diff --git a/pkg/cache/v3/linear_test.go b/pkg/cache/v3/linear_test.go
index 4327faf14..5d199c2ab 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/v3/linear_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/v3/linear_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func verifyResponse(t *testing.T, ch <-chan Response, version string, num int) {
 	assert.NotNilf(t, r.GetContext(), "unexpected empty response context")
 	out, err := r.GetDiscoveryResponse()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.NotEqualf(t, "", out.GetVersionInfo(), "unexpected response empty version")
+	assert.NotEmptyf(t, out.GetVersionInfo(), "unexpected response empty version")
 	n := len(out.GetResources())
 	assert.Equalf(t, n, num, "unexpected number of responses: got %d, want %d", n, num)
 	if version != "" {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func validateDeltaResponse(t *testing.T, resp DeltaResponse, resources []resourc
 	assert.Equalf(t, testType, resp.GetDeltaRequest().GetTypeUrl(), "unexpected empty request type URL: %q", resp.GetDeltaRequest().GetTypeUrl())
 	out, err := resp.GetDeltaDiscoveryResponse()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equalf(t, len(out.GetResources()), len(resources), "unexpected number of responses: got %d, want %d", len(out.GetResources()), len(resources))
+	assert.Lenf(t, out.GetResources(), len(resources), "unexpected number of responses: got %d, want %d", len(out.GetResources()), len(resources))
 	for _, r := range resources {
 		found := false
 		for _, r1 := range out.GetResources() {