diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_ansi.py b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_ansi.py
index e578696..8725c5b 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_ansi.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_ansi.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TestAnsi(TestsBase):
 
 
     def _try_strip_ansi(self, inval, outval):
-        self.assert_equals(outval, strip_ansi(inval))
+        self.assert_equal(outval, strip_ansi(inval))
 
 
     def test_ansi2html(self):
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_latex.py b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_latex.py
index 8426763..cfd181b 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_latex.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_latex.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TestLatex(TestsBase):
         """
         Try to remove latex from string
         """
-        self.assert_equals(escape_latex(test), result)
+        self.assert_equal(escape_latex(test), result)
 
 
     def test_strip_math_space(self):
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ class TestLatex(TestsBase):
         """
         Try to remove spaces between dollar symbols and contents correctly
         """
-        self.assert_equals(strip_math_space(test), result)
+        self.assert_equal(strip_math_space(test), result)
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_strings.py b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_strings.py
index cec378b..39b3475 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_strings.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/filters/tests/test_strings.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TestStrings(TestsBase):
         html2text test
         """
         #TODO: More tests
-        self.assert_equals(html2text('<name>joe</name>'), 'joe')
+        self.assert_equal(html2text('<name>joe</name>'), 'joe')
         
 
     def test_add_anchor(self):
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class TestStrings(TestsBase):
 
 
     def _try_strip_dollars(self, test, result):
-        self.assert_equals(strip_dollars(test), result)
+        self.assert_equal(strip_dollars(test), result)
 
 
     def test_strip_files_prefix(self):
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class TestStrings(TestsBase):
 
 
     def _try_files_prefix(self, test, result):
-        self.assert_equals(strip_files_prefix(test), result)
+        self.assert_equal(strip_files_prefix(test), result)
         
 
     def test_comment_lines(self):
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ class TestStrings(TestsBase):
         get_lines test
         """
         text = "hello\nworld\n!"
-        self.assert_equals(get_lines(text, start=1), "world\n!")
-        self.assert_equals(get_lines(text, end=2), "hello\nworld")
-        self.assert_equals(get_lines(text, start=2, end=5), "!")
-        self.assert_equals(get_lines(text, start=-2), "world\n!")
+        self.assert_equal(get_lines(text, start=1), "world\n!")
+        self.assert_equal(get_lines(text, end=2), "hello\nworld")
+        self.assert_equal(get_lines(text, start=2, end=5), "!")
+        self.assert_equal(get_lines(text, start=-2), "world\n!")
         
 
     def test_ipython2python(self):