diff --git a/testcases/actiontestcase.py b/testcases/actiontestcase.py
index 9a7776ac..1aa9f24e 100644
--- a/testcases/actiontestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/actiontestcase.py
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ class ExecuteAction(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertFalse(Action.substituteRecursiveTags({'A': '<B>', 'B': '<A>'}))
 		self.assertFalse(Action.substituteRecursiveTags({'A': '<B>', 'B': '<C>', 'C': '<A>'}))
 		# missing tags are ok
-		self.assertEquals(Action.substituteRecursiveTags({'A': '<C>'}), {'A': '<C>'})
-		self.assertEquals(Action.substituteRecursiveTags({'A': '<C> <D> <X>','X':'fun'}), {'A': '<C> <D> fun', 'X':'fun'})
-		self.assertEquals(Action.substituteRecursiveTags({'A': '<C> <B>', 'B': 'cool'}), {'A': '<C> cool', 'B': 'cool'})
+		self.assertEqual(Action.substituteRecursiveTags({'A': '<C>'}), {'A': '<C>'})
+		self.assertEqual(Action.substituteRecursiveTags({'A': '<C> <D> <X>','X':'fun'}), {'A': '<C> <D> fun', 'X':'fun'})
+		self.assertEqual(Action.substituteRecursiveTags({'A': '<C> <B>', 'B': 'cool'}), {'A': '<C> cool', 'B': 'cool'})
 		# rest is just cool
-		self.assertEquals(Action.substituteRecursiveTags(aInfo),
+		self.assertEqual(Action.substituteRecursiveTags(aInfo),
 								{ 'HOST': "192.0.2.0",
 									'ABC': '123 192.0.2.0',
 									'xyz': '890 123 192.0.2.0',
diff --git a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
index 948431b3..695b3877 100644
--- a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class JailReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		action = "mail-whois[name=SSH]"
 		expected = ['mail-whois', {'name': 'SSH'}]
 		result = JailReader.splitAction(action)
-		self.assertEquals(expected, result)
+		self.assertEqual(expected, result)
 
 class JailsReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):