diff --git a/subprojects/core/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/internal/file/archive/TarCopyActionSpec.groovy b/subprojects/core/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/internal/file/archive/TarCopyActionSpec.groovy
index 80e138da3179..b5831605a166 100644
--- a/subprojects/core/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/internal/file/archive/TarCopyActionSpec.groovy
+++ b/subprojects/core/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/api/internal/file/archive/TarCopyActionSpec.groovy
@@ -118,11 +118,7 @@ public class TarCopyActionSpec extends Specification {
         action.execute(new CopyActionProcessingStream() {
             public void process(CopyActionProcessingStreamAction action) {
                 for (FileCopyDetailsInternal f : files) {
-                    if (f.isDirectory()) {
-                        action.processFile(f);
-                    } else {
-                        action.processFile(f);
-                    }
+                    action.processFile(f);
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/subprojects/core/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/internal/progress/DefaultBuildOperationExecutorTest.groovy b/subprojects/core/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/internal/progress/DefaultBuildOperationExecutorTest.groovy
index 5030e57e6cc0..043b055bc708 100644
--- a/subprojects/core/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/internal/progress/DefaultBuildOperationExecutorTest.groovy
+++ b/subprojects/core/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/internal/progress/DefaultBuildOperationExecutorTest.groovy
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ class DefaultBuildOperationExecutorTest extends ConcurrentSpec {
         when:
         operationExecutor.run("<some-operation>", action)
 
-        then:
         then:
         1 * action.transform(_) >> { BuildOperationContext context -> context.failed(failure) }