diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/system/OutputCapture.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/system/OutputCapture.java
index 9215ef3942..ca0c7d8d88 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/system/OutputCapture.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/system/OutputCapture.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class OutputCapture implements CapturedOutput {
 		if (obj == this) {
 			return true;
 		}
-		if (obj instanceof CapturedOutput || obj instanceof CharSequence) {
+		if (obj instanceof CharSequence) {
 			return getAll().equals(obj.toString());
 		}
 		return false;