diff --git a/tests/test_template.py b/tests/test_template.py
index ecac917..0895219 100644
--- a/tests/test_template.py
+++ b/tests/test_template.py
@@ -172,15 +172,15 @@ class TestTemplate(TreeEqualityTestCase):
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, node1.remove, 1)
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, node1.remove, "a")
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, node2.remove, "1")
-        self.assertEquals("{{foo}}", node2)
-        self.assertEquals("{{foo||abc=}}", node3)
-        self.assertEquals("{{foo||baz}}", node4)
-        self.assertEquals("{{foo|b=c}}", node5)
-        self.assertEquals("{{foo| a=|b=c}}", node6)
-        self.assertEquals("{{foo|1  =|2=c}}", node7)
-        self.assertEquals("{{foo|2=c}}", node8)
-        self.assertEquals("{{foo||c}}", node9)
-        self.assertEquals("{{foo||c}}", node10)
+        self.assertEqual("{{foo}}", node2)
+        self.assertEqual("{{foo||abc=}}", node3)
+        self.assertEqual("{{foo||baz}}", node4)
+        self.assertEqual("{{foo|b=c}}", node5)
+        self.assertEqual("{{foo| a=|b=c}}", node6)
+        self.assertEqual("{{foo|1  =|2=c}}", node7)
+        self.assertEqual("{{foo|2=c}}", node8)
+        self.assertEqual("{{foo||c}}", node9)
+        self.assertEqual("{{foo||c}}", node10)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main(verbosity=2)