diff --git a/src/test/java/org/ahocorasick/util/ListElementRemovalTest.java b/src/test/java/org/ahocorasick/util/ListElementRemovalTest.java
index 87dea7b..455fbc0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/ahocorasick/util/ListElementRemovalTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/ahocorasick/util/ListElementRemovalTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class ListElementRemovalTest {
 
             @Override
             public boolean remove(String t) {
-                return t.equals("a") || t.endsWith("c");
+                return "a".equals(t) || "c".equals(t);
             }
             
         };