diff --git a/t/t2024-checkout-dwim.sh b/t/t2024-checkout-dwim.sh
index 26dc3f1fc0..f79dfbbdd6 100755
--- a/t/t2024-checkout-dwim.sh
+++ b/t/t2024-checkout-dwim.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ test_branch_upstream () {
 }
 
 status_uno_is_clean () {
-	>status.expect &&
 	git status -uno --porcelain >status.actual &&
-	test_cmp status.expect status.actual
+	test_must_be_empty status.actual
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
diff --git a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
index be6e093142..166942c1bd 100755
--- a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
+++ b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
@@ -412,9 +412,8 @@ test_expect_success '"add" <path> <branch> dwims with checkout.defaultRemote' '
 		git fetch repo_upstream2 &&
 		test_must_fail git worktree add ../foo foo &&
 		git -c checkout.defaultRemote=repo_upstream worktree add ../foo foo &&
-		>status.expect &&
 		git status -uno --porcelain >status.actual &&
-		test_cmp status.expect status.actual
+		test_must_be_empty status.actual
 	) &&
 	(
 		cd foo &&