diff --git a/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py b/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
index 59297b172..dceb0846b 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_bump_command.py
@@ -647,13 +647,11 @@ def test_none_increment_should_not_call_git_tag_and_error_code_is_not_zero(
     dummy_value = git.tag("0.0.2")
     git.tag = MagicMock(return_value=dummy_value)
 
-    with pytest.raises(NoneIncrementExit):
-        try:
-            cli.main()
-        except NoneIncrementExit as e:
-            git.tag.assert_not_called()
-            assert e.exit_code == ExitCode.NO_INCREMENT
-            raise e
+    with pytest.raises(NoneIncrementExit) as e:
+        cli.main()
+
+    git.tag.assert_not_called()
+    assert e.value.exit_code == ExitCode.NO_INCREMENT
 
     # restore pop stashed
     git.tag = stashed_git_tag
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_changelog_command.py b/tests/commands/test_changelog_command.py
index f147c419b..f2e2ecbd3 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_changelog_command.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_changelog_command.py
@@ -292,10 +292,11 @@ def test_changelog_hook(mocker: MockFixture, config: BaseConfig, dry_run: bool):
         config, {"unreleased_version": None, "incremental": True, "dry_run": dry_run}
     )
     mocker.patch.object(changelog.cz, "changelog_hook", changelog_hook_mock)
-    try:
+    if dry_run:
+        with pytest.raises(DryRunExit):
+            changelog()
+    else:
         changelog()
-    except DryRunExit:
-        pass
 
     full_changelog = (
         "## Unreleased\n\n### Refactor\n\n- is in changelog\n\n### Feat\n\n- new file\n"
diff --git a/tests/test_git.py b/tests/test_git.py
index 2a31d9c0b..b558b22cf 100644
--- a/tests/test_git.py
+++ b/tests/test_git.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import pytest
 from pytest_mock import MockFixture
 
-from commitizen import cmd, exceptions, git
+from commitizen import cmd, git
+from commitizen.exceptions import GitCommandError
 from tests.utils import (
     FakeCommand,
     create_branch,
@@ -111,11 +112,8 @@ def test_git_message_with_empty_body():
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("tmp_commitizen_project")
 def test_get_log_as_str_list_empty():
     """ensure an exception or empty list in an empty project"""
-    try:
-        gitlog = git._get_log_as_str_list(start=None, end="HEAD", args="")
-    except exceptions.GitCommandError:
-        return
-    assert len(gitlog) == 0, "list should be empty if no assert"
+    with pytest.raises(GitCommandError):
+        git._get_log_as_str_list(start=None, end="HEAD", args="")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("tmp_commitizen_project")
@@ -409,7 +407,7 @@ def test_get_filenames_in_commit_error(mocker: MockFixture):
         "commitizen.cmd.run",
         return_value=FakeCommand(out="", err="fatal: bad object HEAD", return_code=1),
     )
-    with pytest.raises(exceptions.GitCommandError) as excinfo:
+    with pytest.raises(GitCommandError) as excinfo:
         git.get_filenames_in_commit()
     assert str(excinfo.value) == "fatal: bad object HEAD"
 
@@ -497,5 +495,5 @@ def test_get_default_branch_error(mocker: MockFixture):
             return_code=1,
         ),
     )
-    with pytest.raises(exceptions.GitCommandError):
+    with pytest.raises(GitCommandError):
         git.get_default_branch()