diff -u b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateCckFieldValuesTest.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateCckFieldValuesTest.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateCckFieldValuesTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateCckFieldValuesTest.php
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@
     $this->assertIdentical($node->field_test_identical2->value, '1', 'Integer value is correct');
 
     $planet_node = Node::load(3);
-    $this->assertEqual($planet_node->field_multivalue->value, 33);
-    $this->assertEqual($planet_node->field_multivalue[1]->value, 44);
+    $this->assertIdentical($planet_node->field_multivalue->value, 33);
+    $this->assertIdentical($planet_node->field_multivalue[1]->value, 44);
 
   }
 
diff -u b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateFieldInstanceTest.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateFieldInstanceTest.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateFieldInstanceTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateFieldInstanceTest.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
       'prefix' => 'id-',
       'suffix' => '',
     );
-    $this->assertEqual($field->getSettings(), $expected);
+    $this->assertIdentical($field->getSettings(), $expected);
 
     // Test email field.
     $field = FieldConfig::load('node.story.field_test_email');
diff -u b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     $this->assertIdentical($node_revision->getTitle(), 'Test title');
     $this->assertIdentical($node_revision->getRevisionAuthor()->id(), '1', 'Node revision has the correct user');
     // This is empty on the first revision.
-    $this->assertIdentical($node_revision->revision_log->value, '');
+    $this->assertEqual($node_revision->revision_log->value, '');
 
     // It is pointless to run the second half from MigrateDrupal6Test.
     if (empty($this->standalone)) {
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/dependencies/MigrateDependenciesTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/dependencies/MigrateDependenciesTest.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public function testMigrateDependenciesOrder() {
     $migration_items = array('d6_comment', 'd6_filter_format', 'd6_node');
     $migrations = entity_load_multiple('migration', $migration_items);
     $expected_order = array('d6_filter_format', 'd6_node', 'd6_comment');
-    $this->assertEqual(array_keys($migrations), $expected_order);
+    $this->assertIdentical(array_keys($migrations), $expected_order);
     $expected_requirements = array(
       'd6_node',
       'd6_node_type',
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ public function testMigrateDependenciesOrder() {
     // Migration dependencies for comment include dependencies for node
     // migration as well.
     $actual_requirements = $migrations['d6_comment']->get('requirements');
-    $this->assertEqual(count($actual_requirements), count($expected_requirements));
+    $this->assertIdentical(count($actual_requirements), count($expected_requirements));
     foreach ($expected_requirements as $requirement) {
-      $this->assertEqual($actual_requirements[$requirement], $requirement);
+      $this->assertIdentical($actual_requirements[$requirement], $requirement);
     }
   }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function testAggregatorMigrateDependencies() {
     $executable = new MigrateExecutable($migration, $this);
     $this->startCollectingMessages();
     $executable->import();
-    $this->assertEqual($this->migrateMessages['error'], array(String::format('Migration @id did not meet the requirements. Missing migrations d6_aggregator_feed. requirements: d6_aggregator_feed.', array('@id' => $migration->id()))));
+    $this->assertIdentical($this->migrateMessages['error'], array(String::format('Migration @id did not meet the requirements. Missing migrations d6_aggregator_feed. requirements: d6_aggregator_feed.', array('@id' => $migration->id()))));
     $this->collectMessages = FALSE;
   }
 
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Unit/source/d6/Drupal6SqlBaseTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Unit/source/d6/Drupal6SqlBaseTest.php
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ public function testGetSystemData() {
     // Should be 1 theme and 2 modules.
     $this->assertEquals(1, count($system_data['theme']));
     $this->assertEquals(2, count($system_data['module']));
+    $this->assertIdentical(1, count($system_data['theme']));
+    $this->assertIdentical(2, count($system_data['module']));
 
     // Calling again should be identical.
     $this->assertSame($system_data, $this->base->getSystemData());