diff --git a/tests/Feature/Departments/Api/DeleteDepartmentTest.php b/tests/Feature/Departments/Api/DeleteDepartmentTest.php
index 5865a7f2e5aa..3dcdd703711b 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Departments/Api/DeleteDepartmentTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Departments/Api/DeleteDepartmentTest.php
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ public function testAdheresToMultipleFullCompanySupportScoping()
             ->deleteJson(route('api.departments.destroy', $departmentC))
             ->assertStatusMessageIs('success');
 
-        $this->assertNotNull($departmentA->fresh(), 'Department unexpectedly deleted');
-        $this->assertNotNull($departmentB->fresh(), 'Department unexpectedly deleted');
-        $this->assertNull($departmentC->fresh(), 'Department was not deleted');
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('departments', ['id' => $departmentA->id]);
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('departments', ['id' => $departmentB->id]);
+        $this->assertDatabaseMissing('departments', ['id' => $departmentC->id]);
     }
 
     public function testCannotDeleteDepartmentThatStillHasUsers()
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public function testCannotDeleteDepartmentThatStillHasUsers()
             ->deleteJson(route('api.departments.destroy', $department))
             ->assertStatusMessageIs('error');
 
-        $this->assertNotNull($department->fresh(), 'Department unexpectedly deleted');
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('departments', ['id' => $department->id]);
     }
 
     public function testCanDeleteDepartment()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Depreciations/Api/DeleteDepreciationTest.php b/tests/Feature/Depreciations/Api/DeleteDepreciationTest.php
index a8ec45f6ede0..277eba534b21 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Depreciations/Api/DeleteDepreciationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Depreciations/Api/DeleteDepreciationTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public function testCannotDeleteDepreciationThatHasAssociatedModels()
             ->deleteJson(route('api.depreciations.destroy', $depreciation))
             ->assertStatusMessageIs('error');
 
-        $this->assertNotNull($depreciation->fresh(), 'Depreciation unexpectedly deleted');
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('depreciations', ['id' => $depreciation->id]);
     }
 
     public function testCanDeleteDepreciation()