diff --git a/test/py/SerializationTest.py b/test/py/SerializationTest.py
index 56bccbf..3b34661 100755
--- a/test/py/SerializationTest.py
+++ b/test/py/SerializationTest.py
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@
 
   def testForwards(self):
       obj = self._deserialize(VersioningTestV2, self._serialize(self.v1obj))
-      assert obj.begin_in_both == self.v1obj.begin_in_both
-      assert obj.end_in_both == self.v1obj.end_in_both
+      self.assertEquals(obj.begin_in_both, self.v1obj.begin_in_both)
+      self.assertEquals(obj.end_in_both, self.v1obj.end_in_both)
 
   def testBackwards(self):
       obj = self._deserialize(VersioningTestV1, self._serialize(self.v2obj))
-      assert obj.begin_in_both == self.v2obj.begin_in_both
-      assert obj.end_in_both == self.v2obj.end_in_both
+      self.assertEquals(obj.begin_in_both, self.v2obj.begin_in_both)
+      self.assertEquals(obj.end_in_both, self.v2obj.end_in_both)
 
 
 class NormalBinaryTest(AbstractTest):
diff --git a/test/py/TestSocket.py b/test/py/TestSocket.py
index b693d18..8ba055c 100755
--- a/test/py/TestSocket.py
+++ b/test/py/TestSocket.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                 socket.open()
                 leaky.append(socket)
         except:
-            assert time.time() - starttime < 5.0
+            self.assert_(time.time() - starttime < 5.0)
 
     def testWriteTimeout(self):
         starttime = time.time()
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                 socket.write("hi" * 100)
 
         except:
-            assert time.time() - starttime < 5.0
+            self.assert_(time.time() - starttime < 5.0)
 
 suite = unittest.TestSuite()
 loader = unittest.TestLoader()