertionsCreatedBy on purpose so that we don't append a failing assertion
-            collectingExpect.searchCriterion()
-            val collectedAssertions = collectingExpect.getAssertions()
-            if (collectedAssertions.isEmpty()) {
-                // no assertion created in the lambda, so return the failing assertion containing the hint
-                return container.collectBasedOnSubject(None, searchCriterion)
-            }
-        }
-        return null
-    }
 }