diff --git a/django_celery_token_bucket/tests/test_tasks.py b/django_celery_token_bucket/tests/test_tasks.py
index 8f96f07..8d8d456 100644
--- a/django_celery_token_bucket/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/django_celery_token_bucket/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def test_returns_one(self):
         """
         test that the message task just returns 1
         """
-        self.assertEquals(1, tasks.token_bucket_token())
+        self.assertEqual(1, tasks.token_bucket_token())
 
 
 class TokenBucketRefillTaskTestCase(TestCase):