diff -u b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/AssertLegacyTrait.php b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/AssertLegacyTrait.php
--- b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/AssertLegacyTrait.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/AssertLegacyTrait.php
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
    *   (optional) A message to display with the assertion. Do not translate
    *   messages with t().
    *
-   * @throws ExpectationException
+   * @throws \Behat\Mink\Exception\ExpectationException
    *
    * @deprecated Scheduled for removal in Drupal 9.0.0.
    *   Use $this->xpath() instead and check the values directly in the test.
diff -u b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/BrowserTestBaseTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/BrowserTestBaseTest.php
--- b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/BrowserTestBaseTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/FunctionalTests/BrowserTestBaseTest.php
@@ -165,6 +165,51 @@
     $this->assertFieldsByValue($this->xpath("//select[@id = 'edit-options']"), '2');
     $this->assertFieldByXPath("//select[@id = 'edit-options']", '2');
 
+    // Test that multiple fields with the same name are validated correctly.
+    $this->assertFieldByName('duplicate_button', 'Duplicate button 1');
+    $this->assertFieldByName('duplicate_button', 'Duplicate button 2');
+    $this->assertNoFieldByName('duplicate_button', 'Rabbit');
+
+    try {
+      $this->assertNoFieldByName('duplicate_button', 'Duplicate button 2');
+      $this->fail('The "duplicate_button" field with the value Duplicate button 2 was not found.');
+    }
+    catch (ExpectationException $e) {
+      $this->pass('The "duplicate_button" field with the value Duplicate button 2 was found.');
+    }
+
+    $this->assertNoField('invalid_name_and_id');
+    $this->assertField('name');
+    $this->assertField('edit-name');
+
+    // Test that the assertion fails correctly when searching by name.
+    try {
+      $this->assertNoField('name');
+      $this->fail('The "name" field was not found based on name.');
+    }
+    catch (ExpectationException $e) {
+      $this->pass('The "name" field was found by name.');
+    }
+
+    // Test that the assertion fails correctly when searching by id.
+    try {
+      $this->assertNoField('edit-name');
+      $this->fail('The "name" field was not found based on id.');
+    }
+    catch (ExpectationException $e) {
+      $this->pass('The "name" field was found by id.');
+    }
+
+    // Assert that assertion correctly fails when searching for the name field
+    // without a value.
+    try {
+      $this->assertFieldsByValue($this->xpath("//input[@id = 'edit-name']"), '');
+      $this->fail('The "name" field, with no value was found.');
+    }
+    catch (\PHPUnit_Framework_ExpectationFailedException $e) {
+      $this->pass('The "name" field, with no value was found.');
+    }
+
     $this->assertNoFieldByXPath('//notexisting');
     $this->assertNoFieldByXPath("//input[@id = 'edit-name']", 'wrong value');
 
@@ -237,19 +282,6 @@
       $this->pass('The "name" field was found.');
     }
 
-    // Test that multiple fields with the same name are validated correctly.
-    $this->assertFieldByName('duplicate_button', 'Duplicate button 1');
-    $this->assertFieldByName('duplicate_button', 'Duplicate button 2');
-    $this->assertNoFieldByName('duplicate_button', 'Rabbit');
-
-    try {
-      $this->assertNoFieldByName('duplicate_button', 'Duplicate button 2');
-      $this->fail('The "duplicate_button" field with the value Duplicate button 2 was not found.');
-    }
-    catch (ExpectationException $e) {
-      $this->pass('The "duplicate_button" field with the value Duplicate button 2 was found.');
-    }
-
     $this->assertOptionByText('options', 'one');
     try {
       $this->assertOptionByText('options', 'four');