diff --git a/tests/backends/test_kwallet.py b/tests/backends/test_kwallet.py
index 68cb4c74..7e78803d 100644
--- a/tests/backends/test_kwallet.py
+++ b/tests/backends/test_kwallet.py
@@ -40,16 +40,14 @@ def check_set_get(self, service, username, password):
         keyring = self.keyring
 
         # for the non-existent password
-        self.assertEqual(keyring.get_password(service, username), None)
+        assert keyring.get_password(service, username) is None
 
         # common usage
         self.set_password(service, username, password, True)
         # re-init keyring to force migration
         self.keyring = keyring = self.init_keyring()
         ret_password = keyring.get_password(service, username)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            ret_password,
-            password,
+        assert ret_password == password, (
             "Incorrect password for username: '%s' "
             "on service: '%s'. '%s' != '%s'"
             % (service, username, ret_password, password),
@@ -60,16 +58,12 @@ def check_set_get(self, service, username, password):
         # re-init keyring to force migration
         self.keyring = keyring = self.init_keyring()
         ret_password = keyring.get_password(service, username)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            ret_password,
-            "",
+        assert ret_password == "", (
             "Incorrect password for username: '%s' "
             "on service: '%s'. '%s' != '%s'" % (service, username, ret_password, ""),
         )
         ret_password = keyring.get_password('Python', username + '@' + service)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            ret_password,
-            None,
+        assert ret_password is None, (
             "Not 'None' password returned for username: '%s' "
             "on service: '%s'. '%s' != '%s'. Passwords from old "
             "folder should be deleted during migration."