diff --git a/Lib/test/test_mailbox.py b/Lib/test/test_mailbox.py
index 7575ca7..83e3132 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_mailbox.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_mailbox.py
@@ -598,12 +598,10 @@
         # Remove old files from 'tmp'
         foo_path = os.path.join(self._path, 'tmp', 'foo')
         bar_path = os.path.join(self._path, 'tmp', 'bar')
-        f = open(foo_path, 'w')
-        f.write("@")
-        f.close()
-        f = open(bar_path, 'w')
-        f.write("@")
-        f.close()
+        with open(foo_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write("@")
+        with open(bar_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write("@")
         self._box.clean()
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(foo_path))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(bar_path))
@@ -1088,13 +1086,12 @@
 
     def test_initialize_with_file(self):
         # Initialize based on contents of file
-        f = open(self._path, 'w+')
-        f.write(_sample_message)
-        f.seek(0)
-        msg = self._factory(f)
-        self._post_initialize_hook(msg)
-        self._check_sample(msg)
-        f.close()
+        with open(self._path, 'w+') as f:
+            f.write(_sample_message)
+            f.seek(0)
+            msg = self._factory(f)
+            self._post_initialize_hook(msg)
+            self._check_sample(msg)
 
     def test_initialize_with_nothing(self):
         # Initialize without arguments
@@ -1812,18 +1809,16 @@
         filename = os.extsep.join((str(t), str(pid), "myhostname", "mydomain"))
         tmpname = os.path.join(self._dir, "tmp", filename)
         newname = os.path.join(self._dir, dir, filename)
-        fp = open(tmpname, "w")
-        self._msgfiles.append(tmpname)
-        if mbox:
-            fp.write(FROM_)
-        fp.write(DUMMY_MESSAGE)
-        fp.close()
+        with open(tmpname, "w") as fp:
+            self._msgfiles.append(tmpname)
+            if mbox:
+                fp.write(FROM_)
+            fp.write(DUMMY_MESSAGE)
         if hasattr(os, "link"):
             os.link(tmpname, newname)
         else:
-            fp = open(newname, "w")
-            fp.write(DUMMY_MESSAGE)
-            fp.close()
+            with open(newname, "w") as fp:
+                fp.write(DUMMY_MESSAGE)
         self._msgfiles.append(newname)
         return tmpname