diff --git a/pandas/tests/apply/test_series_apply.py b/pandas/tests/apply/test_series_apply.py
index b8026d771baed..2557b1eab4029 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/apply/test_series_apply.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/apply/test_series_apply.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def f(x):
         exp = Series(["Asia/Tokyo"] * 25, name="XX")
         tm.assert_series_equal(result, exp)
     else:
-        result == "Asia/Tokyo"
+        assert result == "Asia/Tokyo"
 
 
 def test_apply_categorical(by_row):