diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/query/generatePostdata.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/query/generatePostdata.php
index 5d39dfb5d4ba5..bb45ba8f8449e 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/query/generatePostdata.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/query/generatePostdata.php
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public function test_authordata() {
 		$data = generate_postdata( $p );
 
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( $data['authordata'] );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( $u, $data['authordata'] );
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/query/isTerm.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/query/isTerm.php
index 8eb6d05d6b7bb..14c61cfad7f43 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/query/isTerm.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/query/isTerm.php
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public function test_tag_action_tax() {
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'taxonomy' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'term_id' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'tag_id' ) );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( get_queried_object(), $this->tag );
 	}
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ public function test_tag_query_cat_action_tax() {
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'term_id' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'cat' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'tag_id' ) );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( get_queried_object(), $this->cat );
 	}
 
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ public function test_tag_query_cat_query_tax_action_tax() {
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'cat' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'tag_id' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'testtax' ) );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( get_queried_object(), $this->cat );
 	}
 
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ public function test_cat_action_tax() {
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'tax_query' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'taxonomy' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'term_id' ) );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( get_queried_object(), $this->cat );
 	}
 
@@ -120,6 +124,7 @@ public function test_cat_uncat_action_tax() {
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'tax_query' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'taxonomy' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'term_id' ) );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( get_queried_object(), $this->uncat );
 
 		remove_action( 'pre_get_posts', array( $this, 'cat_uncat_action_tax' ), 11 );
@@ -130,6 +135,7 @@ public function cat_uncat_action_tax( &$query ) {
 		$this->assertTrue( $query->is_archive() );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( $query->get( 'category_name' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( $query->get( 'tax_query' ) );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( $query->get_queried_object(), $this->uncat );
 	}
 
@@ -143,6 +149,7 @@ public function test_tax_action_tax() {
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'tax_query' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'taxonomy' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'term_id' ) );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( get_queried_object(), get_term( $this->tax_id, 'testtax' ) );
 	}
 
@@ -154,6 +161,7 @@ public function test_tax_query_tag_action_tax() {
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'taxonomy' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'term_id' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'tag_id' ) );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( get_queried_object(), $this->tag );
 	}
 
@@ -165,6 +173,7 @@ public function test_tax_query_cat_action_tax() {
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'taxonomy' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'term_id' ) );
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( get_query_var( 'cat' ) );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( get_queried_object(), $this->cat );
 	}
 
@@ -206,6 +215,7 @@ public function test_get_queried_object_with_custom_taxonomy_tax_query_and_field
 
 		$expected = get_term( $this->tax_id, 'testtax' );
 
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( $expected, $object );
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/query/setupPostdata.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/query/setupPostdata.php
index 9b93558e1dfcf..2658bbd4c8236 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/query/setupPostdata.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/query/setupPostdata.php
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public function test_authordata() {
 		setup_postdata( $p );
 
 		$this->assertNotEmpty( $GLOBALS['authordata'] );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( $u, $GLOBALS['authordata'] );
 	}
 
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ public function test_secondary_query_post_vars() {
 
 		// Main loop.
 		$this->assertSame( $post1->ID, $GLOBALS['id'] );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( get_userdata( $users[0] ), $GLOBALS['authordata'] );
 		$this->assertSame( '02.02.12', $GLOBALS['currentday'] );
 		$this->assertSame( '02', $GLOBALS['currentmonth'] );
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ public function test_secondary_query_post_vars() {
 
 				// Should refer to the current loop.
 				$this->assertSame( $post2->ID, $GLOBALS['id'] );
+				// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 				$this->assertEquals( get_userdata( $users[1] ), $GLOBALS['authordata'] );
 				$this->assertSame( '03.03.13', $GLOBALS['currentday'] );
 				$this->assertSame( '03', $GLOBALS['currentmonth'] );
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ public function test_secondary_query_post_vars() {
 
 		// Should be reset to main loop.
 		$this->assertSame( $post1->ID, $GLOBALS['id'] );
+		// Keep assertEquals() because the objects are intentionally compared by value.
 		$this->assertEquals( get_userdata( $users[0] ), $GLOBALS['authordata'] );
 		$this->assertSame( '02.02.12', $GLOBALS['currentday'] );
 		$this->assertSame( '02', $GLOBALS['currentmonth'] );