diff --git a/Lib/test/test_abc.py b/Lib/test/test_abc.py
index 31f1986..b5af46b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_abc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_abc.py
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@
     def test_abstractmethod_basics(self):
         @abc.abstractmethod
         def foo(self): pass
-        self.assertEqual(foo.__isabstractmethod__, True)
+        self.assertTrue(foo.__isabstractmethod__)
         def bar(self): pass
-        self.assertEqual(hasattr(bar, "__isabstractmethod__"), False)
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(bar, "__isabstractmethod__"))
 
     def test_abstractproperty_basics(self):
         @abc.abstractproperty
         def foo(self): pass
-        self.assertEqual(foo.__isabstractmethod__, True)
+        self.assertTrue(foo.__isabstractmethod__)
         def bar(self): pass
-        self.assertEqual(hasattr(bar, "__isabstractmethod__"), False)
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(bar, "__isabstractmethod__"))
 
         class C:
             __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
@@ -87,20 +87,20 @@
         class B(object):
             pass
         b = B()
-        self.assertEqual(issubclass(B, A), False)
-        self.assertEqual(issubclass(B, (A,)), False)
+        self.assertFalse(issubclass(B, A))
+        self.assertFalse(issubclass(B, (A,)))
         self.assertNotIsInstance(b, A)
         self.assertNotIsInstance(b, (A,))
         A.register(B)
-        self.assertEqual(issubclass(B, A), True)
-        self.assertEqual(issubclass(B, (A,)), True)
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(B, A))
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(B, (A,)))
         self.assertIsInstance(b, A)
         self.assertIsInstance(b, (A,))
         class C(B):
             pass
         c = C()
-        self.assertEqual(issubclass(C, A), True)
-        self.assertEqual(issubclass(C, (A,)), True)
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(C, A))
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(C, (A,)))
         self.assertIsInstance(c, A)
         self.assertIsInstance(c, (A,))
 
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@
         class B(object):
             pass
         b = B()
-        self.assertEqual(isinstance(b, A), False)
-        self.assertEqual(isinstance(b, (A,)), False)
+        self.assertFalse(isinstance(b, A))
+        self.assertFalse(isinstance(b, (A,)))
         A.register(B)
-        self.assertEqual(isinstance(b, A), True)
-        self.assertEqual(isinstance(b, (A,)), True)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(b, A))
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(b, (A,)))
 
     def test_registration_builtins(self):
         class A:
@@ -122,15 +122,15 @@
         A.register(int)
         self.assertIsInstance(42, A)
         self.assertIsInstance(42, (A,))
-        self.assertEqual(issubclass(int, A), True)
-        self.assertEqual(issubclass(int, (A,)), True)
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(int, A))
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(int, (A,)))
         class B(A):
             pass
         B.register(basestring)
         self.assertIsInstance("", A)
         self.assertIsInstance("", (A,))
-        self.assertEqual(issubclass(str, A), True)
-        self.assertEqual(issubclass(str, (A,)), True)
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(str, A))
+        self.assertTrue(issubclass(str, (A,)))
 
     def test_registration_edge_cases(self):
         class A: