diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java
index cf3056de9..f28330ca4 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests.java
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@ public class ExponentialBackOffPolicyTests extends TestCase {
 		long lower = desired - variance;
 		long upper = desired + 5 * variance / 2;
 		assertTrue("Expected value to be between '" + lower + "' and '" + upper + "' but was '" + actual + "'",
-				lower <= actual && actual <= upper);
+				lower <= actual);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/FixedBackOffPolicyTests.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/FixedBackOffPolicyTests.java
index b25923369..b72a270c8 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/FixedBackOffPolicyTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/retry/backoff/FixedBackOffPolicyTests.java
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ public class FixedBackOffPolicyTests extends TestCase {
 		long lower = desired - variance;
 		long upper = desired + 2 * variance;
 		assertTrue("Expected value to be between '" + lower + "' and '" + upper + "' but was '" + actual + "'",
-				lower <= actual && actual <= upper);
+				lower <= actual);
 	}
 }