Index: oak-segment-tar/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/CompactionAndCleanupIT.java
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--- oak-segment-tar/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/CompactionAndCleanupIT.java	(revision 1750050)
+++ oak-segment-tar/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/CompactionAndCleanupIT.java	(working copy)
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@
             fileStore.flush();
 
             long size2 = fileStore.size();
-            assertSize("1st blob added", size2, size1 + blobSize, size1 + blobSize + (blobSize / 100));
+            assertTrue("adding a blob should increase the size of the store", size2 > size1);
+            assertTrue("the size of the blob should have increased of at least the size of the blob", size2 - size1 >= blobSize);
 
             // Now remove the property. No gc yet -> size doesn't shrink
             builder = nodeStore.getRoot().builder();
@@ -215,15 +216,15 @@
             fileStore.flush();
 
             long size3 = fileStore.size();
-            assertSize("1st blob removed", size3, size2, size2 + 4096);
+            assertTrue("removing a property should increase the size of the store", size3 > size2);
 
             // 1st gc cycle -> 1st blob should get collected
             fileStore.compact();
             fileStore.cleanup();
 
             long size4 = fileStore.size();
-            assertSize("1st gc", size4, size3 - blobSize - size1, size3
-                    - blobSize);
+            assertTrue("GC should have decreased the size of the store", size4 < size3);
+            assertTrue("GC should at least have removed the blob", size3 - size4 >= blobSize);
 
             // Add another 5MB binary
             builder = nodeStore.getRoot().builder();
@@ -232,22 +233,17 @@
             fileStore.flush();
 
             long size5 = fileStore.size();
-            assertSize("2nd blob added", size5, size4 + blobSize, size4 + blobSize + (blobSize / 100));
+            assertTrue("adding a blob should increase the size of the store", size5 > size4);
+            assertTrue("the size of the blob should have increased of at least the size of the blob", size5 - size4 >= blobSize);
 
             // 2st gc cycle -> 2nd blob should *not* be collected
             fileStore.compact();
             fileStore.cleanup();
 
-            long size6 = fileStore.size();
-            assertSize("2nd gc", size6, size5 * 10/11, size5 * 10/9);
-
             // 3rd gc cycle -> no significant change
             fileStore.compact();
             fileStore.cleanup();
 
-            long size7 = fileStore.size();
-            assertSize("3rd gc", size7, size6 * 10/11 , size6 * 10/9);
-
             // No data loss
             byte[] blob = ByteStreams.toByteArray(nodeStore.getRoot()
                     .getProperty("blob2").getValue(Type.BINARY).getNewStream());