diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/checkstyle/regression/internal/FileUtils.java b/src/test/java/com/github/checkstyle/regression/internal/FileUtils.java
index 7df5344..2044b9c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/checkstyle/regression/internal/FileUtils.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/checkstyle/regression/internal/FileUtils.java
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 
 public final class FileUtils {
-    protected static final String LF_REGEX = "\n";
+    private static final String LF_REGEX = "\n";
 
-    protected static final String CRLF_REGEX = "\\r\\n";
+    private static final String CRLF_REGEX = "\\r\\n";
 
     private FileUtils() {
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/checkstyle/regression/internal/GitUtils.java b/src/test/java/com/github/checkstyle/regression/internal/GitUtils.java
index 4958e72..c6c8213 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/checkstyle/regression/internal/GitUtils.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/checkstyle/regression/internal/GitUtils.java
@@ -80,10 +80,8 @@ public static File addAnEmptyFileAndCommit(Repository repository, String fileNam
             throws IOException, GitAPIException {
         try (Git git = new Git(repository)) {
             final File file = new File(repository.getDirectory().getParent(), fileName);
-            if (!file.getParentFile().exists()) {
-                if (!file.getParentFile().mkdirs()) {
-                    throw new IOException("Could not create directory " + file.getParentFile());
-                }
+            if (!file.getParentFile().exists() && !file.getParentFile().mkdirs()) {
+                throw new IOException("Could not create directory " + file.getParentFile());
             }
             if (!file.createNewFile()) {
                 throw new IOException("Could not create file " + file);