diff --git a/interop-testing/src/main/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/AbstractInteropTest.java b/interop-testing/src/main/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/AbstractInteropTest.java
index a8e5f69648..c9f16218a7 100644
--- a/interop-testing/src/main/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/AbstractInteropTest.java
+++ b/interop-testing/src/main/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/AbstractInteropTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.timeout;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 
 import com.google.auth.oauth2.AccessToken;
 import com.google.auth.oauth2.ComputeEngineCredentials;
@@ -1658,10 +1657,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractInteropTest {
     }
   }
 
-  private static <T> T verify(T mock) {
-    return verify(mock, times(1));
-  }
-
   /**
    * Wrapper around {@link Mockito#verify}, to keep log spam down on failure.
    */
@@ -1702,7 +1697,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractInteropTest {
     TestClientStreamTracer tracer = clientStreamTracers.poll();
     assertNotNull(tracer);
     assertTrue(tracer.getOutboundHeaders());
-    ArgumentCaptor<Status> statusCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Status.class);
     // assertClientMetrics() is called right after application receives status,
     // but streamClosed() may be called slightly later than that.  So we need a timeout.
     try {
@@ -1727,6 +1721,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractInteropTest {
     assertClientMetrics(method, status, null, null);
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("AssertionFailureIgnored") // Failure is checked in the end by the passed flag.
   private void assertServerMetrics(String method, Status.Code code,
       Collection<? extends MessageLite> requests, Collection<? extends MessageLite> responses) {
     AssertionError checkFailure = null;
@@ -1777,7 +1772,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractInteropTest {
       try {
         assertEquals(method, tracerInfo.fullMethodName);
         assertNotNull(tracerInfo.tracer.contextCapture);
-        ArgumentCaptor<Status> statusCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Status.class);
         // On the server, streamClosed() may be called after the client receives the final status.
         // So we use a timeout.
         try {
diff --git a/interop-testing/src/test/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/Http2OkHttpTest.java b/interop-testing/src/test/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/Http2OkHttpTest.java
index 68082f4c5a..ba6f0fa1c4 100644
--- a/interop-testing/src/test/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/Http2OkHttpTest.java
+++ b/interop-testing/src/test/java/io/grpc/testing/integration/Http2OkHttpTest.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 package io.grpc.testing.integration;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
 import com.google.protobuf.EmptyProtos.Empty;
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLPeerUnverifiedException;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;
-
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -150,14 +149,16 @@ public class Http2OkHttpTest extends AbstractInteropTest {
     TestServiceGrpc.TestServiceBlockingStub blockingStub =
         TestServiceGrpc.newBlockingStub(channel);
 
+    Throwable actualThrown = null;
     try {
       blockingStub.emptyCall(Empty.getDefaultInstance());
-      fail("The rpc should have been failed due to hostname verification");
     } catch (Throwable t) {
-      Throwable cause = Throwables.getRootCause(t);
-      assertTrue("Failed by unexpected exception: " + cause,
-          cause instanceof SSLPeerUnverifiedException);
+      actualThrown = t;
     }
+    assertNotNull("The rpc should have been failed due to hostname verification", actualThrown);
+    Throwable cause = Throwables.getRootCause(actualThrown);
+    assertTrue(
+        "Failed by unexpected exception: " + cause, cause instanceof SSLPeerUnverifiedException);
     channel.shutdown();
   }
 
@@ -196,14 +197,16 @@ public class Http2OkHttpTest extends AbstractInteropTest {
     TestServiceGrpc.TestServiceBlockingStub blockingStub =
         TestServiceGrpc.newBlockingStub(channel);
 
+    Throwable actualThrown = null;
     try {
       blockingStub.emptyCall(Empty.getDefaultInstance());
-      fail("The rpc should have been failed due to hostname verification");
     } catch (Throwable t) {
-      Throwable cause = Throwables.getRootCause(t);
-      assertTrue("Failed by unexpected exception: " + cause,
-          cause instanceof SSLPeerUnverifiedException);
+      actualThrown = t;
     }
+    assertNotNull("The rpc should have been failed due to hostname verification", actualThrown);
+    Throwable cause = Throwables.getRootCause(actualThrown);
+    assertTrue(
+        "Failed by unexpected exception: " + cause, cause instanceof SSLPeerUnverifiedException);
     channel.shutdown();
   }
 }