diff --git a/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/internal/PathFiltersSpec.kt b/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/internal/PathFiltersSpec.kt
index ada52d76241a..b571ed9499ae 100644
--- a/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/internal/PathFiltersSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/internal/PathFiltersSpec.kt
@@ -1,46 +1,42 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal
 
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import kotlin.io.path.Path
 
 class PathFiltersSpec {
 
-    @Nested
-    inner class `parsing with different nullability combinations of path filters` {
-        @Test
-        fun `returns an empty path filter when includes are empty and excludes are empty`() {
-            val pathFilter = PathFilters.of(emptyList(), emptyList())
-            assertThat(pathFilter).isNull()
-        }
+    @Test
+    fun `returns an empty path filter when includes are empty and excludes are empty`() {
+        val pathFilter = PathFilters.of(emptyList(), emptyList())
+        assertThat(pathFilter).isNull()
+    }
 
-        @Test
-        fun `parses includes correctly`() {
-            val pathFilter = PathFilters.of(listOf("**/one/**", "**/two/**"), emptyList())
-            assertThat(pathFilter).isNotNull
-            assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/one/path"))).isFalse
-            assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/two/path"))).isFalse
-            assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/three/path"))).isTrue
-        }
+    @Test
+    fun `parses includes correctly`() {
+        val pathFilter = PathFilters.of(listOf("**/one/**", "**/two/**"), emptyList())
+        assertThat(pathFilter).isNotNull
+        assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/one/path"))).isFalse
+        assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/two/path"))).isFalse
+        assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/three/path"))).isTrue
+    }
 
-        @Test
-        fun `parses excludes correctly`() {
-            val pathFilter = PathFilters.of(emptyList(), listOf("**/one/**", "**/two/**"))
-            assertThat(pathFilter).isNotNull
-            assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/one/path"))).isTrue
-            assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/two/path"))).isTrue
-            assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/three/path"))).isFalse
-        }
+    @Test
+    fun `parses excludes correctly`() {
+        val pathFilter = PathFilters.of(emptyList(), listOf("**/one/**", "**/two/**"))
+        assertThat(pathFilter).isNotNull
+        assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/one/path"))).isTrue
+        assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/two/path"))).isTrue
+        assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/three/path"))).isFalse
+    }
 
-        @Test
-        fun `parses both includes and excludes correctly`() {
-            val pathFilter = PathFilters.of(listOf("**/one/**"), listOf("**/two/**"))
-            assertThat(pathFilter).isNotNull
-            assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/one/path"))).isFalse
-            assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/two/path"))).isTrue
-            assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/three/path"))).isTrue
-            assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/one/two/three/path"))).isTrue
-        }
+    @Test
+    fun `parses both includes and excludes correctly`() {
+        val pathFilter = PathFilters.of(listOf("**/one/**"), listOf("**/two/**"))
+        assertThat(pathFilter).isNotNull
+        assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/one/path"))).isFalse
+        assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/two/path"))).isTrue
+        assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/three/path"))).isTrue
+        assertThat(pathFilter?.isIgnored(Path("/one/two/three/path"))).isTrue
     }
 }