1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/status.py b/rest_framework/tests/status.py
index 30df5cef..e1644a6b 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/status.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/status.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Tests for the status module"""
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from django.test import TestCase
 from rest_framework import status
 
@@ -8,5 +9,5 @@ class TestStatus(TestCase):
 
     def test_status(self):
         """Ensure the status module is present and correct."""
-        self.assertEquals(200, status.HTTP_200_OK)
-        self.assertEquals(404, status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+        self.assertEqual(200, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(404, status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)