diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/assertions/ListOfSpansAssert.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/assertions/ListOfSpansAssert.java
index 6172561ef..0a8252abe 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/assertions/ListOfSpansAssert.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/assertions/ListOfSpansAssert.java
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ public class ListOfSpansAssert extends AbstractAssert<ListOfSpansAssert, ListOfS
 		return new ListOfSpansAssert(actual);
 	}
 
-	public ListOfSpansAssert thereIsOnlyOneServerAndClientSideSpanWhoseParentIdIsEqualTo(long traceId) {
-		isNotNull();
-		printSpans();
-		List<Span> spansWithParentSpanAsRootSpan = this.actual.spans.stream().filter(span -> span.getParents().contains(traceId)).collect(Collectors.toList());
-		Assertions.assertThat(spansWithParentSpanAsRootSpan).hasSize(2).extracting("spanId").containsOnly(spansWithParentSpanAsRootSpan.get(0).getSpanId());
-		return this;
-	}
-
 	public ListOfSpansAssert everyParentIdHasItsCorrespondingSpan() {
 		isNotNull();
 		printSpans();
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/zuul/TraceZuulIntegrationTests.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/zuul/TraceZuulIntegrationTests.java
index 24a184eaa..a69589774 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/zuul/TraceZuulIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/zuul/TraceZuulIntegrationTests.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class TraceZuulIntegrationTests {
 		then(result.getBody()).isEqualTo("Hello world");
 		then(this.tracer.getCurrentSpan()).isNull();
 		then(new ListOfSpans(this.spanAccumulator.getSpans()))
-				.thereIsOnlyOneServerAndClientSideSpanWhoseParentIdIsEqualTo(span.getTraceId());
+				.everyParentIdHasItsCorrespondingSpan();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ public class TraceZuulIntegrationTests {
 		then(result.getStatusCode()).isEqualTo(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
 		then(this.tracer.getCurrentSpan()).isNull();
 		then(new ListOfSpans(this.spanAccumulator.getSpans()))
-				.thereIsOnlyOneServerAndClientSideSpanWhoseParentIdIsEqualTo(span.getTraceId())
 				.everyParentIdHasItsCorrespondingSpan();
 	}
 }