diff --git a/tests/test_standard.py b/tests/test_standard.py
index c1f04f0b9..d2b059d00 100644
--- a/tests/test_standard.py
+++ b/tests/test_standard.py
@@ -102,26 +102,26 @@ def test_httpimport(self):
 
     def test_date_api(self):
         from DateTime.DateTime import DateTime
-        self.assertEquals(35, standard.daysBetween((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2024,2,5,12,0,0,0,0,0)))
-        self.assertEquals(0, standard.daysBetween((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0)))
-        self.assertEquals(-50, standard.daysBetween((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2023,11,12,12,0,0,0,0,0)))
-        self.assertEquals(1, standard.compareDate((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2024,2,5,12,0,0,0,0,0)))
-        self.assertEquals(0, standard.compareDate((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0)))
-        self.assertEquals(-1, standard.compareDate((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2023,11,12,12,0,0,0,0,0)))        
+        self.assertEqual(35, standard.daysBetween((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2024,2,5,12,0,0,0,0,0)))
+        self.assertEqual(0, standard.daysBetween((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0)))
+        self.assertEqual(-50, standard.daysBetween((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2023,11,12,12,0,0,0,0,0)))
+        self.assertEqual(1, standard.compareDate((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2024,2,5,12,0,0,0,0,0)))
+        self.assertEqual(0, standard.compareDate((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0)))
+        self.assertEqual(-1, standard.compareDate((2024,1,1,12,0,0,0,0,0), (2023,11,12,12,0,0,0,0,0)))        
 
     def test_operator_api(self):
-        self.assertEquals(int, standard.operator_gettype(1))
-        self.assertEquals(str, standard.operator_gettype('foo'))
-        self.assertEquals(str, standard.operator_gettype(u'foo'))
+        self.assertEqual(int, standard.operator_gettype(1))
+        self.assertEqual(str, standard.operator_gettype('foo'))
+        self.assertEqual(str, standard.operator_gettype(u'foo'))
         d = {'john':'doe'}
         self.assertFalse('foo' in d)
         self.assertIsNone(d.get('foo'))
         standard.operator_setitem(d, 'foo', 'bar')
         self.assertTrue('foo' in d)
-        self.assertEquals('bar', d.get('foo'))
-        self.assertEquals('bar', standard.operator_getitem(d, 'foo'))
-        self.assertEquals('bar', standard.operator_getitem(d, 'Foo'))
-        self.assertEquals('bar', standard.operator_getitem(d, 'FOO'))
+        self.assertEqual('bar', d.get('foo'))
+        self.assertEqual('bar', standard.operator_getitem(d, 'foo'))
+        self.assertEqual('bar', standard.operator_getitem(d, 'Foo'))
+        self.assertEqual('bar', standard.operator_getitem(d, 'FOO'))
         standard.operator_delitem(d, 'foo')
         self.assertFalse('foo' in d)
         self.assertIsNone(d.get('foo'))