diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php
index 9bb9b3aadf5..c1b9e63614f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public function testCompatibleBuild() {
  */
 	public function testBuildPackage() {
 		$paths = App::path('Service');
-		$this->assertEqual(array(), $paths);
+		$this->assertEquals(array(), $paths);
 
 		App::build(array(
 			'Service' => array(
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelCrossSchemaHabtmTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelCrossSchemaHabtmTest.php
index 8968ba3372b..587d305d980 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelCrossSchemaHabtmTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelCrossSchemaHabtmTest.php
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ function testModelDatasources() {
 		$this->loadFixtures('Player', 'Guild', 'GuildsPlayer');
 
 		$Player = ClassRegistry::init('Player');
-		$this->assertEqual('test', $Player->useDbConfig);
-		$this->assertEqual('test', $Player->Guild->useDbConfig);
-		$this->assertEqual('test2', $Player->GuildsPlayer->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test', $Player->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test', $Player->Guild->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test2', $Player->GuildsPlayer->useDbConfig);
 
-		$this->assertEqual('test', $Player->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
-		$this->assertEqual('test', $Player->Guild->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
-		$this->assertEqual('test2', $Player->GuildsPlayer->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
+		$this->assertEquals('test', $Player->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
+		$this->assertEquals('test', $Player->Guild->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
+		$this->assertEquals('test2', $Player->GuildsPlayer->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
 	}
 
 	function testHabtmFind() {
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ function testHabtmFind() {
 					),
 				),
 			));
-		$this->assertEqual(4, count($players));
+		$this->assertEquals(4, count($players));
 		$wizards = Set::extract('/Guild[name=Wizards]', $players);
-		$this->assertEqual(1, count($wizards));
+		$this->assertEquals(1, count($wizards));
 
 		$players = $Player->find('all', array(
 			'fields' => array('id', 'name'),
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ function testHabtmFind() {
 				'Player.id' => 1,
 				),
 			));
-		$this->assertEqual(1, count($players));
+		$this->assertEquals(1, count($players));
 		$wizards = Set::extract('/Guild', $players);
-		$this->assertEqual(2, count($wizards));
+		$this->assertEquals(2, count($wizards));
 	}
 
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function testHabtmSave() {
 
 		$Player =& ClassRegistry::init('Player');
 		$players = $Player->find('count');
-		$this->assertEqual(4, $players);
+		$this->assertEquals(4, $players);
 
 		$player = $Player->create(array(
 			'name' => 'rchavik',
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ function testHabtmSave() {
 		$results = $Player->saveAll($player, array('validate' => 'first'));
 		$this->assertNotEqual(false, $results);
 		$count = $Player->find('count');
-		$this->assertEqual(5, $count);
+		$this->assertEquals(5, $count);
 
 		$count = $Player->GuildsPlayer->find('count');
-		$this->assertEqual(3, $count);
+		$this->assertEquals(3, $count);
 
 		$player = $Player->findByName('rchavik');
 		$this->assertEmpty($player['Guild']);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function testHabtmSave() {
 		$Player->save($player);
 
 		$player = $Player->findByName('rchavik');
-		$this->assertEqual(3, count($player['Guild']));
+		$this->assertEquals(3, count($player['Guild']));
 
 		$players = $Player->find('all', array(
 			'contain' => array(
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function testHabtmSave() {
 			));
 
 		$rangers = Set::extract('/Guild[name=Rangers]', $players);
-		$this->assertEqual(2, count($rangers));
+		$this->assertEquals(2, count($rangers));
 	}
 
 	function testHabtmWithThreeDatabases() {
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ function testHabtmWithThreeDatabases() {
 					),
 				),
 			), false);
-		$this->assertEqual('test', $Player->useDbConfig);
-		$this->assertEqual('test2', $Player->Armor->useDbConfig);
-		$this->assertEqual('test_database_three', $Player->ArmorsPlayer->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test', $Player->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test2', $Player->Armor->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test_database_three', $Player->ArmorsPlayer->useDbConfig);
 		$players = $Player->find('count');
-		$this->assertEqual(4, $players);
+		$this->assertEquals(4, $players);
 
 		$spongebob = $Player->create(array(
 			'id' => 10,
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function testHabtmWithThreeDatabases() {
 			);
 		unset($result['Player']['created']);
 		unset($result['Player']['updated']);
-		$this->assertEqual($expected, $result);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 
 		$spongebob = $Player->find('all', array(
 			'conditions' => array(
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function testHabtmWithThreeDatabases() {
 				)
 			));
 		$spongeBobsArmors = Set::extract('/Armor', $spongebob);
-		$this->assertEqual(4, count($spongeBobsArmors));
+		$this->assertEquals(4, count($spongeBobsArmors));
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelIntegrationTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelIntegrationTest.php
index 24880f21b94..70d6ea599a1 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Model/ModelIntegrationTest.php
@@ -2243,18 +2243,18 @@ public function testMultischemaFixture() {
 		$this->loadFixtures('Player', 'Guild', 'GuildsPlayer');
 
 		$Player = ClassRegistry::init('Player');
-		$this->assertEqual($Player->useDbConfig, 'test');
-		$this->assertEqual($Player->Guild->useDbConfig, 'test');
-		$this->assertEqual($Player->Guild->GuildsPlayer->useDbConfig, 'test2');
-		$this->assertEqual($Player->GuildsPlayer->useDbConfig, 'test2');
+		$this->assertEquals($Player->useDbConfig, 'test');
+		$this->assertEquals($Player->Guild->useDbConfig, 'test');
+		$this->assertEquals($Player->Guild->GuildsPlayer->useDbConfig, 'test2');
+		$this->assertEquals($Player->GuildsPlayer->useDbConfig, 'test2');
 
 		$players = $Player->find('all', array('recursive' => -1));
 		$guilds = $Player->Guild->find('all', array('recursive' => -1));
 		$guildsPlayers = $Player->GuildsPlayer->find('all', array('recursive' => -1));
 
-		$this->assertEqual(true, count($players) > 1);
-		$this->assertEqual(true, count($guilds) > 1);
-		$this->assertEqual(true, count($guildsPlayers) > 1);
+		$this->assertEquals(true, count($players) > 1);
+		$this->assertEquals(true, count($guilds) > 1);
+		$this->assertEquals(true, count($guildsPlayers) > 1);
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -2281,27 +2281,27 @@ public function testMultischemaFixtureWithThreeDatabases() {
 					),
 				),
 			), false);
-		$this->assertEqual('test', $Player->useDbConfig);
-		$this->assertEqual('test', $Player->Guild->useDbConfig);
-		$this->assertEqual('test2', $Player->Guild->GuildsPlayer->useDbConfig);
-		$this->assertEqual('test2', $Player->GuildsPlayer->useDbConfig);
-		$this->assertEqual('test2', $Player->Armor->useDbConfig);
-		$this->assertEqual('test_database_three', $Player->Armor->ArmorsPlayer->useDbConfig);
-		$this->assertEqual('test', $Player->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
-		$this->assertEqual('test', $Player->Guild->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
-		$this->assertEqual('test2', $Player->GuildsPlayer->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
-		$this->assertEqual('test2', $Player->Armor->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
-		$this->assertEqual('test_database_three', $Player->Armor->ArmorsPlayer->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
+		$this->assertEquals('test', $Player->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test', $Player->Guild->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test2', $Player->Guild->GuildsPlayer->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test2', $Player->GuildsPlayer->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test2', $Player->Armor->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test_database_three', $Player->Armor->ArmorsPlayer->useDbConfig);
+		$this->assertEquals('test', $Player->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
+		$this->assertEquals('test', $Player->Guild->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
+		$this->assertEquals('test2', $Player->GuildsPlayer->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
+		$this->assertEquals('test2', $Player->Armor->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
+		$this->assertEquals('test_database_three', $Player->Armor->ArmorsPlayer->getDataSource()->configKeyName);
 
 		$players = $Player->find('all', array('recursive' => -1));
 		$guilds = $Player->Guild->find('all', array('recursive' => -1));
 		$guildsPlayers = $Player->GuildsPlayer->find('all', array('recursive' => -1));
 		$armorsPlayers = $Player->ArmorsPlayer->find('all', array('recursive' => -1));
 
-		$this->assertEqual(true, count($players) > 1);
-		$this->assertEqual(true, count($guilds) > 1);
-		$this->assertEqual(true, count($guildsPlayers) > 1);
-		$this->assertEqual(true, count($armorsPlayers) > 1);
+		$this->assertEquals(true, count($players) > 1);
+		$this->assertEquals(true, count($guilds) > 1);
+		$this->assertEquals(true, count($guildsPlayers) > 1);
+		$this->assertEquals(true, count($armorsPlayers) > 1);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/TextHelperTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/TextHelperTest.php
index ab5a70ac5a2..dda9bab2605 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/TextHelperTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/TextHelperTest.php
@@ -240,12 +240,12 @@ public function testAutoLinkEscape() {
 		$text = 'This is a <b>test</b> text with URL http://www.cakephp.org';
 		$expected = 'This is a &lt;b&gt;test&lt;/b&gt; text with URL <a href="http://www.cakephp.org">http://www.cakephp.org</a>';
 		$result = $this->Text->autoLink($text);
-		$this->assertEqual($expected, $result);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 
 		$text = 'This is a <b>test</b> text with URL http://www.cakephp.org';
 		$expected = 'This is a <b>test</b> text with URL <a href="http://www.cakephp.org">http://www.cakephp.org</a>';
 		$result = $this->Text->autoLink($text, array('escape' => false));
-		$this->assertEqual($expected, $result);
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
 	}
 
 /**