diff --git a/tests/test_hostkeys.py b/tests/test_hostkeys.py
index 4eb46d3..798252c 100644
--- a/tests/test_hostkeys.py
+++ b/tests/test_hostkeys.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
 # Copyright (C) 2006 Robey Pointer <robey@lag.net>
 #
 # This file is part of paramiko.
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ class HostKeysTest (unittest.TestCase):
         x = hostdict['foo.example.com']
         fp = paramiko.util.hexify(x['ssh-rsa'].get_fingerprint())
         self.assertEquals('7EC91BB336CB6D810B124B1353C32396', fp)
-        self.assertTrue(hostdict.check('foo.example.com', key))
+        self.assert_(hostdict.check('foo.example.com', key))
 
     def test_3_dict(self):
         hostdict = paramiko.HostKeys('hostfile.temp')
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ class HostKeysTest (unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(hostdict.has_key('secure.example.com'))
         self.assert_(not hostdict.has_key('not.example.com'))
         x = hostdict.get('secure.example.com', None)
-        self.assertTrue(x is not None)
+        self.assert_(x is not None)
         fp = paramiko.util.hexify(x['ssh-rsa'].get_fingerprint())
         self.assertEquals('E6684DB30E109B67B70FF1DC5C7F1363', fp)
         i = 0