diff --git a/go/sqltypes/result.go b/go/sqltypes/result.go
index 4fd8f29d57a..b2818f4fb13 100644
--- a/go/sqltypes/result.go
+++ b/go/sqltypes/result.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (result *Result) Copy() *Result {
 	out := &Result{
 		RowsAffected:        result.RowsAffected,
 		InsertID:            result.InsertID,
-		InsertIDChanged:     result.InsertIDUpdated(),
+		InsertIDChanged:     result.InsertIDChanged,
 		SessionStateChanges: result.SessionStateChanges,
 		StatusFlags:         result.StatusFlags,
 		Info:                result.Info,
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (result *Result) Metadata() *Result {
 	return &Result{
 		Fields:              result.Fields,
 		InsertID:            result.InsertID,
-		InsertIDChanged:     result.InsertIDUpdated(),
+		InsertIDChanged:     result.InsertIDChanged,
 		RowsAffected:        result.RowsAffected,
 		Info:                result.Info,
 		SessionStateChanges: result.SessionStateChanges,
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (result *Result) Truncate(l int) *Result {
 
 	out := &Result{
 		InsertID:            result.InsertID,
-		InsertIDChanged:     result.InsertIDUpdated(),
+		InsertIDChanged:     result.InsertIDChanged,
 		RowsAffected:        result.RowsAffected,
 		Info:                result.Info,
 		SessionStateChanges: result.SessionStateChanges,
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ func (result *Result) AppendResult(src *Result) {
 	result.RowsAffected += src.RowsAffected
 	if src.InsertIDUpdated() {
 		result.InsertID = src.InsertID
+		result.InsertIDChanged = true
 	}
-	result.InsertIDChanged = result.InsertIDUpdated() || src.InsertIDUpdated()
 	if result.Fields == nil {
 		result.Fields = src.Fields
 	}
diff --git a/go/sqltypes/result_test.go b/go/sqltypes/result_test.go
index d49e184f109..c358497baf3 100644
--- a/go/sqltypes/result_test.go
+++ b/go/sqltypes/result_test.go
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
-	"vitess.io/vitess/go/test/utils"
-
 	querypb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/query"
 )
 
+func assertEqualResults(t *testing.T, a, b *Result) {
+	t.Helper()
+	assert.Truef(t, a.Equal(b), "Results are not equal: \n%v\n%v", a, b)
+	if !a.Equal(b) {
+		t.Errorf("Results are not equal: %v %v", a, b)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRepair(t *testing.T) {
 	fields := []*querypb.Field{{
 		Type: Int64,
@@ -45,9 +51,7 @@ func TestRepair(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	in.Repair(fields)
-	if !in.Equal(want) {
-		t.Errorf("Repair:\n%#v, want\n%#v", in, want)
-	}
+	assertEqualResults(t, in, want)
 }
 
 func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	out := in.Copy()
-	utils.MustMatch(t, in, out)
+	assertEqualResults(t, in, out)
 }
 
 func TestTruncate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -88,9 +92,7 @@ func TestTruncate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	out := in.Truncate(0)
-	if !out.Equal(in) {
-		t.Errorf("Truncate(0):\n%v, want\n%v", out, in)
-	}
+	assertEqualResults(t, in, out)
 
 	out = in.Truncate(1)
 	want := &Result{
@@ -106,9 +108,7 @@ func TestTruncate(t *testing.T) {
 			{TestValue(Int64, "3")},
 		},
 	}
-	if !out.Equal(want) {
-		t.Errorf("Truncate(1):\n%v, want\n%v", out, want)
-	}
+	assertEqualResults(t, out, want)
 }
 
 func TestStripMetaData(t *testing.T) {
@@ -286,9 +286,7 @@ func TestStripMetaData(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tcase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			inCopy := tcase.in.Copy()
 			out := inCopy.StripMetadata(tcase.includedFields)
-			if !out.Equal(tcase.expected) {
-				t.Errorf("StripMetaData unexpected result for %v: %v", tcase.name, out)
-			}
+			assertEqualResults(t, out, tcase.expected)
 			if len(tcase.in.Fields) > 0 {
 				// check the out array is different than the in array.
 				if out.Fields[0] == inCopy.Fields[0] && tcase.includedFields != querypb.ExecuteOptions_ALL {
@@ -296,7 +294,7 @@ func TestStripMetaData(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 			// check we didn't change the original result.
-			utils.MustMatch(t, tcase.in, inCopy)
+			assertEqualResults(t, tcase.in, inCopy)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -348,10 +346,7 @@ func TestAppendResult(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	result.AppendResult(src)
-
-	if !result.Equal(want) {
-		t.Errorf("Got:\n%#v, want:\n%#v", result, want)
-	}
+	assertEqualResults(t, result, want)
 }
 
 func TestReplaceKeyspace(t *testing.T) {