diff --git a/designate/tests/test_pool_manager/test_service.py b/designate/tests/test_pool_manager/test_service.py
index 5dee34d97..63f909eff 100644
--- a/designate/tests/test_pool_manager/test_service.py
+++ b/designate/tests/test_pool_manager/test_service.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class PoolManagerServiceNoopTest(PoolManagerTestCase):
 
         # Pool manager needs to call into mdns to calculate consensus as
         # there is no cache. So update_status is never called.
-        self.assertEqual(False, mock_update_status.called)
+        self.assertFalse(mock_update_status.called)
 
     @patch.object(mdns_rpcapi.MdnsAPI, 'get_serial_number',
                   side_effect=messaging.MessagingException)
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ class PoolManagerServiceNoopTest(PoolManagerTestCase):
 
         # Ensure notify_zone_changed and poll_for_serial_number
         # were never called.
-        self.assertEqual(False, mock_notify_zone_changed.called)
-        self.assertEqual(False, mock_poll_for_serial_number.called)
+        self.assertFalse(mock_notify_zone_changed.called)
+        self.assertFalse(mock_poll_for_serial_number.called)
 
         # Since consensus is not reached this early, we immediatly call
         # central's update_status.
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class PoolManagerServiceNoopTest(PoolManagerTestCase):
                   self.service.pool.nameservers[1], 30, 15, 10, 5)],
             mock_poll_for_serial_number.call_args_list)
 
-        self.assertEqual(False, mock_update_status.called)
+        self.assertFalse(mock_update_status.called)
 
     @patch.object(impl_fake.FakeBackend, 'delete_domain',
                   side_effect=exceptions.Backend)
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class PoolManagerServiceNoopTest(PoolManagerTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(0, len(update_statuses))
 
         # Ensure update_status was not called.
-        self.assertEqual(False, mock_update_status.called)
+        self.assertFalse(mock_update_status.called)
 
         self.service.update_status(self.admin_context, domain,
                                    self.service.pool.nameservers[1],
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class PoolManagerServiceNoopTest(PoolManagerTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(0, len(update_statuses))
 
         # Ensure update_status was not called.
-        self.assertEqual(False, mock_update_status.called)
+        self.assertFalse(mock_update_status.called)
 
     @patch.object(mdns_rpcapi.MdnsAPI, 'get_serial_number',
                   side_effect=messaging.MessagingException)
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class PoolManagerServiceNoopTest(PoolManagerTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(0, len(update_statuses))
 
         # Ensure update_status was not called.
-        self.assertEqual(False, mock_update_status.called)
+        self.assertFalse(mock_update_status.called)
 
         self.service.update_status(self.admin_context, domain,
                                    self.service.pool.nameservers[1],
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ class PoolManagerServiceNoopTest(PoolManagerTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(0, len(update_statuses))
 
         # Ensure update_status was not called.
-        self.assertEqual(False, mock_update_status.called)
+        self.assertFalse(mock_update_status.called)
 
         # Reset the mock call attributes.
         mock_update_status.reset_mock()