diff --git a/smack-core/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/test/util/CharsequenceEquals.java b/smack-core/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/test/util/CharsequenceEquals.java
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--- a/smack-core/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/test/util/CharsequenceEquals.java
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-/**
- *
- * Copyright © 2014 Florian Schmaus
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.jivesoftware.smack.test.util;
-
-import org.hamcrest.Description;
-import org.hamcrest.Factory;
-import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
-import org.hamcrest.TypeSafeMatcher;
-
-public class CharsequenceEquals extends TypeSafeMatcher<CharSequence> {
-
-    private final String charSequenceString;
-
-    public CharsequenceEquals(CharSequence charSequence) {
-        charSequenceString = charSequence.toString();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void describeTo(Description description) {
-        description.appendText("Does not match CharSequence ").appendValue(charSequenceString);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected boolean matchesSafely(CharSequence item) {
-        String itemString = item.toString();
-        return charSequenceString.equals(itemString);
-    }
-
-    @Factory
-    public static Matcher<CharSequence> equalsCharSequence(CharSequence charSequence) {
-        return new CharsequenceEquals(charSequence);
-    }
-}