Index: Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.Test/AssessmentSectionStubTest.cs
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diff -u -rc69a4b516440eba03c8f37a0a543a15fa142a8e6 -r7e64ee0d8b9838969c18df00e56636b2a463e44c
--- Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.Test/AssessmentSectionStubTest.cs	(.../AssessmentSectionStubTest.cs)	(revision c69a4b516440eba03c8f37a0a543a15fa142a8e6)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/test/Ringtoets.Common.Data.TestUtil.Test/AssessmentSectionStubTest.cs	(.../AssessmentSectionStubTest.cs)	(revision 7e64ee0d8b9838969c18df00e56636b2a463e44c)
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@
             Assert.IsNull(assessmentSection.Name);
             Assert.IsNull(assessmentSection.Comments);
             Assert.AreEqual(0, Convert.ToInt32(assessmentSection.Composition));
-            Assert.IsNull(assessmentSection.ReferenceLine);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(assessmentSection.ReferenceLine);
+            CollectionAssert.IsEmpty(assessmentSection.ReferenceLine.Points);
             Assert.IsNotNull(assessmentSection.BackgroundData);
             Assert.AreEqual("Background data", assessmentSection.BackgroundData.Name);
 
Index: Ringtoets/Integration/test/Ringtoets.Integration.Forms.Test/Commands/AssessmentSectionFromFileCommandHandlerTest.cs
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diff -u -r2a81f01756e227d5ce93717b21b87e8a5cd5fcbb -r7e64ee0d8b9838969c18df00e56636b2a463e44c
--- Ringtoets/Integration/test/Ringtoets.Integration.Forms.Test/Commands/AssessmentSectionFromFileCommandHandlerTest.cs	(.../AssessmentSectionFromFileCommandHandlerTest.cs)	(revision 2a81f01756e227d5ce93717b21b87e8a5cd5fcbb)
+++ Ringtoets/Integration/test/Ringtoets.Integration.Forms.Test/Commands/AssessmentSectionFromFileCommandHandlerTest.cs	(.../AssessmentSectionFromFileCommandHandlerTest.cs)	(revision 7e64ee0d8b9838969c18df00e56636b2a463e44c)
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
             Assert.IsNotNull(assessmentSection);
 
             AssessmentSection expectedAssessmentSection = TestAssessmentSection1_2(true);
-            expectedAssessmentSection.ReferenceLine = null;
+            expectedAssessmentSection.ReferenceLine.SetGeometry(Enumerable.Empty<Point2D>());
 
             AssertAssessmentSection(expectedAssessmentSection, assessmentSection);
             mockRepository.VerifyAll();
@@ -636,12 +636,6 @@
 
         private static void AssertReferenceLine(ReferenceLine expected, ReferenceLine actual)
         {
-            if (expected == null)
-            {
-                Assert.IsNull(actual);
-                return;
-            }
-
             Assert.IsNotNull(actual);
             Point2D[] expectedPoints = expected.Points.ToArray();
             Point2D[] actualPoints = actual.Points.ToArray();