diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/support/SQLErrorCodeSQLExceptionTranslatorTests.java b/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/support/SQLErrorCodeSQLExceptionTranslatorTests.java
index 2bff726ba3a3..5cdfb7eda559 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/support/SQLErrorCodeSQLExceptionTranslatorTests.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/support/SQLErrorCodeSQLExceptionTranslatorTests.java
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public void dataSourceInitialization() throws Exception {
 		given(dataSource.getConnection()).willThrow(connectionException);
 
 		SQLErrorCodeSQLExceptionTranslator sext = new SQLErrorCodeSQLExceptionTranslator(dataSource);
-		assertThat(sext.translate("test", null, duplicateKeyException)).isNotInstanceOf(DuplicateKeyException.class);
+		assertThat(sext.translate("test", null, duplicateKeyException)).isNull();
 
 		DatabaseMetaData databaseMetaData = mock(DatabaseMetaData.class);
 		given(databaseMetaData.getDatabaseProductName()).willReturn("Oracle");