diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/testing/GroupReferenceSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/testing/GroupReferenceSubject.java
index 265d5901d5..cd96cf4a2f 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/testing/GroupReferenceSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/common/data/testing/GroupReferenceSubject.java
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ public class GroupReferenceSubject extends Subject<GroupReferenceSubject, GroupR
   public ComparableSubject<?, AccountGroup.UUID> groupUuid() {
     isNotNull();
     GroupReference group = actual();
-    return check("groupUuid()").that(group.getUUID());
+    return check("getUUID()").that(group.getUUID());
   }
 
   public StringSubject name() {
     isNotNull();
     GroupReference group = actual();
-    return check("name()").that(group.getName());
+    return check("getName()").that(group.getName());
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/CommitInfoSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/CommitInfoSubject.java
index f0f5516a5e..5da0f7b9f1 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/CommitInfoSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/CommitInfoSubject.java
@@ -41,25 +41,25 @@ public class CommitInfoSubject extends Subject<CommitInfoSubject, CommitInfo> {
   public StringSubject commit() {
     isNotNull();
     CommitInfo commitInfo = actual();
-    return check("commit()").that(commitInfo.commit);
+    return check("commit").that(commitInfo.commit);
   }
 
   public ListSubject<CommitInfoSubject, CommitInfo> parents() {
     isNotNull();
     CommitInfo commitInfo = actual();
-    return check("parents()").about(elements()).thatCustom(commitInfo.parents, commits());
+    return check("parents").about(elements()).thatCustom(commitInfo.parents, commits());
   }
 
   public GitPersonSubject committer() {
     isNotNull();
     CommitInfo commitInfo = actual();
-    return check("committer()").about(gitPersons()).that(commitInfo.committer);
+    return check("committer").about(gitPersons()).that(commitInfo.committer);
   }
 
   public GitPersonSubject author() {
     isNotNull();
     CommitInfo commitInfo = actual();
-    return check("author()").about(gitPersons()).that(commitInfo.author);
+    return check("author").about(gitPersons()).that(commitInfo.author);
   }
 
   public StringSubject message() {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/DiffInfoSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/DiffInfoSubject.java
index ee37bde8ee..039991bf0a 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/DiffInfoSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/DiffInfoSubject.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class DiffInfoSubject extends Subject<DiffInfoSubject, DiffInfo> {
   public ListSubject<ContentEntrySubject, ContentEntry> content() {
     isNotNull();
     DiffInfo diffInfo = actual();
-    return check("content()")
+    return check("content")
         .about(elements())
         .thatCustom(diffInfo.content, ContentEntrySubject.contentEntries());
   }
@@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ public class DiffInfoSubject extends Subject<DiffInfoSubject, DiffInfo> {
   public ComparableSubject<?, ChangeType> changeType() {
     isNotNull();
     DiffInfo diffInfo = actual();
-    return check("changeType()").that(diffInfo.changeType);
+    return check("changeType").that(diffInfo.changeType);
   }
 
   public FileMetaSubject metaA() {
     isNotNull();
     DiffInfo diffInfo = actual();
-    return check("metaA()").about(fileMetas()).that(diffInfo.metaA);
+    return check("metaA").about(fileMetas()).that(diffInfo.metaA);
   }
 
   public FileMetaSubject metaB() {
     isNotNull();
     DiffInfo diffInfo = actual();
-    return check("metaB()").about(fileMetas()).that(diffInfo.metaB);
+    return check("metaB").about(fileMetas()).that(diffInfo.metaB);
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/EditInfoSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/EditInfoSubject.java
index 1c99141fdf..8e357c70ea 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/EditInfoSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/EditInfoSubject.java
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ public class EditInfoSubject extends Subject<EditInfoSubject, EditInfo> {
   public CommitInfoSubject commit() {
     isNotNull();
     EditInfo editInfo = actual();
-    return check("commit()").about(commits()).that(editInfo.commit);
+    return check("commit").about(commits()).that(editInfo.commit);
   }
 
   public StringSubject baseRevision() {
     isNotNull();
     EditInfo editInfo = actual();
-    return check("baseRevision()").that(editInfo.baseRevision);
+    return check("baseRevision").that(editInfo.baseRevision);
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FileInfoSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FileInfoSubject.java
index 3ebf8388d9..82f53deab2 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FileInfoSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FileInfoSubject.java
@@ -35,18 +35,18 @@ public class FileInfoSubject extends Subject<FileInfoSubject, FileInfo> {
   public IntegerSubject linesInserted() {
     isNotNull();
     FileInfo fileInfo = actual();
-    return check("linesInserted()").that(fileInfo.linesInserted);
+    return check("linesInserted").that(fileInfo.linesInserted);
   }
 
   public IntegerSubject linesDeleted() {
     isNotNull();
     FileInfo fileInfo = actual();
-    return check("linesDeleted()").that(fileInfo.linesDeleted);
+    return check("linesDeleted").that(fileInfo.linesDeleted);
   }
 
   public ComparableSubject<?, Character> status() {
     isNotNull();
     FileInfo fileInfo = actual();
-    return check("status()").that(fileInfo.status);
+    return check("status").that(fileInfo.status);
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FixReplacementInfoSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FixReplacementInfoSubject.java
index 6ba5f8b291..b720d8afa7 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FixReplacementInfoSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FixReplacementInfoSubject.java
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@ public class FixReplacementInfoSubject
 
   public StringSubject path() {
     isNotNull();
-    return check("path()").that(actual().path);
+    return check("path").that(actual().path);
   }
 
   public RangeSubject range() {
     isNotNull();
-    return check("range()").about(ranges()).that(actual().range);
+    return check("range").about(ranges()).that(actual().range);
   }
 
   public StringSubject replacement() {
     isNotNull();
-    return check("replacement()").that(actual().replacement);
+    return check("replacement").that(actual().replacement);
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FixSuggestionInfoSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FixSuggestionInfoSubject.java
index c5c8270f9d..a5db833786 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FixSuggestionInfoSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/FixSuggestionInfoSubject.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.testing;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertAbout;
-import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertWithMessage;
 import static com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.testing.FixReplacementInfoSubject.fixReplacements;
 import static com.google.gerrit.truth.ListSubject.elements;
 
@@ -42,12 +41,12 @@ public class FixSuggestionInfoSubject extends Subject<FixSuggestionInfoSubject,
   }
 
   public StringSubject fixId() {
-    return assertWithMessage("fixId").that(actual().fixId);
+    return check("fixId").that(actual().fixId);
   }
 
   public ListSubject<FixReplacementInfoSubject, FixReplacementInfo> replacements() {
     isNotNull();
-    return check("replacements()")
+    return check("replacements")
         .about(elements())
         .thatCustom(actual().replacements, fixReplacements());
   }
@@ -58,6 +57,6 @@ public class FixSuggestionInfoSubject extends Subject<FixSuggestionInfoSubject,
 
   public StringSubject description() {
     isNotNull();
-    return check("description()").that(actual().description);
+    return check("description").that(actual().description);
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/GitPersonSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/GitPersonSubject.java
index dee0636a54..eb2fdff147 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/GitPersonSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/GitPersonSubject.java
@@ -44,25 +44,25 @@ public class GitPersonSubject extends Subject<GitPersonSubject, GitPerson> {
   public StringSubject name() {
     isNotNull();
     GitPerson gitPerson = actual();
-    return check("name()").that(gitPerson.name);
+    return check("name").that(gitPerson.name);
   }
 
   public StringSubject email() {
     isNotNull();
     GitPerson gitPerson = actual();
-    return check("email()").that(gitPerson.email);
+    return check("email").that(gitPerson.email);
   }
 
   public ComparableSubject<?, Timestamp> date() {
     isNotNull();
     GitPerson gitPerson = actual();
-    return check("date()").that(gitPerson.date);
+    return check("date").that(gitPerson.date);
   }
 
   public IntegerSubject tz() {
     isNotNull();
     GitPerson gitPerson = actual();
-    return check("tz()").that(gitPerson.tz);
+    return check("tz").that(gitPerson.tz);
   }
 
   public void hasSameDateAs(GitPerson other) {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/RangeSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/RangeSubject.java
index 12acb8d8c7..2b9cec3547 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/RangeSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/RangeSubject.java
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ public class RangeSubject extends Subject<RangeSubject, Comment.Range> {
   }
 
   public IntegerSubject startLine() {
-    return check("startLine()").that(actual().startLine);
+    return check("startLine").that(actual().startLine);
   }
 
   public IntegerSubject startCharacter() {
-    return check("startCharacter()").that(actual().startCharacter);
+    return check("startCharacter").that(actual().startCharacter);
   }
 
   public IntegerSubject endLine() {
-    return check("endLine()").that(actual().endLine);
+    return check("endLine").that(actual().endLine);
   }
 
   public IntegerSubject endCharacter() {
-    return check("endCharacter()").that(actual().endCharacter);
+    return check("endCharacter").that(actual().endCharacter);
   }
 
   public void isValid() {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/RobotCommentInfoSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/RobotCommentInfoSubject.java
index 5e9b45eacd..ed9f97fcc4 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/RobotCommentInfoSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/common/testing/RobotCommentInfoSubject.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class RobotCommentInfoSubject extends Subject<RobotCommentInfoSubject, Ro
   }
 
   public ListSubject<FixSuggestionInfoSubject, FixSuggestionInfo> fixSuggestions() {
-    return check("fixSuggestions()")
+    return check("fixSuggestions")
         .about(elements())
         .thatCustom(actual().fixSuggestions, FixSuggestionInfoSubject.fixSuggestions());
   }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/CommitSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/CommitSubject.java
index 08731072da..e9ba86215a 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/CommitSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/CommitSubject.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class CommitSubject extends Subject<CommitSubject, RevCommit> {
   public void hasCommitMessage(String expectedCommitMessage) {
     isNotNull();
     RevCommit commit = actual();
-    check("commitMessage()").that(commit.getFullMessage()).isEqualTo(expectedCommitMessage);
+    check("getFullMessage()").that(commit.getFullMessage()).isEqualTo(expectedCommitMessage);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/ObjectIdSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/ObjectIdSubject.java
index 5fe91f950d..fb2ee75a4b 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/ObjectIdSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/ObjectIdSubject.java
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ public class ObjectIdSubject extends Subject<ObjectIdSubject, ObjectId> {
   public void hasName(String expectedName) {
     isNotNull();
     ObjectId objectId = actual();
-    check("name()").that(objectId.getName()).isEqualTo(expectedName);
+    check("getName()").that(objectId.getName()).isEqualTo(expectedName);
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/PushResultSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/PushResultSubject.java
index 9aecf68a80..e9d20717f9 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/PushResultSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/git/testing/PushResultSubject.java
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ public class PushResultSubject extends Subject<PushResultSubject, PushResult> {
   public void hasMessages(String... expectedLines) {
     checkArgument(expectedLines.length > 0, "use hasNoMessages()");
     isNotNull();
-    check("messages()").that(trimMessages()).isEqualTo(String.join("\n", expectedLines));
+    check("trimmedMessages()").that(trimMessages()).isEqualTo(String.join("\n", expectedLines));
   }
 
   public void containsMessages(String... expectedLines) {
     checkArgument(expectedLines.length > 0, "use hasNoMessages()");
     isNotNull();
     Iterable<String> got = Splitter.on("\n").split(trimMessages());
-    check("messages()").that(got).containsAtLeastElementsIn(expectedLines).inOrder();
+    check("trimmedMessages()").that(got).containsAtLeastElementsIn(expectedLines).inOrder();
   }
 
   private String trimMessages() {
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/proto/testing/SerializedClassSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/proto/testing/SerializedClassSubject.java
index 546ff89bf2..09079fddfb 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/proto/testing/SerializedClassSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/proto/testing/SerializedClassSubject.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class SerializedClassSubject extends Subject<SerializedClassSubject, Clas
   public void hasAutoValueMethods(Map<String, Type> expectedMethods) {
     // Would be nice if we could check clazz is an @AutoValue, but the retention is not RUNTIME.
     isAbstract();
-    check("noArgumentAbstractMethodsOn(%s)", actual().getName())
+    check("noArgumentAbstractMethods()")
         .that(
             Arrays.stream(actual().getDeclaredMethods())
                 .filter(m -> !Modifier.isStatic(m.getModifiers()))
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ public class SerializedClassSubject extends Subject<SerializedClassSubject, Clas
 
   public void extendsClass(Type superclassType) {
     isNotNull();
-    check("superclass(%s)", actual().getName())
-        .that(actual().getGenericSuperclass())
-        .isEqualTo(superclassType);
+    check("getGenericSuperclass()").that(actual().getGenericSuperclass()).isEqualTo(superclassType);
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/testing/InternalGroupSubject.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/testing/InternalGroupSubject.java
index 2f91394dee..d372ad5eed 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/testing/InternalGroupSubject.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/group/testing/InternalGroupSubject.java
@@ -45,66 +45,66 @@ public class InternalGroupSubject extends Subject<InternalGroupSubject, Internal
   public ComparableSubject<?, AccountGroup.UUID> groupUuid() {
     isNotNull();
     InternalGroup group = actual();
-    return check("groupUuid()").that(group.getGroupUUID());
+    return check("getGroupUUID()").that(group.getGroupUUID());
   }
 
   public ComparableSubject<?, AccountGroup.NameKey> nameKey() {
     isNotNull();
     InternalGroup group = actual();
-    return check("nameKey()").that(group.getNameKey());
+    return check("getNameKey()").that(group.getNameKey());
   }
 
   public StringSubject name() {
     isNotNull();
     InternalGroup group = actual();
-    return check("name()").that(group.getName());
+    return check("getName()").that(group.getName());
   }
 
   public Subject<DefaultSubject, Object> id() {
     isNotNull();
     InternalGroup group = actual();
-    return check("id()").that(group.getId());
+    return check("getId()").that(group.getId());
   }
 
   public StringSubject description() {
     isNotNull();
     InternalGroup group = actual();
-    return check("description()").that(group.getDescription());
+    return check("getDescription()").that(group.getDescription());
   }
 
   public ComparableSubject<?, AccountGroup.UUID> ownerGroupUuid() {
     isNotNull();
     InternalGroup group = actual();
-    return check("ownerGroupUuid()").that(group.getOwnerGroupUUID());
+    return check("getOwnerGroupUUID()").that(group.getOwnerGroupUUID());
   }
 
   public BooleanSubject visibleToAll() {
     isNotNull();
     InternalGroup group = actual();
-    return check("visibleToAll()").that(group.isVisibleToAll());
+    return check("isVisibleToAll()").that(group.isVisibleToAll());
   }
 
   public ComparableSubject<?, Timestamp> createdOn() {
     isNotNull();
     InternalGroup group = actual();
-    return check("createdOn()").that(group.getCreatedOn());
+    return check("getCreatedOn()").that(group.getCreatedOn());
   }
 
   public IterableSubject members() {
     isNotNull();
     InternalGroup group = actual();
-    return check("members()").that(group.getMembers());
+    return check("getMembers()").that(group.getMembers());
   }
 
   public IterableSubject subgroups() {
     isNotNull();
     InternalGroup group = actual();
-    return check("subgroups()").that(group.getSubgroups());
+    return check("getSubgroups()").that(group.getSubgroups());
   }
 
   public ComparableSubject<?, ObjectId> refState() {
     isNotNull();
     InternalGroup group = actual();
-    return check("refState()").that(group.getRefState());
+    return check("getRefState()").that(group.getRefState());
   }
 }
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/edit/tree/ChangeFileContentModificationSubject.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/edit/tree/ChangeFileContentModificationSubject.java
index 82b7523ead..0919de9fc4 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/edit/tree/ChangeFileContentModificationSubject.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/edit/tree/ChangeFileContentModificationSubject.java
@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ public class ChangeFileContentModificationSubject
 
   public StringSubject filePath() {
     isNotNull();
-    return check("filePath()").that(actual().getFilePath());
+    return check("getFilePath()").that(actual().getFilePath());
   }
 
   public StringSubject newContent() throws IOException {
     isNotNull();
     RawInput newContent = actual().getNewContent();
-    check("newContent()").that(newContent).isNotNull();
+    check("getNewContent()").that(newContent).isNotNull();
     String contentString =
         CharStreams.toString(
             new InputStreamReader(newContent.getInputStream(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-    return check("newContent()").that(contentString);
+    return check("getNewContent()").that(contentString);
   }
 }