diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_page_model.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_page_model.py
index fee917620..dea43c1ab 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_page_model.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/tests/test_page_model.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class TestValidation(TestCase):
 
     def test_get_admin_display_title(self):
         homepage = Page.objects.get(url_path='/home/')
-        self.assertEquals(homepage.title, homepage.get_admin_display_title())
+        self.assertEqual(homepage.title, homepage.get_admin_display_title())
 
 
 @override_settings(ALLOWED_HOSTS=['localhost', 'events.example.com', 'about.example.com', 'unknown.site.com'])