diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationClassLoaderTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationClassLoaderTests.java
index 33cf316d6ad959c829a40b025a52180aed1200fa..72778fd7ce6ae61bf61a1f34308e020ea7cc7c0e 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationClassLoaderTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationClassLoaderTests.java
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ public class MergedAnnotationClassLoaderTests {
 		Annotation utilsMeta = AnnotatedElementUtils.getMergedAnnotation(source,
 				TestMetaAnnotation.class);
 		assertThat(utilsMeta.getClass().getClassLoader()).isEqualTo(parent);
-		assertThat(utilsMeta.getClass().getClassLoader()).isEqualTo(parent);
 		assertThat(getClassAttribute(utilsMeta).getClassLoader()).isEqualTo(child);
 		assertThat(getEnumAttribute(utilsMeta).getClass().getClassLoader()).isEqualTo(
 				parent);