diff --git a/src/test/java/junit/samples/SimpleTest.java b/src/test/java/junit/samples/SimpleTest.java
index 5177f48a256e..42a7f25b38cc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/junit/samples/SimpleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/junit/samples/SimpleTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public void testDivideByZero() {
     public void testEquals() {
         assertEquals(12, 12);
         assertEquals(12L, 12L);
-        assertEquals(new Long(12), new Long(12));
+        assertEquals(Long.valueOf(12), Long.valueOf(12));
 
         assertEquals("Size", 12, 13);
         assertEquals("Capacity", 12.0, 11.99, 0.0);
diff --git a/src/test/java/junit/tests/framework/AssertTest.java b/src/test/java/junit/tests/framework/AssertTest.java
index d971a1ef8426..82e0f5093af5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/junit/tests/framework/AssertTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/junit/tests/framework/AssertTest.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public void testAssertSame() {
         Object o = new Object();
         assertSame(o, o);
         try {
-            assertSame(new Integer(1), new Integer(1));
+            assertSame(new MyInt(1), new MyInt(1));
         } catch (AssertionFailedError e) {
             return;
         }
@@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ public void testAssertSame() {
     }
 
     public void testAssertNotSame() {
-        assertNotSame(new Integer(1), null);
-        assertNotSame(null, new Integer(1));
-        assertNotSame(new Integer(1), new Integer(1));
+        assertNotSame(new MyInt(1), null);
+        assertNotSame(null, new MyInt(1));
+        assertNotSame(new MyInt(1), new MyInt(1));
         try {
-            Integer obj = new Integer(1);
+            MyInt obj = new MyInt(1);
             assertNotSame(obj, obj);
         } catch (AssertionFailedError e) {
             return;
@@ -168,4 +168,27 @@ public void testAssertNotSameFailsNull() {
         }
         fail();
     }
+
+    private static final class MyInt {
+        private final int value;
+
+        MyInt(int value) {
+            this.value = value;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+            return obj instanceof MyInt && value == ((MyInt) obj).value;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return Integer.toString(value);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/runners/parameterized/TestWithParametersTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/runners/parameterized/TestWithParametersTest.java
index b8156e9fbd7b..511e835ec0a6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/runners/parameterized/TestWithParametersTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/runners/parameterized/TestWithParametersTest.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public void isNotEqualToTestWithDifferentParameters() {
     public void isNotEqualToObjectWithDifferentClass() {
         TestWithParameters test = new TestWithParameters(DUMMY_NAME,
                 DUMMY_TEST_CLASS, DUMMY_PARAMETERS);
-        assertNotEquals(test, new Integer(3));
+        assertNotEquals(test, Integer.valueOf(3));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/samples/ListTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/samples/ListTest.java
index 02ade826a888..fec96a4975f8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/samples/ListTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/samples/ListTest.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public void removeAll() {
 
     @Test
     public void removeElement() {
-        fFull.remove(new Integer(3));
+        fFull.remove(Integer.valueOf(3));
         assertTrue(!fFull.contains(3));
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/samples/SimpleTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/samples/SimpleTest.java
index 02bae09e5f9b..947e9f8a679e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/samples/SimpleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/samples/SimpleTest.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public void divideByZero() {
     public void testEquals() {
         assertEquals(12, 12);
         assertEquals(12L, 12L);
-        assertEquals(new Long(12), new Long(12));
+        assertEquals(Long.valueOf(12), Long.valueOf(12));
 
         assertEquals("Size", 12, 13);
         assertEquals("Capacity", 12.0, 11.99, 0.0);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/assertion/AssertionTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/assertion/AssertionTest.java
index 22907e07c56f..ccc4ec4b2a1f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/assertion/AssertionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/assertion/AssertionTest.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public void oneDimensionalBooleanArraysAreNotEqual() {
 
     @Test(expected = AssertionError.class)
     public void IntegerDoesNotEqualLong() {
-        assertEquals(new Integer(1), new Long(1));
+        assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(1), Long.valueOf(1));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ public void implicitTypecastEquality() {
     @Test
     public void errorMessageDistinguishesDifferentValuesWithSameToString() {
         try {
-            assertEquals("4", new Integer(4));
+            assertEquals("4", Integer.valueOf(4));
         } catch (AssertionError e) {
             assertEquals("expected: java.lang.String<4> but was: java.lang.Integer<4>", e.getMessage());
             return;
@@ -788,8 +788,8 @@ public void objectsWithDifferentReferencesAreNotEqual() {
 
     @Test
     public void assertNotEqualsIncludesCorrectMessage() {
-        Integer value1 = new Integer(1);
-        Integer value2 = new Integer(1);
+        Integer value1 = 1;
+        Integer value2 = 1;
         String message = "The values should be different";
 
         try {
@@ -804,8 +804,8 @@ public void assertNotEqualsIncludesCorrectMessage() {
 
     @Test
     public void assertNotEqualsIncludesTheValueBeingTested() {
-        Integer value1 = new Integer(1);
-        Integer value2 = new Integer(1);
+        Integer value1 = 1;
+        Integer value2 = 1;
 
         try {
             assertNotEquals(value1, value2);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/description/SuiteDescriptionTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/description/SuiteDescriptionTest.java
index 5b17d1e91b35..8fda46dea11d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/description/SuiteDescriptionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/description/SuiteDescriptionTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public void equalsIsCorrect() {
         assertFalse(childless.equals(namedB));
         assertEquals(childless, twoKids);
         assertEquals(twoKids, anotherTwoKids);
-        assertFalse(twoKids.equals(new Integer(5)));
+        assertFalse(twoKids.equals(Integer.valueOf(5)));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/description/TestDescriptionTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/description/TestDescriptionTest.java
index 3bc07f403a74..2b84473524ec 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/description/TestDescriptionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/description/TestDescriptionTest.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 public class TestDescriptionTest {
     @Test
     public void equalsIsFalseForNonTestDescription() {
-        assertFalse(Description.createTestDescription(getClass(), "a").equals(new Integer(5)));
+        assertFalse(Description.createTestDescription(getClass(), "a").equals(Integer.valueOf(5)));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/internal/AllMembersSupplierTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/internal/AllMembersSupplierTest.java
index 64e77b1e668a..87c9e2963989 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/internal/AllMembersSupplierTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/internal/AllMembersSupplierTest.java
@@ -206,4 +206,4 @@ public void dataPointsCollectionShouldBeRecognizedIgnoringStrangeTypes() throws
 
         assertEquals(1, assignments.size());
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}