diff --git a/include/test/xmltesttools.hxx b/include/test/xmltesttools.hxx
index a9f30f7d227d..09f06af5eb0d 100644
--- a/include/test/xmltesttools.hxx
+++ b/include/test/xmltesttools.hxx
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ protected:
      * Get the number of the nodes returned by the rXPath.
      */
     int           countXPathNodes(const xmlDocUniquePtr& pXmlDoc, const OString& rXPath);
-    /**
-     * Assert that rXPath exists, and returns exactly one node.
-     */
-    void          assertXPath(const xmlDocUniquePtr& pXmlDoc, const OString& rXPath);
     /**
      * Assert that rXPath exists, returns exactly one node, and the rXPath's attribute's value
      * equals to the rExpected value.
@@ -78,10 +74,10 @@ protected:
     void          assertXPathAttrs(const xmlDocUniquePtr& pXmlDoc, const OString& rXPath,
                           const std::vector<std::pair<OString, OUString>>& aPairVector);
     /**
-     * Assert that rXPath exists, and returns exactly nNumberOfNodes nodes.
-     * Useful for checking that we do _not_ export some node (nNumberOfNodes == 0).
+     * Assert that rXPath exists, and returns exactly nNumberOfNodes nodes (1 by default).
+     * Also useful for checking that we do _not_ export some node (nNumberOfNodes == 0).
      */
-    void          assertXPath(const xmlDocUniquePtr& pXmlDoc, const OString& rXPath, int nNumberOfNodes);
+    void          assertXPath(const xmlDocUniquePtr& pXmlDoc, const OString& rXPath, int nNumberOfNodes = 1);
     /**
      * Assert that rXPath exists, and its content equals rContent.
      */
diff --git a/test/source/xmltesttools.cxx b/test/source/xmltesttools.cxx
index 26973b440c61..e329bc968760 100644
--- a/test/source/xmltesttools.cxx
+++ b/test/source/xmltesttools.cxx
@@ -162,11 +162,6 @@ OUString XmlTestTools::getXPathContent(const xmlDocUniquePtr& pXmlDoc, const OSt
     CPPUNIT_FAIL("Invalid XPath type");
 }
 
-void XmlTestTools::assertXPath(const xmlDocUniquePtr& pXmlDoc, const OString& rXPath)
-{
-    getXPath(pXmlDoc, rXPath, ""); // it asserts that rXPath exists, and returns exactly one node
-}
-
 void XmlTestTools::assertXPath(const xmlDocUniquePtr& pXmlDoc, const OString& rXPath, const OString& rAttribute, const OUString& rExpectedValue)
 {
     OUString aValue = getXPath(pXmlDoc, rXPath, rAttribute);