<Junit 5 Assertions.fail() can not infer type in K...

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Junit 5 Assertions.fail() can not infer type in Kotlin
When I attempt to use JUnit 5 Assertions.fail in my Kotlin tests I get a compilation failure because parameter V can not be inferred:

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail
internal class MyTests {
@Test
fun simpleTest() {
fail("Does not compile")
}
}


Of course a simple solution to this problem is:

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail
internal class MyTests {
@Test
fun simpleTest() {
val result: Any = fail("Compiles")
}
}


However I do not wish...