diff --git a/nova/test.py b/nova/test.py
index caf1f89b8..dad1a0011 100644
--- a/nova/test.py
+++ b/nova/test.py
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class APICoverage(object):
     cover_api = None
 
     def test_api_methods(self):
-        self.assertTrue(self.cover_api is not None)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.cover_api)
         api_methods = [x for x in dir(self.cover_api)
                        if not x.startswith('_')]
         test_methods = [x[5:] for x in dir(self)
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_aggregate.py b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_aggregate.py
index 74a713e55..10d300d45 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_aggregate.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_aggregate.py
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ class AggregateObjectDbTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         cell_db_agg = aggregate_obj.Aggregate.get_by_id(
                                                     self.context, ca2['id'])
 
-        self.assertEqual(api_db_agg.in_api, True)
-        self.assertEqual(cell_db_agg.in_api, False)
+        self.assertTrue(api_db_agg.in_api)
+        self.assertFalse(cell_db_agg.in_api)
 
     def test_aggregate_get_from_db(self):
         result = _create_aggregate_with_hosts(self.context)