#9424: Replace deprecated assert* methods in the Python test suite.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threading.py b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
index b2a5881..12edf42 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_threading.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
@@ -398,17 +398,17 @@
         weak_cyclic_object = weakref.ref(cyclic_object)
         cyclic_object.thread.join()
         del cyclic_object
-        self.assertEquals(None, weak_cyclic_object(),
-                          msg=('%d references still around' %
-                               sys.getrefcount(weak_cyclic_object())))
+        self.assertEqual(None, weak_cyclic_object(),
+                         msg=('%d references still around' %
+                              sys.getrefcount(weak_cyclic_object())))
 
         raising_cyclic_object = RunSelfFunction(should_raise=True)
         weak_raising_cyclic_object = weakref.ref(raising_cyclic_object)
         raising_cyclic_object.thread.join()
         del raising_cyclic_object
-        self.assertEquals(None, weak_raising_cyclic_object(),
-                          msg=('%d references still around' %
-                               sys.getrefcount(weak_raising_cyclic_object())))
+        self.assertEqual(None, weak_raising_cyclic_object(),
+                         msg=('%d references still around' %
+                              sys.getrefcount(weak_raising_cyclic_object())))
 
     def test_old_threading_api(self):
         # Just a quick sanity check to make sure the old method names are