diff --git a/test/test_docs.py b/test/test_docs.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def update(self, op_code, cur_count, max_count=None, message=""):
        open(new_file_path, "wb").close()  # create new file in working tree
        cloned_repo.index.add([new_file_path])  # add it to the index
        # Commit the changes to deviate masters history
-        cloned_repo.index.commit("Added a new file in the past - for later merege")

        # prepare a merge
        master = cloned_repo.heads.master  # right-hand side is ahead of us, in the future
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def update(self, op_code, cur_count, max_count=None, message=""):

        # .gitmodules was written and added to the index, which is now being committed
        cloned_repo.index.commit("Added submodule")
-        assert sm.exists() and sm.module_exists()  # this submodule is defintely available
        sm.remove(module=True, configuration=False)  # remove the working tree
        assert sm.exists() and not sm.module_exists()  # the submodule itself is still available

@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ def test_references_and_objects(self, rw_dir):
        # [8-test_references_and_objects]
        hc = repo.head.commit
        hct = hc.tree
-        hc != hct  # noqa: B015  # @NoEffect
-        hc != repo.tags[0]  # noqa: B015  # @NoEffect
-        hc == repo.head.reference.commit  # noqa: B015  # @NoEffect
        # ![8-test_references_and_objects]

        # [9-test_references_and_objects]

diff --git a/test/test_refs.py b/test/test_refs.py
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def test_head_reset(self, rw_repo):
        head_tree = head.commit.tree
        self.assertRaises(ValueError, setattr, head, "commit", head_tree)
        assert head.commit == old_commit  # and the ref did not change
-        # we allow heds to point to any object
        head.object = head_tree
        assert head.object == head_tree
        # cannot query tree as commit
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ def test_head_reset(self, rw_repo):
            cur_head.reference.commit,
        )
        # it works if the new ref points to the same reference
-        assert SymbolicReference.create(rw_repo, symref.path, symref.reference).path == symref.path  # @NoEffect
        SymbolicReference.delete(rw_repo, symref)
        # would raise if the symref wouldn't have been deletedpbl
        symref = SymbolicReference.create(rw_repo, symref_path, cur_head.reference)

diff --git a/test/test_submodule.py b/test/test_submodule.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def _do_base_tests(self, rwrepo):

        # force it to reread its information
        del smold._url
-        smold.url == sm.url  # noqa: B015  # @NoEffect

        # test config_reader/writer methods
        sm.config_reader()