diff --git a/tests/test_aggregate.py b/tests/test_aggregate.py
index 25cc002..7079967 100644
--- a/tests/test_aggregate.py
+++ b/tests/test_aggregate.py
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ def test_Aggregate(self):
 
         res = yield self.coll.aggregate([{"$match": {"oh": "hai"}}], full_response=True)
 
-        self.assertIn("ok", res)
-        self.assertIn("result", res)
+        self.assertTrue("ok" in res)
+        self.assertTrue("result" in res)
         self.assertEqual(len(res["result"]), 2)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/tests/test_collection.py b/tests/test_collection.py
index 522e354..1de504d 100644
--- a/tests/test_collection.py
+++ b/tests/test_collection.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def make_col(base, name):
         self.assertEqual(self.db.test.test, self.db.test("test"))
 
         options = yield self.db.test.options()
-        self.assertIsInstance(options, dict)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(options, dict))
 
         yield self.db.drop_collection("test")
         collection_names = yield self.db.collection_names()
diff --git a/tests/test_queries.py b/tests/test_queries.py
index a3180c1..b5ea730 100644
--- a/tests/test_queries.py
+++ b/tests/test_queries.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 from twisted.trial import unittest
 import txmongo
 from txmongo.protocol import MongoClientProtocol
-from collections import OrderedDict
 
 mongo_host = "localhost"
 mongo_port = 27017
@@ -211,10 +210,12 @@ def test_AsClass(self):
         yield self.coll.insert({'x': 42})
 
         doc = yield self.coll.find_one({})
-        self.assertIs(type(doc), dict)
+        self.assertTrue(type(doc) is dict)
 
-        doc = yield self.coll.find_one({}, as_class=OrderedDict)
-        self.assertIs(type(doc), OrderedDict)
+        class CustomDict(dict): pass
+
+        doc = yield self.coll.find_one({}, as_class=CustomDict)
+        self.assertTrue(type(doc) is CustomDict)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def tearDown(self):