diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5a5be37..8a3708a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.1'
     testImplementation 'com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.1.0'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:4.2.0'
-    testImplementation 'org.skyscreamer:jsonassert:1.5.1'
 }
 
 subprojects {
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8bbcc3c..720529c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@
             <version>4.2.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.skyscreamer/jsonassert -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.skyscreamer</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.1</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONMLTest.java b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONMLTest.java
index 4d36498..154af64 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONMLTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONMLTest.java
@@ -762,7 +762,8 @@ public class JSONMLTest {
         final String xml = JSONML.toString(originalObject);
         final JSONObject revertedObject = JSONML.toJSONObject(xml, false);
         final String newJson = revertedObject.toString();
-        assertTrue("original JSON does not equal the new JSON", originalObject.similar(revertedObject));
+        assertTrue("JSON Objects are not similar", originalObject.similar(revertedObject));
+        assertTrue("JSON Strings are not similar", new JSONObject(originalJson).similar(new JSONObject(newJson)));
     }
 
 // these tests do not pass for the following reasons:
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONObjectTest.java b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONObjectTest.java
index 4eefea8..ac9a287 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONObjectTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONObjectTest.java
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
-import org.skyscreamer.jsonassert.JSONAssert;
 
 /**
  * JSONObject, along with JSONArray, are the central classes of the reference app.
@@ -2026,8 +2025,10 @@ public class JSONObjectTest {
                 "\"key3\":\"val3\""+
              "}";
         JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(jsonObjectStr);
-        JSONAssert.assertEquals("jsonObject valueToString() incorrect",
-                                JSONObject.valueToString(jsonObject), jsonObject.toString(), false);
+        assertTrue("jsonObject valueToString() incorrect",
+            new JSONObject(JSONObject.valueToString(jsonObject))
+                .similar(new JSONObject(jsonObject.toString()))
+            );
         String jsonArrayStr = 
             "[1,2,3]";
         JSONArray jsonArray = new JSONArray(jsonArrayStr);
@@ -2037,8 +2038,9 @@ public class JSONObjectTest {
         map.put("key1", "val1");
         map.put("key2", "val2");
         map.put("key3", "val3");
-        JSONAssert.assertEquals("map valueToString() incorrect",
-                jsonObject.toString(), JSONObject.valueToString(map), false);
+        assertTrue("map valueToString() incorrect",
+         new JSONObject(jsonObject.toString())
+         .similar(new JSONObject(JSONObject.valueToString(map))));
         Collection<Integer> collection = new ArrayList<Integer>();
         collection.add(Integer.valueOf(1));
         collection.add(Integer.valueOf(2));