diff --git a/src/Polly.Core/Hedging/Controller/HedgingExecutionContext.cs b/src/Polly.Core/Hedging/Controller/HedgingExecutionContext.cs
index f1c580fe41d..42945860cfb 100644
--- a/src/Polly.Core/Hedging/Controller/HedgingExecutionContext.cs
+++ b/src/Polly.Core/Hedging/Controller/HedgingExecutionContext.cs
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ private void UpdateOriginalContext()
             return;
         }
 
-        Debug.Assert(Tasks.Count(t => t.IsAccepted) == 1, $"There must be exactly one accepted outcome for hedging. Found {Tasks.Count(t => t.IsAccepted)}.");
-
         if (Tasks.FirstOrDefault(static t => t.IsAccepted) is TaskExecution<T> acceptedExecution)
         {
             PrimaryContext!.Properties.AddOrReplaceProperties(acceptedExecution.Context.Properties);
diff --git a/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Hedging/HedgingResilienceStrategyTests.cs b/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Hedging/HedgingResilienceStrategyTests.cs
index bb66c7f4d8b..26583198e2a 100644
--- a/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Hedging/HedgingResilienceStrategyTests.cs
+++ b/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Hedging/HedgingResilienceStrategyTests.cs
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_EnsureBackgroundWorkInSuccessfulCallNotCancelled(
         await Assert.ThrowsAsync<TaskCanceledException>(() => backgroundTasks[0]);
 
         // background task is still pending
-        Assert.False(backgroundTasks[1].IsCompleted);
+        backgroundTasks[1].IsCompleted.Should().BeFalse();
 
         cts.Cancel();
 
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteAsync_ZeroHedgingDelay_EnsureAllTasksSpawnedAtOnce()
         var task = Create().ExecuteAsync(async c => (await Execute(c)).Result!, default);
 
         // assert
-        Assert.True(allExecutionsReached.WaitOne(AssertTimeout));
+        allExecutionsReached.WaitOne(AssertTimeout).Should().BeTrue();
         _timeProvider.Advance(LongDelay);
         await task;
 
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ public void ExecuteAsync_InfiniteHedgingDelay_EnsureNoConcurrentExecutions()
         var pending = Create().ExecuteAsync(Execute, _cts.Token);
 
         // assert
-        Assert.True(allExecutions.WaitOne(AssertTimeout));
+        allExecutions.WaitOne(AssertTimeout).Should().BeTrue();
 
         async ValueTask<string> Execute(CancellationToken token)
         {