diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0157039..522af41 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ name = "zcash-mmr"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["NikVolf <nikvolf@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+assert_matches = "1.3.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 923322b..1b5ad79 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 //!
 //! To be used in zebra and via FFI bindings in zcashd
 
+#[cfg(test)] #[macro_use] extern crate assert_matches;
+
 mod tree;
 
 pub use tree::Tree;
diff --git a/src/tree.rs b/src/tree.rs
index cd45287..09fff69 100644
--- a/src/tree.rs
+++ b/src/tree.rs
@@ -378,8 +378,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(append_tx.appended.len(), 1);
     }
 
-    // TODO: use assert_matches below
-
     #[test]
     fn truncate_simple() {
         let (mut tree, root) = generated(9);
@@ -409,10 +407,7 @@ mod tests {
         // so (15) is truncated
         // and new root, (14) is a stored one now
 
-        match delete_tx.new_root {
-            NodeLink::Stored(14) => { /* ok */ },
-            _ => panic!("Root should be stored(14)")
-        }
+        assert_matches!(delete_tx.new_root, NodeLink::Stored(14));
         assert_eq!(tree.len(), 15);
     }
 
@@ -445,10 +440,8 @@ mod tests {
         //           (0)  (1) (3)   (4) (7)   (8)  (10)  (11)    (15)
 
         // new root is generated
-        match delete_tx.new_root {
-            NodeLink::Generated(_) => { /* ok */ },
-            _ => panic!("Root now should be generated")
-        }
+
+        assert_matches!(delete_tx.new_root, NodeLink::Generated(_));
 
         // left is 14 and right is 15
         let (left_root_child, right_root_child) = {
@@ -459,10 +452,12 @@ mod tests {
                 root.node.right.expect("there should be right child for root"),
             )
         };
-        match (left_root_child, right_root_child) {
-            (NodeLink::Stored(14), NodeLink::Stored(15)) => { /* ok */ },
-            _ => panic!("Root should have s(14) and s(15) children")
-        };
+
+        assert_matches!(
+            (left_root_child, right_root_child),
+            (NodeLink::Stored(14), NodeLink::Stored(15))
+        );
+
         // two stored nodes should leave us (leaf 16 and no longer needed node 17)
         assert_eq!(delete_tx.truncated, 2);
         assert_eq!(tree.len(), 16);