diff --git a/assertion/json/json.go b/assertion/json/json.go
index 1f84182..b614c21 100644
--- a/assertion/json/json.go
+++ b/assertion/json/json.go
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ func New(
 type assertions struct {
 	// failures contains the set of error messages for failed assertions
 	failures []error
-	// terminal indicates there was a failure in evaluating the assertions that
-	// should be considered a terminal condition (and therefore the test action
-	// should not be retried).
-	terminal bool
 	// exp contains the expected conditions for to be asserted
 	exp *Expect
 	// content is the JSON content we will check
@@ -173,13 +169,6 @@ func (a *assertions) Failures() []error {
 	return a.failures
 }
 
-// Terminal returns true if re-executing the assertions against the same result
-// would be pointless. This allows assertions to inform the Spec that retrying
-// the same operation would not be necessary.
-func (a *assertions) Terminal() bool {
-	return a.terminal
-}
-
 // OK returns true if all contained assertions pass successfully
 func (a *assertions) OK() bool {
 	if a == nil || a.exp == nil {
@@ -229,7 +218,6 @@ func (a *assertions) pathsOK() bool {
 	v := interface{}(nil)
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(a.content, &v); err != nil {
 		a.Fail(JSONUnmarshalError(err, nil))
-		a.terminal = true
 		return false
 	}
 	for path, expVal := range a.exp.Paths {
@@ -250,7 +238,6 @@ func (a *assertions) pathsOK() bool {
 			expValInt, err := strconv.Atoi(expVal)
 			if err != nil {
 				a.Fail(JSONPathConversionError(path, expVal, got))
-				a.terminal = true
 				return false
 			}
 			if expValInt != got.(int) {
@@ -261,7 +248,6 @@ func (a *assertions) pathsOK() bool {
 			expValFloat, err := strconv.ParseFloat(expVal, 64)
 			if err != nil {
 				a.Fail(JSONPathConversionError(path, expVal, got))
-				a.terminal = true
 				return false
 			}
 			if expValFloat != got.(float64) {
@@ -272,7 +258,6 @@ func (a *assertions) pathsOK() bool {
 			expValBool, err := strconv.ParseBool(expVal)
 			if err != nil {
 				a.Fail(JSONPathConversionError(path, expVal, got))
-				a.terminal = true
 				return false
 			}
 			if expValBool != got.(bool) {
@@ -281,7 +266,6 @@ func (a *assertions) pathsOK() bool {
 			}
 		default:
 			a.Fail(JSONPathConversionError(path, expVal, got))
-			a.terminal = true
 			return false
 		}
 	}
@@ -300,7 +284,6 @@ func (a *assertions) pathFormatsOK() bool {
 	v := interface{}(nil)
 	if e := json.Unmarshal(a.content, &v); e != nil {
 		a.Fail(JSONUnmarshalError(e, nil))
-		a.terminal = true
 		return false
 	}
 	for path, format := range a.exp.PathFormats {
@@ -314,7 +297,6 @@ func (a *assertions) pathFormatsOK() bool {
 		ok, err := isFormatted(format, got)
 		if err != nil {
 			a.Fail(JSONFormatError(format, err))
-			a.terminal = true
 			return false
 		}
 		if !ok {
@@ -342,7 +324,6 @@ func (a *assertions) schemaOK() bool {
 	res, err := gjs.Validate(schemaLoader, docLoader)
 	if err != nil {
 		a.Fail(JSONSchemaValidateError(schemaPath, err))
-		a.terminal = true
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/assertion/json/json_test.go b/assertion/json/json_test.go
index dbd5755..f914568 100644
--- a/assertion/json/json_test.go
+++ b/assertion/json/json_test.go
@@ -107,13 +107,11 @@ func TestLength(t *testing.T) {
 
 	a := gdtjson.New(&exp, c)
 	require.True(a.OK())
-	require.False(a.Terminal())
 	require.Empty(a.Failures())
 
 	expLen = 0
 	a = gdtjson.New(&exp, c)
 	require.False(a.OK())
-	require.False(a.Terminal())
 	failures := a.Failures()
 	require.Len(failures, 1)
 	require.ErrorIs(failures[0], gdterrors.ErrNotEqual)
@@ -132,7 +130,6 @@ func TestJSONUnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
 
 	a := gdtjson.New(&exp, c)
 	require.False(a.OK())
-	require.True(a.Terminal())
 	failures := a.Failures()
 	require.Len(failures, 1)
 	require.ErrorIs(failures[0], gdtjson.ErrJSONUnmarshalError)
@@ -151,7 +148,6 @@ func TestJSONPathError(t *testing.T) {
 
 	a := gdtjson.New(&exp, c)
 	require.False(a.OK())
-	require.False(a.Terminal())
 	failures := a.Failures()
 	require.Len(failures, 1)
 	require.ErrorIs(failures[0], gdtjson.ErrJSONPathNotFound)
@@ -170,7 +166,6 @@ func TestJSONPathConversionError(t *testing.T) {
 
 	a := gdtjson.New(&exp, c)
 	require.False(a.OK())
-	require.True(a.Terminal())
 	failures := a.Failures()
 	require.Len(failures, 1)
 	require.ErrorIs(failures[0], gdtjson.ErrJSONPathConversionError)
@@ -189,7 +184,6 @@ func TestJSONPathNotEqual(t *testing.T) {
 
 	a := gdtjson.New(&exp, c)
 	require.True(a.OK())
-	require.False(a.Terminal())
 	require.Empty(a.Failures())
 
 	exp = gdtjson.Expect{
@@ -200,7 +194,6 @@ func TestJSONPathNotEqual(t *testing.T) {
 
 	a = gdtjson.New(&exp, c)
 	require.False(a.OK())
-	require.False(a.Terminal())
 	failures := a.Failures()
 	require.Len(failures, 1)
 	require.ErrorIs(failures[0], gdtjson.ErrJSONPathNotEqual)
@@ -219,7 +212,6 @@ func TestJSONPathFormatNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 
 	a := gdtjson.New(&exp, c)
 	require.False(a.OK())
-	require.False(a.Terminal())
 	failures := a.Failures()
 	require.Len(failures, 1)
 	require.ErrorIs(failures[0], gdtjson.ErrJSONPathNotFound)
@@ -238,7 +230,6 @@ func TestJSONPathFormatNotEqual(t *testing.T) {
 
 	a := gdtjson.New(&exp, c)
 	require.True(a.OK())
-	require.False(a.Terminal())
 	require.Empty(a.Failures())
 
 	exp = gdtjson.Expect{
@@ -249,7 +240,6 @@ func TestJSONPathFormatNotEqual(t *testing.T) {
 
 	a = gdtjson.New(&exp, c)
 	require.False(a.OK())
-	require.False(a.Terminal())
 	failures := a.Failures()
 	require.Len(failures, 1)
 	require.ErrorIs(failures[0], gdtjson.ErrJSONFormatNotEqual)
diff --git a/types/assertions.go b/types/assertions.go
index 787260f..dbb51f7 100644
--- a/types/assertions.go
+++ b/types/assertions.go
@@ -15,8 +15,4 @@ type Assertions interface {
 	// Failures returns a slice of failure messages indicating which assertions
 	// did not succeed.
 	Failures() []error
-	// Terminal returns true if re-executing the Assertions against the same
-	// result would be pointless. This allows Assertions to inform the Spec
-	// that retrying the same operation would not be necessary.
-	Terminal() bool
 }