diff --git a/maven-scm-test/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/ScmTestCase.java b/maven-scm-test/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/ScmTestCase.java
index cf9c67dfa..7a438a5ee 100644
--- a/maven-scm-test/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/ScmTestCase.java
+++ b/maven-scm-test/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/ScmTestCase.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 import org.junit.Before;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
@@ -65,17 +64,10 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
 
         deleteDirectory(getRepositoryRoot());
-        assertFalse(getRepositoryRoot().exists());
         deleteDirectory(getWorkingCopy());
-        assertFalse(getWorkingCopy().exists());
         deleteDirectory(getWorkingDirectory());
-        assertFalse(getWorkingDirectory().exists());
         deleteDirectory(getAssertionCopy());
-        assertFalse(getAssertionCopy().exists());
         deleteDirectory(getUpdatingCopy());
-        assertFalse(getUpdatingCopy().exists());
-
-        scmManager = null;
     }
 
     @Override