diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
index 236a39b21b..8591b16de7 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_api_containers_test.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestGetContainerStatsRmRunning(c *testing.T) {
 
 	// Now remove without `-f` and make sure we are still pulling stats
 	_, _, err = dockerCmdWithError("rm", id)
-	assert.Assert(c, err, checker.Not(checker.IsNil), check.Commentf("rm should have failed but didn't"))
+	assert.Assert(c, err != nil, check.Commentf("rm should have failed but didn't"))
 	_, err = buf.ReadTimeout(b, 2*time.Second)
 	assert.NilError(c, err)
 
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go
index b9189c572b..5fd6999953 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_inspect_test.go
@@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestInspectTemplateError(c *testing.T) {
 	runSleepingContainer(c, "--name=container1", "-d")
 
 	out, _, err := dockerCmdWithError("inspect", "--type=container", "--format='Format container: {{.ThisDoesNotExist}}'", "container1")
-	assert.Assert(c, err, checker.Not(checker.IsNil))
+	assert.Assert(c, err != nil)
 	assert.Assert(c, out, checker.Contains, "Template parsing error")
 
 	out, _, err = dockerCmdWithError("inspect", "--type=image", "--format='Format container: {{.ThisDoesNotExist}}'", "busybox")
-	assert.Assert(c, err, checker.Not(checker.IsNil))
+	assert.Assert(c, err != nil)
 	assert.Assert(c, out, checker.Contains, "Template parsing error")
 }
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestInspectStopWhenNotFound(c *testing.T) {
 	runSleepingContainer(c, "--name=busybox2", "-d")
 	result := dockerCmdWithResult("inspect", "--type=container", "--format='{{.Name}}'", "busybox1", "busybox2", "missing")
 
-	assert.Assert(c, result.Error, checker.Not(checker.IsNil))
+	assert.Assert(c, result.Error != nil)
 	assert.Assert(c, result.Stdout(), checker.Contains, "busybox1")
 	assert.Assert(c, result.Stdout(), checker.Contains, "busybox2")
 	assert.Assert(c, result.Stderr(), checker.Contains, "Error: No such container: missing")
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestInspectStopWhenNotFound(c *testing.T) {
 	// test inspect would not fast fail
 	result = dockerCmdWithResult("inspect", "--type=container", "--format='{{.Name}}'", "missing", "busybox1", "busybox2")
 
-	assert.Assert(c, result.Error, checker.Not(checker.IsNil))
+	assert.Assert(c, result.Error != nil)
 	assert.Assert(c, result.Stdout(), checker.Contains, "busybox1")
 	assert.Assert(c, result.Stdout(), checker.Contains, "busybox2")
 	assert.Assert(c, result.Stderr(), checker.Contains, "Error: No such container: missing")
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_service_create_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_service_create_test.go
index 521e7e388a..d3f2d362fa 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_service_create_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_service_create_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (s *DockerSwarmSuite) TestServiceCreateWithSecretSimple(c *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(c, len(refs), 1)
 
 	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].SecretName, checker.Equals, testName)
-	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].File, checker.Not(checker.IsNil))
+	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].File != nil)
 	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].File.Name, checker.Equals, testName)
 	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].File.UID, checker.Equals, "0")
 	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].File.GID, checker.Equals, "0")
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (s *DockerSwarmSuite) TestServiceCreateWithConfigSimple(c *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(c, len(refs), 1)
 
 	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].ConfigName, checker.Equals, testName)
-	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].File, checker.Not(checker.IsNil))
+	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].File != nil)
 	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].File.Name, checker.Equals, testName)
 	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].File.UID, checker.Equals, "0")
 	assert.Assert(c, refs[0].File.GID, checker.Equals, "0")
diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_volume_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_volume_test.go
index 8dc7b5b007..2ba57742bb 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_volume_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_volume_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestVolumeCLICreate(c *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func (s *DockerSuite) TestVolumeCLIInspect(c *testing.T) {
-	assert.Assert(c, exec.Command(dockerBinary, "volume", "inspect", "doesnotexist").Run(), checker.Not(checker.IsNil), check.Commentf("volume inspect should error on non-existent volume"))
+	assert.Assert(c, exec.Command(dockerBinary, "volume", "inspect", "doesnotexist").Run() != nil, check.Commentf("volume inspect should error on non-existent volume"))
 	out, _ := dockerCmd(c, "volume", "create")
 	name := strings.TrimSpace(out)
 	out, _ = dockerCmd(c, "volume", "inspect", "--format={{ .Name }}", name)
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestVolumeCLIRm(c *testing.T) {
 	dockerCmd(c, "rm", "test2")
 
 	dockerCmd(c, "volume", "rm", volumeID)
-	assert.Assert(c, exec.Command("volume", "rm", "doesnotexist").Run(), checker.Not(checker.IsNil), check.Commentf("volume rm should fail with non-existent volume"))
+	assert.Assert(c, exec.Command("volume", "rm", "doesnotexist").Run() != nil, check.Commentf("volume rm should fail with non-existent volume"))
 }
 
 // FIXME(vdemeester) should be a unit test in cli/command/volume package