diff --git a/examples/src/lib.rs b/examples/src/lib.rs
index e3f9f9aac..a7a757db0 100644
--- a/examples/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/src/lib.rs
@@ -137,37 +137,35 @@ mod test {
         let allowed_dirs = ["experimental", "testing"];
         let root_dirs_with_exceptions = ["general", "supplementary", "restriction"];
 
-        for entry in WalkDir::new("examples") {
-            if let Ok(entry) = entry {
-                let path = entry.path();
-                let normalized_path = path.strip_prefix("examples").unwrap_or(path);
+        for entry in WalkDir::new("examples").into_iter().flatten() {
+            let path = entry.path();
+            let normalized_path = path.strip_prefix("examples").unwrap_or(path);
 
-                if let Some(file_name) = normalized_path.file_name().and_then(OsStr::to_str) {
-                    if forbidden_files_general.contains(&file_name) {
-                        panic!(
-                            "Forbidden file `.gitignore` found in examples directory: {:?}",
-                            normalized_path
-                        );
-                    }
+            if let Some(file_name) = normalized_path.file_name().and_then(OsStr::to_str) {
+                if forbidden_files_general.contains(&file_name) {
+                    panic!(
+                        "Forbidden file `.gitignore` found in examples directory: {}",
+                        normalized_path.display()
+                    );
+                }
 
-                    if forbidden_files_specific.contains(&file_name) {
-                        let is_in_allowed_directory = allowed_dirs
-                            .iter()
-                            .any(|&allowed| normalized_path.starts_with(allowed));
+                if forbidden_files_specific.contains(&file_name) {
+                    let is_in_allowed_directory = allowed_dirs
+                        .iter()
+                        .any(|&allowed| normalized_path.starts_with(allowed));
 
-                        let is_in_root_of_exception_dirs =
-                            root_dirs_with_exceptions.iter().any(|&exception| {
-                                normalized_path.starts_with(exception)
-                                    && normalized_path.components().count() == 2
-                            });
+                    let is_in_root_of_exception_dirs =
+                        root_dirs_with_exceptions.iter().any(|&exception| {
+                            normalized_path.starts_with(exception)
+                                && normalized_path.components().count() == 2
+                        });
 
-                        if !is_in_allowed_directory && !is_in_root_of_exception_dirs {
-                            panic!(
-                                "Forbidden file {:?} found in non-allowed directory: {:?}",
-                                file_name, normalized_path
-                            );
-                        }
-                    }
+                    assert!(
+                        !(is_in_allowed_directory || is_in_root_of_exception_dirs),
+                        "Forbidden file {} found in non-allowed directory: {}",
+                        file_name,
+                        normalized_path.display()
+                    );
                 }
             }
         }