diff --git a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go
index 7f3c26e4d3e0b..ec28e96d767e7 100644
--- a/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go
+++ b/applicationset/controllers/applicationset_controller_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -1893,6 +1891,8 @@ func TestRequeueGeneratorFails(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidateGeneratedApplications(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
 	scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
 	err := v1alpha1.AddToScheme(scheme)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1924,7 +1924,6 @@ func TestValidateGeneratedApplications(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, cc := range []struct {
 		name             string
 		apps             []v1alpha1.Application
-		expectedErrors   []string
 		validationErrors map[int]error
 	}{
 		{
@@ -1947,7 +1946,6 @@ func TestValidateGeneratedApplications(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			expectedErrors:   []string{},
 			validationErrors: map[int]error{},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1971,7 +1969,6 @@ func TestValidateGeneratedApplications(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			expectedErrors:   []string{"application destination can't have both name and server defined"},
 			validationErrors: map[int]error{0: fmt.Errorf("application destination spec is invalid: application destination can't have both name and server defined: my-cluster my-server")},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1994,7 +1991,6 @@ func TestValidateGeneratedApplications(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			expectedErrors:   []string{"application references project DOES-NOT-EXIST which does not exist"},
 			validationErrors: map[int]error{0: fmt.Errorf("application references project DOES-NOT-EXIST which does not exist")},
 		},
 		{
@@ -2017,7 +2013,6 @@ func TestValidateGeneratedApplications(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			expectedErrors:   []string{},
 			validationErrors: map[int]error{},
 		},
 		{
@@ -2040,11 +2035,12 @@ func TestValidateGeneratedApplications(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			expectedErrors:   []string{"there are no clusters with this name: nonexistent-cluster"},
 			validationErrors: map[int]error{0: fmt.Errorf("application destination spec is invalid: unable to find destination server: there are no clusters with this name: nonexistent-cluster")},
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(cc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
 			secret := &corev1.Secret{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name:      "my-secret",
@@ -2077,36 +2073,8 @@ func TestValidateGeneratedApplications(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			appSetInfo := v1alpha1.ApplicationSet{}
-
 			validationErrors, _ := r.validateGeneratedApplications(context.TODO(), cc.apps, appSetInfo)
-			var errorMessages []string
-			for _, v := range validationErrors {
-				errorMessages = append(errorMessages, v.Error())
-			}
-
-			if len(errorMessages) == 0 {
-				assert.Empty(t, cc.expectedErrors, "Expected errors but none were seen")
-			} else {
-				// An error was returned: it should be expected
-				matched := false
-				for _, expectedErr := range cc.expectedErrors {
-					foundMatch := strings.Contains(strings.Join(errorMessages, ";"), expectedErr)
-					assert.True(t, foundMatch, "Unble to locate expected error: %s", cc.expectedErrors)
-					matched = matched || foundMatch
-				}
-				assert.True(t, matched, "An unexpected error occurrred: %v", err)
-				// validation message was returned: it should be expected
-				matched = false
-				foundMatch := reflect.DeepEqual(validationErrors, cc.validationErrors)
-				var message string
-				for _, v := range validationErrors {
-					message = v.Error()
-					break
-				}
-				assert.True(t, foundMatch, "Unble to locate validation message: %s", message)
-				matched = matched || foundMatch
-				assert.True(t, matched, "An unexpected error occurrred: %v", err)
-			}
+			assert.Equal(t, cc.validationErrors, validationErrors)
 		})
 	}
 }