diff --git a/Lib/test/test_typing.py b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
index 1a1e0a259fd042..7f60bf4bbc1e75 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_typing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
@@ -2011,13 +2011,13 @@ def test_callable_instance_type_error(self):
         def f():
             pass
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            self.assertIsInstance(f, Callable[[], None])
+            isinstance(f, Callable[[], None])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            self.assertIsInstance(f, Callable[[], Any])
+            isinstance(f, Callable[[], Any])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            self.assertNotIsInstance(None, Callable[[], None])
+            isinstance(None, Callable[[], None])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            self.assertNotIsInstance(None, Callable[[], Any])
+            isinstance(None, Callable[[], Any])
 
     def test_repr(self):
         Callable = self.Callable