diff --git a/src/Report/Xml/Project.php b/src/Report/Xml/Project.php
index 160170320..8b9e031c9 100644
--- a/src/Report/Xml/Project.php
+++ b/src/Report/Xml/Project.php
@@ -63,19 +63,12 @@ public function buildInformation(): BuildInformation
 
     public function tests(): Tests
     {
-        $testsNode = $this->contextNode()->getElementsByTagNameNS(
-            Facade::XML_NAMESPACE,
-            'tests',
-        )->item(0);
-
-        if ($testsNode === null) {
-            $testsNode = $this->contextNode()->appendChild(
-                $this->dom()->createElementNS(
-                    Facade::XML_NAMESPACE,
-                    'tests',
-                ),
-            );
-        }
+        $testsNode = $this->contextNode()->appendChild(
+            $this->dom()->createElementNS(
+                Facade::XML_NAMESPACE,
+                'tests',
+            ),
+        );
 
         assert($testsNode instanceof DOMElement);
 
diff --git a/src/Report/Xml/Report.php b/src/Report/Xml/Report.php
index 14d2d5a06..6f4400a02 100644
--- a/src/Report/Xml/Report.php
+++ b/src/Report/Xml/Report.php
@@ -119,19 +119,12 @@ public function traitObject(
 
     public function source(): Source
     {
-        $source = $this->contextNode()->getElementsByTagNameNS(
-            Facade::XML_NAMESPACE,
-            'source',
-        )->item(0);
-
-        if ($source === null) {
-            $source = $this->contextNode()->appendChild(
-                $this->dom()->createElementNS(
-                    Facade::XML_NAMESPACE,
-                    'source',
-                ),
-            );
-        }
+        $source = $this->contextNode()->appendChild(
+            $this->dom()->createElementNS(
+                Facade::XML_NAMESPACE,
+                'source',
+            ),
+        );
 
         assert($source instanceof DOMElement);