diff --git a/src/final-JATS-schematron.sch b/src/final-JATS-schematron.sch
index a9289e52eb..6ff07ef94c 100644
--- a/src/final-JATS-schematron.sch
+++ b/src/final-JATS-schematron.sch
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@
       
       <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-7" test="@xlink:href[not(matches(.,'\p{Zs}'))]" role="error" id="clintrial-related-object-7">[clintrial-related-object-7] <name/> must have an @xlink:href with a value that does not contain a space character.</assert>
       
-      <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-8" test="contains(.,@document-id/string())" role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8">[clintrial-related-object-8] <name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not in the text, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
+      <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-8" test="@document-id = ." role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8">[clintrial-related-object-8] <name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not the text of the related-object, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
       
       <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-9" test="matches(@id,'^RO[1-9]')" role="error" id="clintrial-related-object-9">[clintrial-related-object-9] <name/> must have an @id in the format 'RO1'. '<value-of select="@id"/>' does not conform to this convention.</assert>
       
diff --git a/src/final-JATS-schematron.xsl b/src/final-JATS-schematron.xsl
index 9abc7acea9..a16025aecf 100644
--- a/src/final-JATS-schematron.xsl
+++ b/src/final-JATS-schematron.xsl
@@ -11110,9 +11110,9 @@
       </xsl:choose>
       <!--ASSERT warning-->
       <xsl:choose>
-         <xsl:when test="contains(.,@document-id/string())"/>
+         <xsl:when test="@document-id = ."/>
          <xsl:otherwise>
-            <svrl:failed-assert xmlns:svrl="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/svrl" test="contains(.,@document-id/string())">
+            <svrl:failed-assert xmlns:svrl="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/svrl" test="@document-id = .">
                <xsl:attribute name="id">clintrial-related-object-8</xsl:attribute>
                <xsl:attribute name="see">https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-8</xsl:attribute>
                <xsl:attribute name="role">warning</xsl:attribute>
@@ -11123,7 +11123,7 @@
                   <xsl:value-of select="name(.)"/>
                   <xsl:text/> has an @document-id '<xsl:text/>
                   <xsl:value-of select="@document-id"/>
-                  <xsl:text/>'. But this is not in the text, which is likely incorrect - <xsl:text/>
+                  <xsl:text/>'. But this is not the text of the related-object, which is likely incorrect - <xsl:text/>
                   <xsl:value-of select="."/>
                   <xsl:text/>.</svrl:text>
             </svrl:failed-assert>
diff --git a/src/final-package-JATS-schematron.sch b/src/final-package-JATS-schematron.sch
index 333b3d7128..7157dfeedf 100644
--- a/src/final-package-JATS-schematron.sch
+++ b/src/final-package-JATS-schematron.sch
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@
       
       <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-7" test="@xlink:href[not(matches(.,'\p{Zs}'))]" role="error" id="clintrial-related-object-7"><name/> must have an @xlink:href with a value that does not contain a space character.</assert>
       
-      <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-8" test="contains(.,@document-id/string())" role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8"><name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not in the text, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
+      <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-8" test="@document-id = ." role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8"><name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not the text of the related-object, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
       
       <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-9" test="matches(@id,'^RO[1-9]')" role="error" id="clintrial-related-object-9"><name/> must have an @id in the format 'RO1'. '<value-of select="@id"/>' does not conform to this convention.</assert>
       
diff --git a/src/pre-JATS-schematron.sch b/src/pre-JATS-schematron.sch
index b28efc4282..a453564355 100644
--- a/src/pre-JATS-schematron.sch
+++ b/src/pre-JATS-schematron.sch
@@ -2201,7 +2201,7 @@
       
       <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-7" test="@xlink:href[not(matches(.,'\p{Zs}'))]" role="error" id="clintrial-related-object-7">[clintrial-related-object-7] <name/> must have an @xlink:href with a value that does not contain a space character.</assert>
       
-      <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-8" test="contains(.,@document-id/string())" role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8">[clintrial-related-object-8] <name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not in the text, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
+      <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-8" test="@document-id = ." role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8">[clintrial-related-object-8] <name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not the text of the related-object, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
       
       <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-9" test="matches(@id,'^RO[1-9]')" role="error" id="clintrial-related-object-9">[clintrial-related-object-9] <name/> must have an @id in the format 'RO1'. '<value-of select="@id"/>' does not conform to this convention.</assert>
       
diff --git a/src/pre-JATS-schematron.xsl b/src/pre-JATS-schematron.xsl
index bcc7f04131..82b02baa0a 100644
--- a/src/pre-JATS-schematron.xsl
+++ b/src/pre-JATS-schematron.xsl
@@ -10957,9 +10957,9 @@
       </xsl:choose>
       <!--ASSERT warning-->
       <xsl:choose>
-         <xsl:when test="contains(.,@document-id/string())"/>
+         <xsl:when test="@document-id = ."/>
          <xsl:otherwise>
-            <svrl:failed-assert xmlns:svrl="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/svrl" test="contains(.,@document-id/string())">
+            <svrl:failed-assert xmlns:svrl="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/svrl" test="@document-id = .">
                <xsl:attribute name="id">clintrial-related-object-8</xsl:attribute>
                <xsl:attribute name="see">https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-8</xsl:attribute>
                <xsl:attribute name="role">warning</xsl:attribute>
@@ -10970,7 +10970,7 @@
                   <xsl:value-of select="name(.)"/>
                   <xsl:text/> has an @document-id '<xsl:text/>
                   <xsl:value-of select="@document-id"/>
-                  <xsl:text/>'. But this is not in the text, which is likely incorrect - <xsl:text/>
+                  <xsl:text/>'. But this is not the text of the related-object, which is likely incorrect - <xsl:text/>
                   <xsl:value-of select="."/>
                   <xsl:text/>.</svrl:text>
             </svrl:failed-assert>
diff --git a/src/rp-schematron-base.sch b/src/rp-schematron-base.sch
index 80b59ff84d..6eed72ff5e 100644
--- a/src/rp-schematron-base.sch
+++ b/src/rp-schematron-base.sch
@@ -2026,9 +2026,9 @@
         role="error" 
         id="clintrial-related-object-7"><name/> must have an @xlink:href with a value that does not contain a space character.</assert>
       
-      <assert test="contains(.,@document-id/string())" 
+      <assert test="@document-id = ." 
         role="warning" 
-        id="clintrial-related-object-8"><name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not in the text, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
+        id="clintrial-related-object-8"><name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not the text of the related-object, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
       
       <assert test="some $x in document($registries)/registries/registry satisfies ($x/subtitle/string()=@source-id)" 
         role="warning" 
diff --git a/src/rp-schematron.sch b/src/rp-schematron.sch
index eeda09357e..47e9b4cb2a 100644
--- a/src/rp-schematron.sch
+++ b/src/rp-schematron.sch
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@
       
       <assert test="@xlink:href[not(matches(.,'\p{Zs}'))]" role="error" id="clintrial-related-object-7">[clintrial-related-object-7] <name/> must have an @xlink:href with a value that does not contain a space character.</assert>
       
-      <assert test="contains(.,@document-id/string())" role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8">[clintrial-related-object-8] <name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not in the text, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
+      <assert test="@document-id = ." role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8">[clintrial-related-object-8] <name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not the text of the related-object, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
       
       <assert test="some $x in document($registries)/registries/registry satisfies ($x/subtitle/string()=@source-id)" role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-11">[clintrial-related-object-11] <name/> @source-id value should almost always be one of the subtitles of the Crossref clinical trial registries. "<value-of select="@source-id"/>" is not one of the following <value-of select="string-join(for $x in document($registries)/registries/registry return concat('&quot;',$x/subtitle/string(),'&quot; (',$x/doi/string(),')'),', ')"/>. Is that correct?</assert>
       
diff --git a/src/rp-schematron.xsl b/src/rp-schematron.xsl
index 279afdc1d5..5cc3b92d8b 100644
--- a/src/rp-schematron.xsl
+++ b/src/rp-schematron.xsl
@@ -7645,9 +7645,9 @@
       </xsl:choose>
       <!--ASSERT warning-->
       <xsl:choose>
-         <xsl:when test="contains(.,@document-id/string())"/>
+         <xsl:when test="@document-id = ."/>
          <xsl:otherwise>
-            <svrl:failed-assert xmlns:svrl="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/svrl" test="contains(.,@document-id/string())">
+            <svrl:failed-assert xmlns:svrl="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/svrl" test="@document-id = .">
                <xsl:attribute name="id">clintrial-related-object-8</xsl:attribute>
                <xsl:attribute name="role">warning</xsl:attribute>
                <xsl:attribute name="location">
@@ -7657,7 +7657,7 @@
                   <xsl:value-of select="name(.)"/>
                   <xsl:text/> has an @document-id '<xsl:text/>
                   <xsl:value-of select="@document-id"/>
-                  <xsl:text/>'. But this is not in the text, which is likely incorrect - <xsl:text/>
+                  <xsl:text/>'. But this is not the text of the related-object, which is likely incorrect - <xsl:text/>
                   <xsl:value-of select="."/>
                   <xsl:text/>.</svrl:text>
             </svrl:failed-assert>
diff --git a/src/schematron.sch b/src/schematron.sch
index 6ef55542b6..dfd946f4ea 100644
--- a/src/schematron.sch
+++ b/src/schematron.sch
@@ -3174,9 +3174,9 @@
         id="clintrial-related-object-7"><name/> must have an @xlink:href with a value that does not contain a space character.</assert>
       
       <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-8"
-        test="contains(.,@document-id/string())" 
+        test="@document-id = ." 
         role="warning" 
-        id="clintrial-related-object-8"><name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not in the text, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
+        id="clintrial-related-object-8"><name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not the text of the related-object, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
       
       <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-9"
         test="matches(@id,'^RO[1-9]')" 
diff --git a/test/xspec/rp-schematron.sch b/test/xspec/rp-schematron.sch
index d45b52245e..aa903efe90 100644
--- a/test/xspec/rp-schematron.sch
+++ b/test/xspec/rp-schematron.sch
@@ -1446,8 +1446,8 @@
       <assert test="@xlink:href[not(matches(.,'\p{Zs}'))]" role="error" id="clintrial-related-object-7">
         <name/> must have an @xlink:href with a value that does not contain a space character.</assert>
       
-      <assert test="contains(.,@document-id/string())" role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8">
-        <name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not in the text, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
+      <assert test="@document-id = ." role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8">
+        <name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not the text of the related-object, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
       
       <assert test="some $x in document($registries)/registries/registry satisfies ($x/subtitle/string()=@source-id)" role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-11">
         <name/> @source-id value should almost always be one of the subtitles of the Crossref clinical trial registries. "<value-of select="@source-id"/>" is not one of the following <value-of select="string-join(for $x in document($registries)/registries/registry return concat('&quot;',$x/subtitle/string(),'&quot; (',$x/doi/string(),')'),', ')"/>. Is that correct?</assert>
diff --git a/test/xspec/schematron.sch b/test/xspec/schematron.sch
index c6dd046521..bd21b15256 100644
--- a/test/xspec/schematron.sch
+++ b/test/xspec/schematron.sch
@@ -2579,8 +2579,8 @@
       <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-7" test="@xlink:href[not(matches(.,'\p{Zs}'))]" role="error" id="clintrial-related-object-7">
         <name/> must have an @xlink:href with a value that does not contain a space character.</assert>
       
-      <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-8" test="contains(.,@document-id/string())" role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8">
-        <name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not in the text, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
+      <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-8" test="@document-id = ." role="warning" id="clintrial-related-object-8">
+        <name/> has an @document-id '<value-of select="@document-id"/>'. But this is not the text of the related-object, which is likely incorrect - <value-of select="."/>.</assert>
       
       <assert see="https://elifeproduction.slab.com/posts/abstracts-digests-and-impact-statements-tiau2k6x#clintrial-related-object-9" test="matches(@id,'^RO[1-9]')" role="error" id="clintrial-related-object-9">
         <name/> must have an @id in the format 'RO1'. '<value-of select="@id"/>' does not conform to this convention.</assert>