diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/SqlQueryTest.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/SqlQueryTest.php
index fd7da62..4d10036 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/SqlQueryTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Tests/Plugin/SqlQueryTest.php
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ protected function doTestExecuteMetadata() {
       $this->assertTrue($query->hasTag('test_tag'));
 
       // Check metadata.
-      $this->assertEqual($query->getMetaData('key1'), 'test_metadata');
-      $this->assertEqual($query->getMetaData('key2'), 'test_metadata2');
+      $this->assertIdentical($query->getMetaData('key1'), 'test_metadata');
+      $this->assertIdentical($query->getMetaData('key2'), 'test_metadata2');
     }
 
     $query_options = $view->display_handler->getOption('query');