diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-get_source_expressions.R b/tests/testthat/test-get_source_expressions.R
index a5af1bb2f..4d6b34946 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-get_source_expressions.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-get_source_expressions.R
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ patrick::with_parameters_test_that(
       expect_length(lints, 0L)
     } else {
       # suppress "empty test" skips
-      expect_identical(1L, 1L)
+      expect_true(TRUE)
     }
   },
   .test_name = param_df$.test_name,