diff --git a/core/modules/file/src/Tests/FileOnTranslatedEntityTest.php b/core/modules/file/src/Tests/FileOnTranslatedEntityTest.php
index fd83e48..c9a3fb1 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/src/Tests/FileOnTranslatedEntityTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/src/Tests/FileOnTranslatedEntityTest.php
@@ -133,10 +133,9 @@ public function testSyncedFiles() {
 
     \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage('file')->resetCache();
 
-    // Ensure the first file still exists. Calling isPermanent() would crash
-    // the test suite.
+    // Ensure the first file is untouched.
     $file = File::load($first_fid);
-    $this->assertTrue(!empty($file) && $file->isPermanent(), 'First file still exists and is permanent.');
+    $this->assertTrue($file->isPermanent(), 'First file still exists and is permanent.');
     // This inspects the HTML after the post of the translation, the file
     // should be displayed on the original node.
     $this->assertRaw('file--mime-text-plain');
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ public function testSyncedFiles() {
 
     // Ensure the first and third files are untouched.
     $file = File::load($first_fid);
-    $this->assertTrue(!empty($file) && $file->isPermanent(), 'First file still exists and is permanent.');
+    $this->assertTrue($file->isPermanent(), 'First file still exists and is permanent.');
 
     $file = File::load($third_fid);
     $this->assertTrue($file->isPermanent());
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ public function testSyncedFiles() {
 
     // Ensure the first and replaced second files are untouched.
     $file = File::load($first_fid);
-    $this->assertTrue(!empty($file) && $file->isPermanent(), 'First file still exists and is permanent.');
+    $this->assertTrue($file->isPermanent(), 'First file still exists and is permanent.');
 
     $file = File::load($replaced_second_fid);
     $this->assertTrue($file->isPermanent());