diff --git a/Tests/test_file_libtiff.py b/Tests/test_file_libtiff.py
index 376f4e8f2..43b0d9016 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_libtiff.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_libtiff.py
@@ -1125,8 +1125,6 @@ class TestFileLibTiff(LibTiffTestCase):
             for i in range(2, 9):
                 with Image.open("Tests/images/g4_orientation_" + str(i) + ".tif") as im:
                     transposed_im = ImageOps.exif_transpose(im)
-                    assert transposed_im is not None
-
                     assert_image_similar(base_im, transposed_im, 0.7)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/Tests/test_imageops.py b/Tests/test_imageops.py
index df07811cf..0a3975c54 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imageops.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imageops.py
@@ -440,11 +440,10 @@ def test_exif_transpose() -> None:
     # Orientation from "Raw profile type exif" info key
     # This test image has been manually hexedited from exif_imagemagick.png
     # to have a different orientation
-    with Image.open("Tests/images/exif_imagemagick_orientation.png") as img:
-        assert img.getexif()[0x0112] == 3
+    with Image.open("Tests/images/exif_imagemagick_orientation.png") as im:
+        assert im.getexif()[0x0112] == 3
 
-        transposed_im = ImageOps.exif_transpose(img)
-        assert transposed_im is not None
+        transposed_im = ImageOps.exif_transpose(im)
         assert 0x0112 not in transposed_im.getexif()
 
     # Orientation set directly on Image.Exif