diff --git a/Lib/test/test_trace.py b/Lib/test/test_trace.py
index 1311547..6c1d404 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_trace.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_trace.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
             self._coverage(tracer)
         if os.path.exists(TESTFN):
             files = os.listdir(TESTFN)
-            self.assertEquals(files, [])
+            self.assertEqual(files, [])
 
     def test_issue9936(self):
         tracer = trace.Trace(trace=0, count=1)