diff --git a/tests/casts_test.py b/tests/casts_test.py
index 8146e94..b8c6674 100755
--- a/tests/casts_test.py
+++ b/tests/casts_test.py
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
 class TestControl(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_casts_yes_no(self):
-        self.failUnlessEqual(casts.yes_no('y'), True)
-        self.failUnlessEqual(casts.yes_no('n'), False)
-        self.failUnlessEqual(casts.yes_no('Yes'), True)
-        self.failUnlessEqual(casts.yes_no('nO'), False)
-        self.failUnlessRaises(ValueError, casts.yes_no, 'spam')
+        self.assertEqual(casts.yes_no('y'), True)
+        self.assertEqual(casts.yes_no('n'), False)
+        self.assertEqual(casts.yes_no('Yes'), True)
+        self.assertEqual(casts.yes_no('nO'), False)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, casts.yes_no, 'spam')
         
     def test_casts_file(self):
-        self.failUnlessEqual( type(casts.file(__file__)), type(open(__file__)) )
-        self.failUnlessRaises(ValueError, casts.file, '')
+        self.assertEqual( type(casts.file(__file__)), type(open(__file__)) )
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, casts.file, '')
         
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/tests/rlcomplete_test.py b/tests/rlcomplete_test.py
index 4f19b1d..c665a9f 100755
--- a/tests/rlcomplete_test.py
+++ b/tests/rlcomplete_test.py
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ class TestControl(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_ListCompleter(self):
         c = rlcomplete.ListCompleter(['foo','bar','baz'], True)
-        self.failUnlessEqual(c.completelist('a'), [])
-        self.failUnlessEqual(c.completelist('B'), ['bar','baz'])
-        self.failUnlessEqual(c.completelist('f'), ['foo'])
+        self.assertEqual(c.completelist('a'), [])
+        self.assertEqual(c.completelist('B'), ['bar','baz'])
+        self.assertEqual(c.completelist('f'), ['foo'])
         c = rlcomplete.ListCompleter(['foo','bar','baz'], False)
-        self.failUnlessEqual(c.completelist('B'), [])
-        self.failUnlessEqual(c.completelist('b'), ['bar','baz'])
+        self.assertEqual(c.completelist('B'), [])
+        self.assertEqual(c.completelist('b'), ['bar','baz'])
 
     def test_PathCompleter(self):
         #c = rlcomplete.PathCompleter()
-        #self.failUnlessEqual(c.completelist('m'), ['manual/'])
+        #self.assertEqual(c.completelist('m'), ['manual/'])
         pass
         
 if __name__ == '__main__':