diff --git a/ipns/validate_test.go b/ipns/validate_test.go
index 48fa0ec78..b4c06883d 100644
--- a/ipns/validate_test.go
+++ b/ipns/validate_test.go
@@ -420,28 +420,28 @@ func TestValidateWithPeerID(t *testing.T) {
 	rnd := rand.New(rand.NewSource(42))
 
 	sk, pk, err := crypto.GenerateEd25519Key(rnd)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	pid, err := peer.IDFromPublicKey(pk)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	entry, err := Create(sk, path, 1, eol, 0)
-	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	t.Run("valid peer ID", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 		err = ValidateWithPeerID(pid, entry)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("invalid peer ID", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 
 		_, pk2, err := crypto.GenerateEd25519Key(rnd)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 		pid2, err := peer.IDFromPublicKey(pk2)
-		assert.Nil(t, err)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 		err = ValidateWithPeerID(pid2, entry)
 		assert.NotNil(t, err)