@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def test_whichdb(self):
             # and test that we can find it
             self.assertIn(b"1", f)
             # and read it
-            self.assertTrue(f[b"1"] == b"1")
+            self.assertEqual(f[b"1"], b"1")
             f.close()
             self.assertEqual(name, self.dbm.whichdb(_fname))
 
 
@@ -74,15 +74,16 @@ def test_reorganize(self):
 
         self.g['x'] = 'x' * 10000
         size1 = os.path.getsize(filename)
-        self.assertTrue(size0 < size1)
+        self.assertGreater(size1, size0)
 
         del self.g['x']
         # 'size' is supposed to be the same even after deleting an entry.
         self.assertEqual(os.path.getsize(filename), size1)
 
         self.g.reorganize()
         size2 = os.path.getsize(filename)
-        self.assertTrue(size1 > size2 >= size0)
+        self.assertLess(size2, size1)
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(size2, size0)
 
     def test_context_manager(self):
         with gdbm.open(filename, 'c') as db: