diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/UnderscoreTest.java b/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/UnderscoreTest.java
index 2d8b32a5..09952755 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/UnderscoreTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/underscore/UnderscoreTest.java
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ void pop() {
     void shift() {
         assertEquals("a", Underscore.shift(asList("a", "b", "c")).getKey());
         assertEquals("a", new Underscore(asList("a", "b", "c")).shift().getKey().toString());
-        assertEquals(
-                "a", Underscore.chain(asList("a", "b", "c")).shift().item().getKey().toString());
+        assertEquals("a", Underscore.chain(asList("a", "b", "c")).shift().item().getKey());
     }
 
     /*