diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TableTestBase.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TableTestBase.java
index c03fb8cbd777..c0149d96499a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TableTestBase.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TableTestBase.java
@@ -508,10 +508,6 @@ void validateManifest(
             "Data sequence number should match expected",
             expectedSequenceNumber,
             entry.dataSequenceNumber());
-        V2Assert.assertEquals(
-            "Sequence number should match expected",
-            expectedSequenceNumber,
-            entry.dataSequenceNumber());
       }
       if (fileSeqs != null) {
         V1Assert.assertEquals(
@@ -550,10 +546,6 @@ void validateDeleteManifest(
             "Data sequence number should match expected",
             expectedSequenceNumber,
             entry.dataSequenceNumber());
-        V2Assert.assertEquals(
-            "Sequence number should match expected",
-            expectedSequenceNumber,
-            entry.dataSequenceNumber());
       }
       if (fileSeqs != null) {
         V1Assert.assertEquals(