diff --git a/Lib/unittest/case.py b/Lib/unittest/case.py
index b058b49366a..4568e1044c3 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/case.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/case.py
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class TestCase(object):
                with self.assertRaises(SomeException) as cm:
                    do_something()
                the_exception = cm.exc_value
-               self.assertEquals(the_exception.error_code, 3)
+               self.assertEqual(the_exception.error_code, 3)
         """
         context = _AssertRaisesContext(excClass, self)
         if callableObj is None: