diff --git a/api/turing/api/request/request_test.go b/api/turing/api/request/request_test.go
index dc259d78b..c0ec6ac2e 100644
--- a/api/turing/api/request/request_test.go
+++ b/api/turing/api/request/request_test.go
@@ -494,11 +494,8 @@ func TestRequestBuildRouterVersionWithInvalidStandardEnsembler(t *testing.T) {
 			testRouterConfig.Ensembler = &data.testEnsembler
 
 			result, err := testRouterConfig.BuildRouterVersion(router, &defaults, cryptoSvc, expSvc, ensemblerSvc)
-			if data.err == "" {
-				assert.Nil(t, result)
-			} else {
-				assert.EqualError(t, err, data.err)
-			}
+			assert.Nil(t, result)
+			assert.EqualError(t, err, data.err)
 		})
 	}
 }