diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
index f44c9650f6..d0770692f1 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public function testMethodRequiresModule() {
       $this->fail('Missing required module throws skipped test exception.');
     }
     catch (\PHPUnit_Framework_SkippedTestError $e) {
-      $this->assertEqual('Required modules: module_does_not_exist', $e->getMessage());
+      $this->assertEquals('Required modules: module_does_not_exist', $e->getMessage());
     }
   }
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public function testRequiresModule() {
       $this->fail('Missing required module throws skipped test exception.');
     }
     catch (\PHPUnit_Framework_SkippedTestError $e) {
-      $this->assertEqual('Required modules: module_does_not_exist', $e->getMessage());
+      $this->assertEquals('Required modules: module_does_not_exist', $e->getMessage());
     }
   }