diff --git a/heat/tests/test_engine_service.py b/heat/tests/test_engine_service.py
index 09bc0628ad..1f4aa0b2c2 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_engine_service.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_engine_service.py
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ class StackServiceCreateUpdateDeleteTest(HeatTestCase):
         result = self.man.create_stack(self.ctx, stack_name, template, params,
                                        None, {})
         self.m.VerifyAll()
-        self.assertEquals(stack.identifier(), result)
-        self.assertEquals(3, stack.total_resources())
+        self.assertEqual(stack.identifier(), result)
+        self.assertEqual(3, stack.total_resources())
         stack.delete()
 
     def test_stack_create_total_resources_exceeds_max(self):
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ class StackServiceCreateUpdateDeleteTest(HeatTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(old_stack.identifier(), result)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(result, dict))
         self.assertTrue(result['stack_id'])
-        self.assertEquals(3, old_stack.root_stack.total_resources())
+        self.assertEqual(3, old_stack.root_stack.total_resources())
         self.m.VerifyAll()
 
     def test_stack_update_exceeds_resource_limit(self):
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_event.py b/heat/tests/test_event.py
index 68d0a78170..515fb21605 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_event.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_event.py
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ class EventTest(HeatTestCase):
                         'alabama', self.resource.properties,
                         self.resource.name, self.resource.type())
         e.store()
-        self.assertEquals(1, len(db_api.event_get_all_by_stack(self.ctx,
-                                                               self.stack.id)))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(db_api.event_get_all_by_stack(self.ctx,
+                                                              self.stack.id)))
         e = event.Event(self.ctx, self.stack, 'TEST', 'IN_PROGRESS', 'Testing',
                         'arizona', self.resource.properties,
                         self.resource.name, self.resource.type())
         e.store()
         events = db_api.event_get_all_by_stack(self.ctx, self.stack.id)
-        self.assertEquals(1, len(events))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(events))
         self.assertEqual('arizona', events[0].physical_resource_id)
 
     def test_identifier(self):
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_nested_stack.py b/heat/tests/test_nested_stack.py
index ac5080bdd9..8bd42a6a79 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_nested_stack.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_nested_stack.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Outputs:
         props['TimeoutInMinutes'] = '50'
 
         stack = self.create_stack(json.dumps(timeout_template))
-        self.assertEquals(stack.state, (stack.CREATE, stack.COMPLETE))
+        self.assertEqual(stack.state, (stack.CREATE, stack.COMPLETE))
         self.m.VerifyAll()
 
     def test_nested_stack_create_exceeds_resource_limit(self):
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Outputs:
         t = template_format.parse(self.test_template)
         stack = self.parse_stack(t)
         stack.create()
-        self.assertEquals(stack.state, (stack.CREATE, stack.FAILED))
+        self.assertEqual(stack.state, (stack.CREATE, stack.FAILED))
         self.assertIn('Maximum resources per stack exceeded',
                       stack.status_reason)
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Outputs:
         t = template_format.parse(self.test_template)
         stack = self.parse_stack(t)
         stack.create()
-        self.assertEquals(stack.state, (stack.CREATE, stack.COMPLETE))
+        self.assertEqual(stack.state, (stack.CREATE, stack.COMPLETE))
         self.assertIn('NestedResource',
                       stack['the_nested'].nested())