diff --git a/auth/log/logger_test.go b/auth/log/logger_test.go
index 853f85c33a..40d107bf04 100644
--- a/auth/log/logger_test.go
+++ b/auth/log/logger_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package log
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/crypto/api/v1/generated_test.go b/crypto/api/v1/generated_test.go
index c4bd572559..8910af5f47 100644
--- a/crypto/api/v1/generated_test.go
+++ b/crypto/api/v1/generated_test.go
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/core"
-
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
-	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
+	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/core"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
diff --git a/events/log/logger_test.go b/events/log/logger_test.go
index c5fd05521f..26bbf0c401 100644
--- a/events/log/logger_test.go
+++ b/events/log/logger_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package log
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 643d36954b..847e539b17 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/knadh/koanf/v2 v2.1.2
 	github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.13.0
 	github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2 v2.1.3
-	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7
 	github.com/mdp/qrterminal/v3 v3.2.0
 	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multicodec v0.9.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 362faae9a4..22e0ac942b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2 v2.1.3 h1:Ud4lb2QuxRClYAmRleF50KrbKIoM1TddXgBrneT5
 github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2 v2.1.3/go.mod h1:q6uFgbgZfEmQrfJfrCo90QcQOcXFMfbI/fO0NqRtvZo=
 github.com/lestrrat-go/option v1.0.1 h1:oAzP2fvZGQKWkvHa1/SAcFolBEca1oN+mQ7eooNBEYU=
 github.com/lestrrat-go/option v1.0.1/go.mod h1:5ZHFbivi4xwXxhxY9XHDe2FHo6/Z7WWmtT7T5nBBp3I=
-github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7 h1:IeQXZAiQcpL9mgcAe1Nu6cX9LLw6ExEHKjN0VQdvPDY=
-github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7/go.mod h1:Dhd985XPs7jluiymwWYZ0G4Z61jb3vdS329zhj2hYo0=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 h1:UGYAvKxe3sBsEDzO8ZeWOSlIQfWFlxbzLZe7hwFURr0=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7/go.mod h1:xzfreul335JAWq5oZzymOObrkdz5UnU4kGfJJLY9Nlc=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.0.9/go.mod h1:9vuHe8Xs5qXnSaW/c/ABM9alt+Vo+STaOChaDxuIBZU=
diff --git a/http/log/logger_test.go b/http/log/logger_test.go
index 20a595bbf0..768c18cf76 100644
--- a/http/log/logger_test.go
+++ b/http/log/logger_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package log
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/network/dag/consistency_test.go b/network/dag/consistency_test.go
index a13387b9df..af6fa50762 100644
--- a/network/dag/consistency_test.go
+++ b/network/dag/consistency_test.go
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ package dag
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/crypto/hash"
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/network/dag/tree"
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/storage"
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/test"
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/test/io"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.uber.org/goleak"
 	"path"
diff --git a/network/transport/grpc/stats_test.go b/network/transport/grpc/stats_test.go
index b98e059c4c..ab6dff02f3 100644
--- a/network/transport/grpc/stats_test.go
+++ b/network/transport/grpc/stats_test.go
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ package grpc
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
+	"testing"
+
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/network/transport"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	io_prometheus_client "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
-	"testing"
 )
 
 func Test_NumberOfPeersStatistic(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/vcr/log/log_test.go b/vcr/log/log_test.go
index 1b1e4416eb..a8b630ea36 100644
--- a/vcr/log/log_test.go
+++ b/vcr/log/log_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package log
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/vdr/didsubject/test.go b/vdr/didsubject/test.go
index 6fa1d79340..85b5267ea6 100644
--- a/vdr/didsubject/test.go
+++ b/vdr/didsubject/test.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/go-did/did"
 	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/storage"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
diff --git a/vdr/log/logger_test.go b/vdr/log/logger_test.go
index fd4e3709c7..3aed5c77f3 100644
--- a/vdr/log/logger_test.go
+++ b/vdr/log/logger_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package log
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestLog(t *testing.T) {