diff --git a/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/stub/mutaterows/MaybePointWriteCallableTest.java b/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/stub/mutaterows/MaybePointWriteCallableTest.java
index 9a0c2fe4f972..2723d08e7e00 100644
--- a/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/stub/mutaterows/MaybePointWriteCallableTest.java
+++ b/java-bigtable/google-cloud-bigtable/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/stub/mutaterows/MaybePointWriteCallableTest.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public void singleEntry_routesToPointWriter() throws Exception {
     ApiFuture<Void> future = callable.futureCall(request, null);
     pointWriter.response.set(null);
 
-    assertThat((Object) future.get()).isNull();
+    future.get();
     assertThat(classic.request).isNull();
     assertThat(pointWriter.request).isNotNull();
     // The single entry is converted back into a RowMutation targeting the same row.