diff --git a/java-collections-maps-3/pom.xml b/java-collections-maps-3/pom.xml
index 81466b17ba..a54061404d 100644
--- a/java-collections-maps-3/pom.xml
+++ b/java-collections-maps-3/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-api -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+            <version>5.8.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/java-collections-maps-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/map/identity/IdentityHashMapDemonstrator.java b/java-collections-maps-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/map/identity/IdentityHashMapDemonstrator.java
index dbd309eab3..faba9f60f8 100644
--- a/java-collections-maps-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/map/identity/IdentityHashMapDemonstrator.java
+++ b/java-collections-maps-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/map/identity/IdentityHashMapDemonstrator.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.baeldung.map.identity;
 
 import java.util.*;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
 public class IdentityHashMapDemonstrator {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ public class IdentityHashMapDemonstrator {
         IdentityHashMap<String, String> identityHashMap = new IdentityHashMap<>();
         identityHashMap.put(null, "Null Key Accepted");
         identityHashMap.put("Null Value Accepted", null);
-        assert ("Null Key Accepted" == identityHashMap.get(null));
-        assert (null == identityHashMap.get("Null Value Accepted"));
+        assertEquals("Null Key Accepted", identityHashMap.get(null));
+        assertEquals(null, identityHashMap.get("Null Value Accepted"));
     }
 
     private static void iterateIdentityHashMap(IdentityHashMap<String, String> identityHashMap) {
@@ -95,14 +96,14 @@ public class IdentityHashMapDemonstrator {
         hashMap.put(book1, "A great work of fiction");
         hashMap.put(book2, "won the US National Book Award");
         book2.year = 1952;
-        assert (null == hashMap.get(book2));
+        assertEquals(null, hashMap.get(book2));
         System.out.println("HashMap: " + hashMap);
 
         IdentityHashMap<Book, String> identityHashMap = new IdentityHashMap<>(10);
         identityHashMap.put(book1, "A great work of fiction");
         identityHashMap.put(book2, "won the US National Book Award");
         book2.year = 1951;
-        assert ("won the US National Book Award" == identityHashMap.get(book2));
+        assertEquals("won the US National Book Award", identityHashMap.get(book2));
         System.out.println("IdentityHashMap: " + identityHashMap);
     }
 
@@ -115,11 +116,11 @@ public class IdentityHashMapDemonstrator {
 
         HashMap<String, String> hashMap = new HashMap<>(identityHashMap);
         hashMap.put(new String("genre"), "Drama");
-        assert (4 == hashMap.size());
+        assertEquals(4, hashMap.size());
         System.out.println("HashMap content: " + hashMap);
 
         identityHashMap.put(new String("genre"), "Drama");
-        assert (5 == identityHashMap.size());
+        assertEquals(5, identityHashMap.size());
         System.out.println("IdentityHashMap content: " + identityHashMap);
     }
 
@@ -135,8 +136,8 @@ public class IdentityHashMapDemonstrator {
 
     private static void updateWithNewValue(IdentityHashMap<String, String> identityHashMap) {
         String oldTitle = identityHashMap.put("title", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows");
-        assert ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" == oldTitle);
-        assert ("Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" == identityHashMap.get("title"));
+        assertEquals("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", oldTitle);
+        assertEquals("Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", identityHashMap.get("title"));
     }
 
     public static void addValue(IdentityHashMap<String, String> identityHashMap, String key, String value) {