--- a/test/jdk/java/util/Collections/EmptyNavigableSet.java	Sat Feb 10 09:17:53 2018 -0800
+++ b/test/jdk/java/util/Collections/EmptyNavigableSet.java	Sat Feb 10 09:23:41 2018 -0800
@@ -163,10 +163,7 @@
      */
     @Test(dataProvider = "NavigableSet<?>", dataProviderClass = EmptyNavigableSet.class)
     public void testEmptyIterator(String description, NavigableSet<?> navigableSet) {
-        Iterator emptyIterator = navigableSet.iterator();
-
-        assertFalse((emptyIterator != null) && (emptyIterator.hasNext()),
-            "The iterator is not empty.");
+        assertFalse(navigableSet.iterator().hasNext(), "The iterator is not empty.");
     }
 
     /**