diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/Assert.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/Assert.java
index a2ca44edbf1c..8d11ece9b11a 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/Assert.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/Assert.java
@@ -967,22 +967,7 @@ public static <T> void assertThat(String reason, T actual,
     }
 
     /**
-     * Asserts that {@code runnable} throws an exception of type {@code expectedThrowable} when
-     * executed. If it does not throw an exception, an {@link AssertionError} is thrown. If it
-     * throws the wrong type of exception, an {@code AssertionError} is thrown describing the
-     * mismatch; the exception that was actually thrown can be obtained by calling {@link
-     * AssertionError#getCause}.
-     *
-     * @param expectedThrowable the expected type of the exception
-     * @param runnable       a function that is expected to throw an exception when executed
-     * @since 4.13
-     */
-    public static void assertThrows(Class<? extends Throwable> expectedThrowable, ThrowingRunnable runnable) {
-        expectThrows(expectedThrowable, runnable);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Asserts that {@code runnable} throws an exception of type {@code expectedThrowable} when
+     * Checks that {@code runnable} throws an exception of type {@code expectedThrowable} when
      * executed. If it does, the exception object is returned. If it does not throw an exception, an
      * {@link AssertionError} is thrown. If it throws the wrong type of exception, an {@code
      * AssertionError} is thrown describing the mismatch; the exception that was actually thrown can
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/function/ThrowingRunnable.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/function/ThrowingRunnable.java
index 6e05d85c6580..2a1625d89e88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/function/ThrowingRunnable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/function/ThrowingRunnable.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package org.junit.function;
 
 /**
- * This interface facilitates the use of expectThrows from Java 8. It allows method references
- * to void methods (that declare checked exceptions) to be passed directly into expectThrows
+ * This interface facilitates the use of {@code expectThrows} from Java 8. It allows method references
+ * to void methods (that declare checked exceptions) to be passed directly into {@code expectThrows}.
  * without wrapping. It is not meant to be implemented directly.
  *
  * @since 4.13
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/ErrorCollector.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/ErrorCollector.java
index 80a7c12712ef..2228de081dde 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/ErrorCollector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/ErrorCollector.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package org.junit.rules;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.Assert.expectThrows;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public <T> T checkSucceeds(Callable<T> callable) {
      */
     public void checkThrows(Class<? extends Throwable> expectedThrowable, ThrowingRunnable runnable) {
         try {
-            assertThrows(expectedThrowable, runnable);
+            expectThrows(expectedThrowable, runnable);
         } catch (AssertionError e) {
             addError(e);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/ExpectedException.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/ExpectedException.java
index 0f1cb82bd309..b20cbe097435 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/ExpectedException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/rules/ExpectedException.java
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@
 /**
  * The {@code ExpectedException} rule allows you to verify that your code
  * throws a specific exception. Note that, starting with Java 8,
- * {@link org.junit.Assert#assertThrows(java.lang.Class, org.junit.function.ThrowingRunnable)
- * Assert.assertThrows}
+ * {@link org.junit.Assert#expectThrows(java.lang.Class, org.junit.function.ThrowingRunnable)
+ * Assert.expectThrows}
  * is often a better choice since it allows you to express exactly where you
- * expect the exception to be thrown. Use
- * {@link org.junit.Assert#expectThrows(java.lang.Class,
- * org.junit.function.ThrowingRunnable) expectThrows}
- * if you need to assert something about the thrown exception.
+ * expect the exception to be thrown.
  *
  * <h3>Usage</h3>
  *